Measuring efficiency in health care: analytic techniques and health policy
Auteur :
Jacobs, Rowena / Smith, Peter C. / Street, Andrew
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521851442
Date de publication :
1 juin 2006
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,4 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
550 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. This 2006 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.