There has been an accelerated movement in the USA dialysis market towards affiliation with chain organizations. But little is known about the impact of this strategy of consolidation on provider performance of efficiency. This paper examines whether affiliation with multi-center dialysis chains...

Patient waiting time is a significant topic in all services of medical institutions. It has considerable effects on patients’ satisfaction. Particularly long waiting times and long queues of patients are one of the prominent problems that are to be dealt with by hospital administrators. The...

Objectives Limited prior work exists on the efficiency of the dialysis sector characterized by steady increase in the dialysis population, providers, and dialysis expenditures in Turkey. The study aimed to examine technical efficiency among producers of dialysis treatment in Turkey.Methods...