The economics of cancer care: Longitudinal changes in provider efficiency

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-200

  Langabeer II, James R ^a   Ozcan, Yasar A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; Oncology; Performance; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; UNITED STATES;

CANCER CARE FACILITIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64149130336     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9079-2     Document Type: Article

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