Measuring hospital efficiency with Data Envelopment analysis: Nonsubstitutable vs. substitutable inputs and outputs

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1393-1401

  Barnum, Darold T ^a   Walton, Surrey M ^a   Shields, Karen L ^b   Schumock, Glen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Fixed proportion technology; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTPATIENTS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84856213054     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9416-0     Document Type: Article

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