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Economies of Density, Team Synergies and Unobserved Heterogeneity: A Study of Home Care Services
Bensaid, Bernard; Croiset, Solen; Gary-Bobo, Robert J. - 2022
In the home-care services industry, caregivers drive to visit patients scattered in a district and deliver various care services at the patient's home. We use a unique data set, with a standard panel structure, recording the hours of service and the exact number of miles traveled by each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013353476
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The effect of activity-based financing on hospital efficiency: A panel data analysis of DEA efficiency scores 1992-2000
Biørn, Erik; Hagen, Terje P.; Iversen, Tor; Magnussen, Jon - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009
Activity-based financing (ABF) was implemented in the Norwegian hospital sector from 1 July 1997. A fraction (30 to 50 per cent) of the block grant from the state to the county councils has been replaced by a matching grant depending upon the number and composition of hospital treatments. As a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004979462
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The Evolution of Physician Density in Switzerland
Wanzenried, Gabrielle; Nocera, Sandra - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 144 (2008) 2, pp. 247-282
Our paper investigates the geographical distribution of physicians across the Swiss cantons over the years 1960 to 2005 …. We use a physician location model relating physician growth in a canton related to (i) the existing number of physicians …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011933171
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Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes
Farsi, Mehdi; Filippini, Massimo; Lunati, Diego - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 144 (2008) 3, pp. 359-378
This paper examines the cost efficiency in the nursing home industry, an issue of concern to Swiss policy makers because of the explosive growth of national expenditure on elderly care and the aging of the population. A stochastic cost frontier model has been applied to a panel of 1780...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011933176
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Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes
Farsi, Mehdi; Filippini, Massimo; Lunati, Diego - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 144 (2008) III, pp. 359-378
This paper examines the cost efficiency in the nursing home industry, an issue of concern to Swiss policy makers because of the explosive growth of national expenditure on elderly care and the aging of the population. A stochastic cost frontier model has been applied to a panel of 1780...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004998461
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The Evolution of Physician Density in Switzerland
Wanzenried, Gabrielle; Nocera, Sandra - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) 144 (2008) II, pp. 247-282
Our paper investigates the geographical distribution of physicians across the Swiss cantons over the years 1960 to 2005 …. We use a physician location model relating physician growth in a canton related to (i) the existing number of physicians …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005009644
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On the Dynamics of Physician Density; Theory and Empirical Evidence for Switzerland
Nocera, Sandra; Wanzenried, Gabrielle - Department Volkswirtschaftlehre, Universität Bern - 2002
This paper analyzes the geographical distribution of physicians across the 26 cantons of Switzerland from 1960 to 1998 …. We use a dynamic location model to explain physicians' choice for their practices by considering market characteristics … and medical infrastructure. Our panel data analysis indicates that physicians avoid areas where physician density has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005812705
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Economies Of Scale In The Swiss Nursing Home Industry
Filippini, Massimo - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 1999
This paper examines costs in the Swiss nursing home industry, an issue of concern to Swiss policy makers because of the explosion of elderly care costs and the aging of the population. The paper considers estimation of a translog cost function employing panel data for a sample of 36 nonprofit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005819676
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Beeinflussen bessere Qualitätsinformationen die Krankenhauswahl in Deutschland?
Wübker, Ansgar; Sauerland, Dirk; Wübker, Achim - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 230 (2010) 4, pp. 467-490
This paper examines, whether well prepared report cards affect hospital choice within Germany. We report three main findings. First, hospitals, which publish their quality data voluntarily, extend their market shares after relative to before publishing the quality data – compared to such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646850
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Economies of density, team synergies and unobserved heterogeneity : a study of home care services
Bensaïd, Bernard; Croiset, Solen; Gary-Bobo, Robert - 2022
In the home-care services industry, caregivers drive to visit patients scattered in a district and deliver various care services at the patient's home. We use a unique data set, with a standard panel structure, recording the hours of service and the exact number of miles traveled by each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013288044