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Research paper thumbnail of Relative Technical Efficiency of New South Wales Public Hospital Peer Groups

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 15411656 2000 10462404, Jan 4, 2012

We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via... more We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via a multiple output production function (data envelopment analysis) study of data published in the New South Wales Public Hospitals Comparison Data Book 1994/95. Four measured outputs are considered: Non and sub-acute inpatient bed days; total acute AN-DRG weight; occasions of (outpatient) service; and teaching activity as represented by Salaried Medical Staff. The input is Total Expenses.The setting consists of the one hundred and eighty-five public hospitals in New South Wales at which the majority of patients are receiving acute care. Average efficiency estimates are evaluated for nine hospital peer group types, and then each group is further disaggregated by budget size. Membership of a hospital peer group is determined by the level of services provided, the complexity of the hospital's case mix, and locality type.We note a generally decreasing (perceived) relative efficiency measure as we go away from the larger metropolitan referral hospitals to the smaller community acute hospital peer groups.

Research paper thumbnail of Productive Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing: A Linear Programming Approach

The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980

Research paper thumbnail of Relative Technical Efficiency of New South Wales Public Hospital Peer Groups

The Journal of Cost Analysis & Management, 2000

We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via... more We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via a multiple output production function (data envelopment analysis) study of data published in the New South Wales Public Hospitals Comparison Data Book 1994/95. Four measured outputs are considered: Non and sub-acute inpatient bed days; total acute AN-DRG weight; occasions of (outpatient) service; and teaching activity as represented by Salaried Medical Staff. The input is Total Expenses.The setting consists of the one hundred and eighty-five public hospitals in New South Wales at which the majority of patients are receiving acute care. Average efficiency estimates are evaluated for nine hospital peer group types, and then each group is further disaggregated by budget size. Membership of a hospital peer group is determined by the level of services provided, the complexity of the hospital's case mix, and locality type.We note a generally decreasing (perceived) relative efficiency measure as we go away from the larger metropolitan referral hospitals to the smaller community acute hospital peer groups.

Research paper thumbnail of Data on Spinal Injuries-Part II. Outcome of the Treatment of 352 Consecutive Admissions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2008

The data collection system described in a previous study has been used to analyze some of the res... more The data collection system described in a previous study has been used to analyze some of the results of treatment of 352 consecutive admissions to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Austin Hospital. The results indicate that the basically conservative approach to the management of the spinal injury, supplemented by surgery in selected cases, appears to be vindicated by the low rate of instability of the spine, and good neurological sequelae of the spinal cord injury. An intermittent catheter regimen for management of the neurogenic bladder has resulted in a low rate of permanent indwelling catheterization on discharge from hospital and a low rate of urinary infections. The survival rate of patients in a well integrated unit, with a multi-disciplinary team, is high. The relatively long periods of hospitalization are justified by the return to the community of a high proportion of independent, healthy, disabled people.

Research paper thumbnail of Data on Spinal Injuries—Part I. Collection and Analysis of 352 Consecutive Admissions

ANZ Journal of Surgery, 1985

A prospective system of data collection, using computer storage, has been developed in the Spinal... more A prospective system of data collection, using computer storage, has been developed in the Spinal Injuries Unit, Austin Hospital. Three hundred and fifty-two consecutive admissions to the Unit between 1 July 1978 and 31 December 1982 are analysed, and this epidemiological data compared with other reports. Over 92% of the admissions were the result of spinal cord trauma and the balance due to a variety of non-traumatic causes. A high incidence of young males injured in road accidents, predominantly from motor cars, and lesser numbers from sporting, occupational and domestic accidents is noted. A high proportion of country accidents and a disproportionately high number of people who live in country areas indicates the need for greater concentration of preventative measures to rural areas. The study has confirmed the usefulness of such a sophisticated data collection system to collect, at relatively low cost, useful epidemiological data on a specific disability group. The system will help to plan treatment programmes, as well as preventative measures, for the future.

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating and classifying clients' satisfaction with business incubator services

Managing Service Quality, 2007

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that a business incubation/incubator program is an... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that a business incubation/incubator program is an enterprise development strategy, aimed at accelerating the process of formation, development, survivability and growth of new enterprises by providing those new ...

Research paper thumbnail of Relative Technical Efficiency of New South Wales Public Hospital Peer Groups

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 15411656 2000 10462404, Jan 4, 2012

We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via... more We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via a multiple output production function (data envelopment analysis) study of data published in the New South Wales Public Hospitals Comparison Data Book 1994/95. Four measured outputs are considered: Non and sub-acute inpatient bed days; total acute AN-DRG weight; occasions of (outpatient) service; and teaching activity as represented by Salaried Medical Staff. The input is Total Expenses.The setting consists of the one hundred and eighty-five public hospitals in New South Wales at which the majority of patients are receiving acute care. Average efficiency estimates are evaluated for nine hospital peer group types, and then each group is further disaggregated by budget size. Membership of a hospital peer group is determined by the level of services provided, the complexity of the hospital's case mix, and locality type.We note a generally decreasing (perceived) relative efficiency measure as we go away from the larger metropolitan referral hospitals to the smaller community acute hospital peer groups.

Research paper thumbnail of Productive Efficiency in U.S. Manufacturing: A Linear Programming Approach

The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980

Research paper thumbnail of Relative Technical Efficiency of New South Wales Public Hospital Peer Groups

The Journal of Cost Analysis & Management, 2000

We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via... more We consider the measurement of multi-factor productivity (in three or four output dimensions) via a multiple output production function (data envelopment analysis) study of data published in the New South Wales Public Hospitals Comparison Data Book 1994/95. Four measured outputs are considered: Non and sub-acute inpatient bed days; total acute AN-DRG weight; occasions of (outpatient) service; and teaching activity as represented by Salaried Medical Staff. The input is Total Expenses.The setting consists of the one hundred and eighty-five public hospitals in New South Wales at which the majority of patients are receiving acute care. Average efficiency estimates are evaluated for nine hospital peer group types, and then each group is further disaggregated by budget size. Membership of a hospital peer group is determined by the level of services provided, the complexity of the hospital's case mix, and locality type.We note a generally decreasing (perceived) relative efficiency measure as we go away from the larger metropolitan referral hospitals to the smaller community acute hospital peer groups.

Research paper thumbnail of Data on Spinal Injuries-Part II. Outcome of the Treatment of 352 Consecutive Admissions

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2008

The data collection system described in a previous study has been used to analyze some of the res... more The data collection system described in a previous study has been used to analyze some of the results of treatment of 352 consecutive admissions to the Spinal Injuries Unit, Austin Hospital. The results indicate that the basically conservative approach to the management of the spinal injury, supplemented by surgery in selected cases, appears to be vindicated by the low rate of instability of the spine, and good neurological sequelae of the spinal cord injury. An intermittent catheter regimen for management of the neurogenic bladder has resulted in a low rate of permanent indwelling catheterization on discharge from hospital and a low rate of urinary infections. The survival rate of patients in a well integrated unit, with a multi-disciplinary team, is high. The relatively long periods of hospitalization are justified by the return to the community of a high proportion of independent, healthy, disabled people.

Research paper thumbnail of Data on Spinal Injuries—Part I. Collection and Analysis of 352 Consecutive Admissions

ANZ Journal of Surgery, 1985

A prospective system of data collection, using computer storage, has been developed in the Spinal... more A prospective system of data collection, using computer storage, has been developed in the Spinal Injuries Unit, Austin Hospital. Three hundred and fifty-two consecutive admissions to the Unit between 1 July 1978 and 31 December 1982 are analysed, and this epidemiological data compared with other reports. Over 92% of the admissions were the result of spinal cord trauma and the balance due to a variety of non-traumatic causes. A high incidence of young males injured in road accidents, predominantly from motor cars, and lesser numbers from sporting, occupational and domestic accidents is noted. A high proportion of country accidents and a disproportionately high number of people who live in country areas indicates the need for greater concentration of preventative measures to rural areas. The study has confirmed the usefulness of such a sophisticated data collection system to collect, at relatively low cost, useful epidemiological data on a specific disability group. The system will help to plan treatment programmes, as well as preventative measures, for the future.

Research paper thumbnail of Investigating and classifying clients' satisfaction with business incubator services

Managing Service Quality, 2007

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that a business incubation/incubator program is an... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that a business incubation/incubator program is an enterprise development strategy, aimed at accelerating the process of formation, development, survivability and growth of new enterprises by providing those new ...