Over 1300 federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the US provide care to vulnerable
populations in different contexts, addressing diverse patient health and socioeconomic …

Background: Over the last couple of decades, hospitals in the United States are facing
pressures to maximize performance in terms of production efficiency and quality. An …

Purpose: Rural hospitals are critical for access to health care, and for their contributions to
local economies. However, many rural hospitals, especially critical access hospitals (CAHs) …

Abstract Background People in Taiwan enjoy comprehensive National Health Insurance
coverage. However, under the global budget constraint, hospitals encounter enormous …

i DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS COMPARISON OF WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL
EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY By NICHOLAS NORBERT LEUTE A thesis su Page 1 i DATA …

Background Strategic management of primary health care centres is necessary for creating
an efficient global health care system that delivers good care. Objectives To perform a …

While home health care agencies (HHAs) play a vital role in the production of health, little
research has been performed gauging their efficiency. Employing a robust approach to data …

Health is a basic need for human survival and development. To achieve the goal of access
to basic medical and health services for everyone, the operational performance of the health …

This article explores the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as a comparative analytic
tool to assess the relative effectiveness of competing hospitals. Building on previous …

Objectives Since the new medical reform in 2009, county-level hospitals in China have
achieved rapid development, but health resource waste and shortage issues still exist …