Article ID: | iaor19992765 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 549 |
End Page Number: | 562 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
Journal: | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management |
Authors: | Ward David M. |
Keywords: | management, health services, statistics: inference |
This paper looks at resource allocation in New York state long-term care facilities. Data from 399 nursing facilities are used to compare resource allocation in 1983 and 1990. Given significant changes within the industry, it was hypothesized that significant changes would have occurred over the seven year period. Results indicate that growth in full time equivalents was 7.6 percent or an average of 13.5 employees. The allocation of resources across job title was, however, constant over the seven year period. Differential growth rates were found by ownership category, but there were only minimal differences with respect to the allocation of resources.