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Measuring efficiency in health care : analytic techniques and health policy /

The pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. This book examines the strengths and limitations of two analytic techniques - data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis - widely advocated as means of measuring the comparative effic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jacobs, Rowena
Otros Autores: Smith, Peter (Peter C.), Street, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. This book examines the strengths and limitations of two analytic techniques - data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis - widely advocated as means of measuring the comparative efficiency of health care organizations.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 243 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and indexes.
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