Estimating output substitutability of hospital services: a distance function approach

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Hospital estimates of the marginal costs and elasticity of transformation of hospital services in California and New York is measured using shadow prices. These estimates are also used to compare hospitals by ownership. The marginal rates of transformation and elasticities of subsitution of hospitals are compared with those of public hospitals. The shadow prices varied across samples but very little across ownership type implying similar tradeoffs on technology and ownership type.

Operations research, Management science, Usage, Services, California, New York, New York

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The federal nursing minimum basic data set and hospital management in Belgium: a case study of a nursing department

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Belgium's decision to implement the nursing minimum data set (NMDS), a nursing care information system, proved to be beneficial to the country's health care management. Since 1994, the implementation of NMDS on Belgian hospitals has resulted to marked improvement in management of patients and patient care. A case study of a major university hospital showed that implementation of NMDS resulted to enhancement of a nursing department's resource allocation.

Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Programs NEC, Health aspects, Case studies, Health care industry, Belgium, Social policy, Public health, Information systems, Resource allocation, Public health nursing

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A management tool to trace the clinical path of depressed patients

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The methodology of the Minimum Data Team of the Catholic University Leuven for the national Nursing and Psychiatric Minimum Basic Data Sets was employed to assess the clinical condition of depressed patients. The methodology allows regular assessment on the evolution of psychiatric patients through provision of pertinent medical information. It also permits close supervision of patients' progress and appropriate redirection of care process.

Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Mental Health Care, Care and treatment, Analysis, Mental health services, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Psychiatric hospital care, Psychiatric hospital patients, Psychiatric hospitals

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