Nedelea, I. Cristian; Fannin, James Matthew; Barnes, … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
This study analyzes difference in efficiency among the U.S. rural hospitals using a two-stage, semi-parametric approach. Data Envelopment Analysis is used in the first stage to calculate cost, technical and allocative efficiencies of Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and non-CAH rural hospitals....