Measuring the Performance of Critical Access Hospitals in Missouri Using Data Envelopment Analysis

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-158

  Gautam, Shriniwas ^a   Hicks, Lanis ^b   Johnson, Thomas ^a   Mishra, Bhawani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical access hospitals; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Missouri; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MISSOURI; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875811382     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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