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Health Care Benchmarking and Performance Evaluation : An Assessment using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) / by Yasar A. Ozcan

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science ; 120 | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Boston, MA : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2008Description: Online-Ressource (digital)ISBN:
  • 9780387754482
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780387754475 | Buchausg. u.d.T.: Health care benchmarking and performance evaluation. New York, NY : Springer, 2008. XXV, 214 S.DDC classification:
  • 658.40301
  • 362.1068
  • 330
MSC: MSC: *90-02 | 90B90 | 90B50 | 92C50 | 62P10RVK: RVK: QX 700LOC classification:
  • HD30.23
  • RA399.A1
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-75448-2Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter; Evaluation of Performance in Health Care; Performance Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Returns to Scale Models; Multiplier Models; Non-Oriented and Measure Specific Models; Longititudunal (Panel) Evaluations Using DEA; Effectiveness and Other Models of DEA; Hospital Applications; Physician Practice and Disease Specific Applications; Nursing Home Applications; Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Applications; Home Health Agency Applications; Applications for Other Health Care Organizations; Other DEA Applications at Hospital Settings; Back Matter
Summary: Hugely relevant in today's world of healthcare performance management, this comprehensive work applies the analytical framework of Data Envelopment Analysis methodology to provide health care administrators with specific tools for performance evaluation. Most important, the book provides health care practitioners and administrators with information of what is lacking in specific aspects of performance and then outlines the ways how these performance inadequacies can be improved.Summary: One of the most pressing problems in today's health care system is performance evaluation. Performance evaluation in health care goes well beyond financial and efficiently issues directly to matters of life and death. Health Care Benchmarking and Performance Evaluation applies the analytical framework of Data Envelopment Analysis methodology to provide health care administrators with specific benchmarking tools for performance evaluation. Most important, the book provides health care practitioners and administrators with information of what is lacking in specific aspects of performance and then outlines the ways how these performance inadequacies can be improved.PPN: PPN: 1646408950Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-SBE
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