Relationships between technical efficiency and the quality and costs of health care in Italy

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-330

  Nuti, S ^a   Daraio, C ^b   Speroni, C ^a   Vainieri, M ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Bias correction; Data envelopment analysis; Local health authorities; Performance evaluation system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; ITALY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; ITALY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955985727     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr005     Document Type: Article

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