Taiwan quality indicator project and hospital productivity growth

Omega

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-22

  Chang, Shyr Juh ^a   Hsiao, Hsing Chin ^b   Huang, Li Hua ^b   Chang, Hsihui ^c  

^a CHIHLEE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Malmquist productivity change index; Taiwan quality indicator project (TQIP)

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHANGE INDEXES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSE; MALMQUIST; MALMQUIST PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE INDEX; MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; QUALITY INDICATORS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; TAIWAN QUALITY INDICATOR PROJECT;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 77953686209     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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