EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF HOSPITALS IN THE GREAT PLAINS: AN URBAN-RURAL COMPARISON

Toodi, Bhaskar; Featherstone, Allen M.; Young, Ronald C.

EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF HOSPITALS IN THE GREAT PLAINS: AN URBAN-RURAL COMPARISON

Toodi, Bhaskar ; Featherstone, Allen M. ; Young, Ronald C.

This study examined the efficiency of a sample of hospitals in the Great Plains using a nonparametric approach. Technical efficiency was less than either allocative or scale efficiency. Urban hospitals are relatively more efficient than rural hospitals with respect to all efficiency measures. Private hospitals are more efficient than others.

Subject(s):

Health Economics and Policy

Issue Date:

1998

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20806

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/20806

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