The impact of CON regulation on hospital efficiency

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-100

  Ferrier, Gary D ^a   Leleu, H ^b   Valdmanis, Vivian G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Certificate of need; Directional distance function; Hospital efficiency; Structural efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATE OF NEED; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77349111053     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-009-9113-z     Document Type: Article

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