Characteristics of High- and Low-Efficiency Hospitals
| dc.contributor.author | Rosko, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, Herbert S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mutter, Ryan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-09T21:56:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-09T21:56:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-02-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We compared performance, operating characteristics, and market environments of low- and high-efficiency hospitals in the 37 states that supplied inpatient data to the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project from 2006 to 2010. Hospital cost-inefficiency estimates using stochastic frontier analysis were generated. Hospitals were then grouped into the 100 most- and 100 least-efficient hospitals for subsequent analysis. Compared with the least efficient hospitals, high-efficiency hospitals tended to have lower average costs, higher labor productivity, and higher profit margins. The most efficient hospitals tended to be nonteaching, investor-owned, and members of multihospital systems. Hospitals in the high-efficiency group were located in areas with lower health maintenance organization penetration and less competition, and they had a higher share of Medicaid and Medicare admissions. Results of the analysis suggest there are opportunities for public policies to support improved efficiency in the hospital sector. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. | en |
| dc.description.uri | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1077558716689197? | en |
| dc.format.extent | 25 pages | en |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rosko, Michael; Wong, Herbert S.; Mutter, Ryan; Characteristics of High- and Low-Efficiency Hospitals; Medical Care Research and Review, 75, 4, p 454-478, 5 February, 2017; https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1077558716689197 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1077558716689197 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/21899 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Sage Journals | en |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC School of Public Policy Collection | |
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| dc.title | Characteristics of High- and Low-Efficiency Hospitals | en |
| dc.type | Text | en |