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Technical and scale efficiencies of Catholic hospitals: Does a system value of stewardship matter?

In: Advanced Decision Making Methods Applied to Health Care

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  • Tiang-Hong Chou

    (Mennonite Christian Hospital)

  • Yasar A. Ozcan

    (Virginia Commonwealth University)

  • Kenneth R. White

    (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Abstract

Applying data envelopment analyses and relevant multivariate regression techniques, this study explores the relationship between the efficiency of Catholic system-affiliated hospitals and certain organizational and market characteristics. Results show the system value of stewardship did not have a significant impact on Catholic hospital efficiency in the study period between 2005 and 2007. However, the diocesan model of organizational governance, with a value of stewardship, demonstrated a positive relationship with efficiency. This study also shows that organizational and market characteristics such as the proportion of Medicaid patients, rural location, market competition, and for-profit penetration are important determinants of Catholic hospital efficiency. Explanations, implications, and limitations of the findings as well as directions for future research are discussed and proposed.

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  • Tiang-Hong Chou & Yasar A. Ozcan & Kenneth R. White, 2012. "Technical and scale efficiencies of Catholic hospitals: Does a system value of stewardship matter?," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Elena Tànfani & Angela Testi (ed.), Advanced Decision Making Methods Applied to Health Care, chapter 0, pages 83-101, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-88-470-2321-5_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-2321-5_6
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    1. Fengyi Lin & Yung-Jr Deng & Wen-Min Lu & Qian Long Kweh, 2019. "Impulse response function analysis of the impacts of hospital accreditations on hospital efficiency," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 394-409, September.

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