Determining hospital product mix: an exploratory analysis.
Using an index to measure the scope and complexity of services provided by a hospital is an effective way to explore the relationship between the extent of a hospital's programs and its annual cost of operation. Ways to use the index to support a hospital's program development are presented.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003697:Delphi Technique; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D004526:Efficiency; D006276:Health Facility Size / Q000191:economics; D006302:Health Services Research; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D014481:United States