Measuring the Efficiency of a Hospital based on the Econometric Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) Method.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Hospitals are the most expensive health services provider in the world. Therefore, the evaluation of their performance can be used to reduce costs. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of the hospitals at the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA).
Authors and Affiliations
Satar Rezaei, Hamed Zandian, Akram Baniasadi, Telma Zahirian Moghadam, Somayeh Delavari, Sajad Delavari
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