THE 64th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
Savannah, Georgia
7-10 October 2007

ISSUES IN HOSPITAL CARE QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY
Tuesday 16h15 - 18h15
Organizer: William Lang, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia—U.S.A.

Chair: Joseph P. Hughes, Rutgers University—U.S.A.

Vivian Valdmanis, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia—U.S.A., Michael D. Rosko, Widener University—U.S.A., and Ryan Mutter, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality—U.S.A., Quality, Efficiency, and Input Slack Differentials

Gary Ferrier, University of Arkansas—U.S.A. and Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Technical University—U.S.A., Controlling for Quality: A Double-DEA Look at Hospital Efficiency

Patrick Michael Bernet, Florida Atlantic University—U.S.A., Assessing the Relationship Between Public Health Funding and Outcomes