Efficiency Analysis of Rural Hospitals: Parametric and Semi-parametric Approaches
| dc.creator | Nedelea, I. Cristian | |
| dc.creator | Fannin, James Matthew | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:52:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:54:14Z | |
| dc.description | This paper examined cost efficiency differences between rural hospitals participating in the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Program and a group of non-converting, prospectively paid rural hospitals using both a two-stage semi-parametric approach as well as stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). CAHs receive Medicare cost-based reimbursement, in contrast with the rest of the hospitals reimbursed under Medicare prospective payment system (PPS). However, cost-based reimbursement has been associated with inefficiency in hospital operations and, consequently, concerns have been raised about the efficiency of CAHs. Results showed a positive and significant effect of CAH status on cost inefficiency under both model specifications suggesting that CAHs were less cost efficient than non-converting rural hospitals. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.119725 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119725/files/Nedelea_FanninSAEA2012.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119725 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/569859 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/119725 | |
| dc.title | Efficiency Analysis of Rural Hospitals: Parametric and Semi-parametric Approaches | |
| dc.type | Text |