Abstract
Managers of large networks of clinics need a way to meaningfully compare the performance of these clinics and make recommendations on how to improve the less efficient ones. This process is complicated by different patient populations requiring a different clinic service mix. In addition, a significant problem occurs when resources are shared between clinics or the output of one clinic becomes the input of another. A mixed integer/linear programming model is developed for comparing the allocative efficiencies of clinics in a network. The model is illustrated using an example of two competing health systems that are considering a merger.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 227-242 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Journal of Business and Systems Research |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Management Information Systems
- Business and International Management
- Strategy and Management