Efficiency and quality of care in nursing homes: An Italian case study

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-35

  Garavaglia, Giulia ^a   Lettieri, Emanuele ^a   Agasisti, Tommaso ^a   Lopez, Silvano ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento Dipendenze   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Nursing homes; Quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; ITALY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ITALY; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79551530621     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-010-9139-2     Document Type: Article

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