The impact of New Public Management on efficiency: An analysis of Madrid's hospitals

Health Policy

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 333-340

  Alonso, José M ^a   Clifton, Judith ^a,b   Díaz Fuentes, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Healthcare reform; Madrid; New Public Management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84923429463     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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