International comparisons of the technical efficiency of the hospital sector: Panel data analysis of OECD countries using parametric and non-parametric approaches

Health Policy

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 70-79

  Varabyova, Yauheniya ^a   Schreyögg, Jonas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DEA; Hospital sector; International comparison; SFA; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSE; PARAMETRIC TEST; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BENCHMARKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84885184161     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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