Impact of conversion to Critical Access Hospital status on hospital efficiency

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 258-269

  Nedelea, Iustin Cristian ^a   Fannin, James Matthew ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Critical Access Hospital Program; Efficiency; Two stage approach

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; BOOTSTRAPPING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84881552737     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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