Comparative efficiency assessment of primary care service delivery models using data envelopment analysis

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-110

  Milliken, Olga ^a   Devlin, Rose Anne ^a   Barham, Victoria ^a   Hogg, William ^a,b   Dahrouge, Simone ^b   Russell, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capitation; Community health centres; Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Efficiency; Fee for service; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; LABOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL FEE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CAPITATION FEE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; ONTARIO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955459005     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.37.1.85     Document Type: Article

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