Journal: Health Care Management Science

Found 408 papers in total
Modelling patient duration of stay to facilitate resource management of geriatric hospitals
Modelling patient duration of stay to facilitate resource management of geriatric hospitals
2002,
A fundamental aspect of health care management is the effective allocation of...
Treatment on demand: An operational model
Treatment on demand: An operational model
2000,
The goal of ‘treatment on demand’ is to allow all those seeking substance...
Determining cost savings from attempted cephalic version in an inner city delivering population
Determining cost savings from attempted cephalic version in an inner city delivering population
2000,
The use of external cephalic version (ECV) is increasingly seen as an important...
A mathematical programming approach for scheduling physicians in the emergency room
A mathematical programming approach for scheduling physicians in the emergency room
2000,
Preparing a schedule for physicians in the emergency room is a complex task, which...
Simulation of robotic courier deliveries in hospital distribution services
Simulation of robotic courier deliveries in hospital distribution services
2000,
Flexible automation in the form of robotic couriers holds the potential for decreasing...
What kind of patients and physicians value direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs
What kind of patients and physicians value direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs
2000,
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs can enhance the...
The impact of operations competitive priorities on hospital performance
The impact of operations competitive priorities on hospital performance
2000,
A notable lack of empirical analysis exists on hospital operations strategy in spite...
The relationship between market orientation and performance in the hospital industry: A structural equations modeling approach
The relationship between market orientation and performance in the hospital industry: A structural equations modeling approach
2000,
There is general consensus in the research literature that market orientation is...
Where efficiency saves lives: A linear programme for the optimal allocation of health care resources in developing countries
Where efficiency saves lives: A linear programme for the optimal allocation of health care resources in developing countries
2000,
Morbidity and mortality are directly influenced by the available health care budget....
Medical malpractice among physicians: Who will be sued and who will pay?
Medical malpractice among physicians: Who will be sued and who will pay?
2000,
This paper examines whether a physician's future claims of medical malpractice are...
Managed care, deficit financing, and aggregate health care expenditure in the United States: A cointegration analysis
Managed care, deficit financing, and aggregate health care expenditure in the United States: A cointegration analysis
2000,
We applied a battery of cointegration tests comprising those of Johansen and Juselius...
Diagnosis of MRSA with neural networks and logistic regression approach
Diagnosis of MRSA with neural networks and logistic regression approach
2000,
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are increasingly prevalent in the hospitals and...
Technical efficiency and economies of diversification in health care
Technical efficiency and economies of diversification in health care
2000,
In national health services, where there is a tendency towards a lack of resources and...
The impact of the Austrian hospital financing reform on hospital productivity: Empirical evidence on efficiency and technology changes using a non-parametric input-based Malmquist approach
The impact of the Austrian hospital financing reform on hospital productivity: Empirical evidence on efficiency and technology changes using a non-parametric input-based Malmquist approach
2000,
The 1997 hospital financing reform has been supposed to reduce considerable...
The planning of cervical cancer screening programmes in Eastern Europe: Is viral testing a suitable alternative to smear testing?
The planning of cervical cancer screening programmes in Eastern Europe: Is viral testing a suitable alternative to smear testing?
2000,
Cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing has potential...
Hospital care for persons with AIDS in European-Union countries; a cross-country comparison
Hospital care for persons with AIDS in European-Union countries; a cross-country comparison
2000,
This paper compares AIDS hospital care in several European-Union countries. For this...
Estimating the ‘avoidable’ burden of disease by disability adjusted life years
Estimating the ‘avoidable’ burden of disease by disability adjusted life years
2000,
The World Bank's Global Burden of Disease Study pioneered the use of Disability...
Data envelopment analysis to determine efficiencies of health maintenance organizations
Data envelopment analysis to determine efficiencies of health maintenance organizations
2000,
We use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure the relative technical efficiencies...
Health care expenditure inertia in the OECD countries: A heterogeneous analysis
Health care expenditure inertia in the OECD countries: A heterogeneous analysis
2000,
Health care expenditure studies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
Measuring concentration in primary care
Measuring concentration in primary care
2000,
There is evidence that patient choice and the quality of service delivery in primary...
Public health care and private insurance demand: The waiting time as a link
Public health care and private insurance demand: The waiting time as a link
2000,
This paper analyzes the effect of waiting times in the Spanish public health system on...
Capitation funding in Australia: Imperatives and impediments
Capitation funding in Australia: Imperatives and impediments
2000,
Health service funding mechanisms are pivotal in the pursuit of health system...
Needs-based primary medical care capitation: Development and evaluation of alternative approaches
Needs-based primary medical care capitation: Development and evaluation of alternative approaches
2000,
Objective. To develop and evaluate alternative methods of adjusting primary medical...
Risk adjusting capitation: Applications in employed and disabled populations
Risk adjusting capitation: Applications in employed and disabled populations
2000,
Risk adjustment may be a sensible strategy to reduce selection bias because it links...
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