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A Panel Data Analysis of Productive Efficiency in Freestanding Health Clinics

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  • Johnson, Steven C
  • Lahiri, Kajal

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By using a panel data on a number of freestanding health clinics in New York State over 1984-87, the authors have estimated the production function for ambulatory care after controlling for unmeasured clinic-specific managerial efficiency. They found significant differences in management efficiency, which peaks around 50,500 visits per year. The optimal staffing ratio between doctors, extenders, and nurses was found to be around 1:1/3:1, in order for a clinic to be on the efficiency frontier.

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  • Johnson, Steven C & Lahiri, Kajal, 1992. "A Panel Data Analysis of Productive Efficiency in Freestanding Health Clinics," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 141-151.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:17:y:1992:i:1:p:141-51
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    1. Andrew J. Hogan & Luisa Franzini & James R. Boex, 2000. "Estimating the cost of primary care training in ambulatory settings," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 9(8), pages 715-726, December.
    2. Miika Linna, 1998. "Measuring hospital cost efficiency with panel data models," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 7(5), pages 415-427, August.
    3. Philip T. Powell & Roger W. Schmenner, 2002. "Economics and operations management: towards a theory of endogenous production speed," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 23(6), pages 331-342.
    4. World Bank, 2009. "Serbia - Baseline Survey on Cost and Efficiency in Primary Health Care Centers Before Provider Payment Reforms," World Bank Publications - Reports 3036, The World Bank Group.

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