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A Directional Distance Function Approach to Identifying the Input/Output Status of Medical Residents

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  • Gary D. Ferrier

    (University of Arkansas)

  • Hervé Leleu

    (CNRS-LEM and IESEG School of Management)

  • Viviane Valdmanis

    (University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and IESEG School of Management)

  • Michael Vardanyan

    (IESEG School of Management (LEM-CNRS))

Abstract

The application of the human capital theory, the production theory, and the comparison of costs between teaching and non-teaching hospitals all point to the difficulties in identifying whether medical residents should be considered as inputs or outputs. We add to the debate by using a data-driven parametric approach based on the directional technology distance function to determine the status of medical residents. Using the American Hospital Association data from 1994 to 2010 we show that residents are inputs in all rural and in public non-teaching hospitals, but outputs in urban-area teaching not-for-profit hospitals. We also demonstrate that the status of residents is related to the case-mix index and that it can sometimes vary with hospital size.

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  • Gary D. Ferrier & Hervé Leleu & Viviane Valdmanis & Michael Vardanyan, 2014. "A Directional Distance Function Approach to Identifying the Input/Output Status of Medical Residents," Working Papers 2014-EQM-04, IESEG School of Management.
    • Handle: RePEc:ies:wpaper:e201404
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    1. Vardanyan, Michael & Valdmanis, Vivian G. & Leleu, Hervé & Ferrier, Gary D., 2022. "Estimating technology characteristics of the U.S. hospital industry using directional distance functions with optimal directions," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    2. Boussemart, Jean Philippe & Leleu, Hervé & Shen, Zhiyang, 2015. "Environmental growth convergence among Chinese regions," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(C), pages 1-18.
    3. Layer, Kevin & Johnson, Andrew L. & Sickles, Robin C. & Ferrier, Gary D., 2020. "Direction selection in stochastic directional distance functions," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 280(1), pages 351-364.
    4. Maria J. Perez-Villadóniga & Ana Rodriguez-Alvarez & David Roibas, 2022. "The contribution of resident physicians to hospital productivity," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 23(2), pages 301-312, March.

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    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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