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dc.contributor.authorMutter, R.
dc.contributor.authorRosko, M.
dc.contributor.authorGreene, William
dc.contributor.authorWilson, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:43:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:43:52Z
dc.date.created2015-12-24T20:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationMutter, R. and Rosko, M. and Greene, W. and Wilson, P. 2011. Translating frontiers into practice: Taking the next steps toward improving hospital efficiency. Medical Care Research and Review. 68 (1): pp. 3S-19S.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14446
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1077558710384878
dc.description.abstract

Frontier techniques, including data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), have been used to measure health care provider efficiency in hundreds of published studies. Although these methods have the potential to be useful to decision makers, their utility is limited by both methodological questions concerning their application, as well as some disconnect between the information they provide and the insight sought by decision makers. The articles in this special issue focus on the application of DEA and SFA to hospitals with the hope of making these techniques more accurate and accessible to end users. This introduction to the special issue highlights the importance of measuring the efficiency of health care providers, provides a background on frontier techniques, contains an overview of the articles in the special issue, and suggests a research agenda for DEA and SFA. © The Author(s) 2011.

dc.titleTranslating frontiers into practice: Taking the next steps toward improving hospital efficiency
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume68
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage3S
dcterms.source.endPage19S
dcterms.source.issn1077-5587
dcterms.source.titleMedical Care Research and Review
curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
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