Hospital ownership and efficiency: A review of studies with particular focus on Germany

Health Policy

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-171

  Tiemann, Oliver ^a   Schreyögg, Jonas ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Germany; Hospitals; Performance measurement; Stochastic Frontier Analysis

Indexed keywords

GERMANY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL OWNERSHIP; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; THEORY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PROPRIETARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, VOLUNTARY; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855580963     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.11.010     Document Type: Review

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