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<h1>Appendix F: List of Excluded Studies</h1>
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<p><a id="contents" name="contents"></a><strong>Contents</strong><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf.html#abstract">Rejected: Abstract Level</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf.html#topic">Rejected: Topic</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf2.html#focus">Rejected: Focus</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf2.html#exact">Rejected: Exact Duplicate</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf2.html#data">Rejected: Duplicate Data</a><br /><a href="/research/findings/final-reports/efficiency/hcemappf3.html#excluded">Excluded: At Detailed Review</a><a id="abstract" name="abstract"> </a></p><h3>Rejected: Abstract Level</h3><p>1. HEDIS outcomes may not be the only ones you need to benchmark. <em>Healthc Benchmarks</em>. 1997 Jun; 4(6):81-3. Rec #: 1338</p><p>2. Provider overhauls pathway procedures to improve outcomes analysis, care efficiency. <em>Health Care Cost Reengineering Rep</em>. 1998 Feb; 3(2):25-9. Rec #: 1330</p><p>3. Asadi, M. J. and Baltz, W. A. Activity-based costing for clinical paths. An example to improve clinical cost & efficiency. <em>J Soc Health Syst</em>. 1996; 5(2):1-7. Rec #: 1356</p><p>4. Berndt, E. R. Health Care Productivity: Comment. <em>Brookings Papers on Economic Activity</em>. 1997; 0(0):203-15. Rec #: 1468</p><p>5. Blank, J. L. T. Public provision and performance: Contributions from efficiency and productivity measurement. With contributions from C. A. Knox Lovell et al. Amsterdam; New York and Oxford: Elsevier Science North-Holland; 2000. xvii, 412. Rec #: 1454</p><p>6. Blank, J. L. T.; Eggink, E., and de Graaff, A. I. Een empirisch onderzock naar de productiestructuur van verpleeghuizen in Nederland <em>Zuinig op Zorg</em>; 1996 Sep: 3-5. Rec #: 1620</p><p>7. Campari, M. A Competitive Strategy for the Efficient Organization of Out-Patient Services. Hermans, H. E. G. M.; Casparie, A. F., and Paelinck, J. H. P. Aldershot, U.K. and Sydney: Dartmouth; distributed in the U.S. by Ashgate Brookfield Vt.; 1992; pp. 79-85. Rec #: 1495</p><p>8. Casale, C.; Labbrozzi, D.; Nicolucci, A.; Carinci, F.; Avanzi, C.; Dell'Aquila, R.; Forcella, M.; Montemurno, C.; Procaccini, D. A.; Ruscitto, F., and et al. Evaluation of the efficiency of a nephrology department by the DRGs and Barber's Nomogram. The role of comorbidity. <em>Contrib Nephrol</em>. 1994; 109:84-9. Rec #: 1387</p><p>9. Chatterjee, S. Consolidations, Efficiency, and Quality in Health Care Markets [Ph.D.]: University of Florida; 2003. Rec #: 1015</p><p>10. Chilingerian, J. A. Evaluating why some physicians hospital practices are more efficient: taking DEA inside the hospital. Charnes, A.; Cooper, W.; Lewin, A., and Seiford, L. DEA Theory, Methodology and Applications. Boston: Kluwer; 1994. Rec #: 1565</p><p>11. Cohen, J. and Ubel, P. Accounting for Fairness and Efficiency in Health Economics. Davis, John B. Advances in Social Economics. London and New York: Routledge; 2001; pp. 94-109. Rec #: 1421</p><p>12. Dalkir, S. Competition and Efficiency in the U.S. Managed Healthcare Industry [Ph.D.]: Cornell University; 1995. Rec #: 1496</p><p>13. Dash, P. C. and Murty, K. N. Evaluation of Hospital Performance in Andhra Pradesh Using Combined Utilisation and Productivity Analysis. <em>Margin</em>. 2001; 33(2-3):92-119. Rec #: 1427</p><p>14. Eggink, E. and Blank, J. L. T. Efficiency of Dutch Nursing Homes: The Sensitivity of DEA Scores to Different Sets of Resource Prices. Blank, Jos L. T.With contributions from C. A. Knox Lovell et al. Amsterdam; New York and Oxford: Elsevier Science North-Holland; 2000; pp. 147-72. Rec #: 1056</p><p>15. Fare, R. and et al. Productivity Developments in Swedish Hospitals: A Malmquist Output Index Approach. Charnes, Abraham and et al. Dordrecht; Boston and London: Kluwer Academic; 1994; pp. 253-72. Rec #: 1471</p><p>16. Fare, R.; Grosskopf, S.; Lindgren, B., and Roos, P. Productivity developments in Swedish hospitals: A Malmquist output index approach. Discussion Paper No 89-3, Illinois. Southern Illinois University; 1989. Rec #: 1626</p><p>17. Fare, R.; Grosskopf, S., and Lovell, C. A. K. The Measurement of Efficiency of Production. Boston: Kluwer-Nijhoff; 1985. Rec #: 1625</p><p>18. Folland, S.; Goodman, A. C., and Stano, M. The Economics of Health and Health Care. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 2001. Rec #: 1575</p><p>19. Frank, R. G. Medical Care Output and Productivity in the Nonprofit Sector: Comment. Cutler, David M. and Berndt, Ernst R. NBER Studies in Income and Wealth, vol. 62. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press; 2001; pp. 137-40. Rec #: 1042</p><p>20. Ganley, A. and Cubbin, J. S. Public Sector Efficiency Measurement: Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1992. Rec #: 1628</p><p>21. Grosskopf, S.; Margaritis, D., and Valdmanis, V. Nurse productivity and wages. <em>New Zealand Economic Papers</em>. 1990; 24:73-86. Rec #: 1580</p><p>22. Hellman, E. A. Analysis of a home health agency's productivity system. <em>Public Health Nurs</em>. 1991 Dec; 8(4):251-7. Rec #: 1401</p><p>23. Lee, W. and Wang, Y. Productivity Growth of Public and Private Medical Centers and Regional Hospitals in Taiwan: Nonparametric Malmquist Index (In Japanese With English summary ). <em>Academia Economic Papers</em>. 1998; 26(3):243-69. Rec #: 1465</p><p>24. Lekprichakul, T. Efficiency Measurement of 89 Public Provincial Hospitals in Thailand: Parametric and Non-parametric Estimation Methods [Ph.D.]: University of Hawaii; 2001. Rec #: 1054</p><p>25. Lewis, D. The Allocative Efficiency of the Australian Health Care System. Bridges, John Australian Studies in Health Service Administration, no. 89. Sydney: University of New South Wales School of Health Services Management; 2001; pp. 213-23. Rec #: 1047</p><p>26. Liang, S. Contract Choice and Physician Productivity [Ph.D.]: University of Washington; 1999. Rec #: 1452</p><p>27. Ling, D. Productivity and Competition in Health Care Markets [Ph.D.]: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1999. Rec #: 1462</p><p>28. Lo, J. C.; Shih, K. S., and Chen, K. L. Technical efficiency of the general hospitals in Taiwan: An application of DEA. <em>Academia Economic Papers</em>. 1996; 24(3):275-96. Rec #: 1618</p><p>29. Mensah, Y. M. Input Substitution and Productive Efficiency: Optimization Behavior in Nonprofit Institutions. Lee, Cheng-Few Greenwich, Conn. and London: JAI Press; 1997; pp. 161-91. Rec #: 1457</p><p>30. Mirmirani, S. and Li, H. Health Care Efficiency Measurement: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis. <em>Rivista Internazionale Di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali</em>. 1995; 42(3):217-29. Rec #: 1494</p><p>31. Mobley, L. R. Multihospital Systems in California: Behavior and Efficiency [Ph.D.]: University of California Santa Barbara; 1990. Rec #: 1517</p><p>32. Molinari, N. A. Efficiency Improvements via Monitoring Medical Group Practice [Ph.D.]: Wayne State University; 2001. Rec #: 1053</p><p>33. Mourdoukoutas, P. Technical Efficiency and Hospital Costs [Ph.D.]: University of Connecticut; 1994. Rec #: 1503</p><p>34. Okoye, I. N. The Effects of Internal Organization Structure and Administrator Education on the Efficiency of United State Short-Term Hospitals: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach [Ph.D.]: Wayne State University; 2003. Rec #: 1033</p><p>35. Osterkamp, R. Health-Care Efficiency in OECD Countries. <em>Applied Economics Quarterly</em>. 2004; 50:117-42. Rec #: 1007</p><p>36. Overdyk, F. J.; Harvey, S. C.; Fishman, R. L., and Shippey, F. Successful strategies for improving operating room efficiency at academic institutions. <em>Anesth Analg</em>. 1998 Apr; 86(4):896-906. Rec #: 1323</p><p>37. Ozcan, Y. A. and Lynch, J. R. Rural Hospital Closures: An Inquiry into Efficiency. Scheffler, Richard M. and Rossiter, Louis F. Greenwich, Conn. and London: JAI Press; 1992; pp. 205-24. Rec #: 1493</p><p>38. Pekurinen, M. and et al. Hospital Productivity in Finland: Further Analysis. <em>Liiketaloudellinen Aikakauskirja</em>. 1991; 40(1):50-67. Rec #: 1518</p><p>39. Ramanathan, T. V.; Chandra, K. S.; Thupeng, W. M.; Kessler, D., and McClellan, M. A Comparison of the Technical Efficiencies of Health Districts and Hospitals in Botswana. The Effects of Hospital Ownership on Medical Productivity. 2003(8537): 307-20. Rec #: 1039</p><p>40. Rattso, J. Productivity and Costs in Public Production of Services. Andersen, Torben M. and Molander, Per Cambridge; New York and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press; 2003; pp. 105-30. Rec #: 1407</p><p>41. Rice, T. The Economics of Health Reconsidered. Chicago: Health Administration Press; 2003. Rec #: 1596</p><p>42. Rohrer, J. E. and Vaughan, M. Monitoring health care system performance in Iowa. <em>Health Serv Manage Res</em>. 1997 May; 10(2):107-12. Rec #: 1341</p><p>43. Roos, P. Measuring output of hospital services. Fox, K. J. Efficiency in the Public Sector. Boston: Kluwer; 2002. Rec #: 1597</p><p>44. Shanahan, M. The Allocative Efficiency of the Australian Health Care System: Commentary. Bridges, John Australian Studies in Health Service Administration, no. 89. Sydney: University of New South Wales School of Health Services Management; 2001; pp. 225-26. Rec #: 1046</p><p>45. Silkman, R. H. Measuring Efficiency: An Assessment of Data Envelopment Analysis. San Francisco: Jossey Bass; 1986. Rec #: 1630</p><p>46. Simoens, S. and Giuffrida, A. The Impact of Physician Payment Methods on Raising the Efficiency of the Healthcare System: An International Comparison. <em>Applied Health Economics and Health Policy</em>. 2004; 3(1):39-46. Rec #: 1005</p><p>47. Sissouras, A.; Mitropoulos, J., and Gounaris, C. Evaluating the Efficiency of Health Care Units: The Case of the Greek Primary Health Care Centers. Javor, Andras; van Eimeren, Wilhelm, and Duru, Gerard Villeurbanne, France: International Society for System Science in Health Care; 2000; pp. 202-05. Rec #: 1055</p><p>48. Smith, P. Developing Composite Indicators for Assessing Health System Efficiency. Smith, Peter Paris and Washington, D.C.: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; 2002; pp. 295-316. Rec #: 1013</p><p>49. Soderstrom, N. S. Health Care Production Efficiency under Different Ownership Types: Commentary. Chan, James L. Greenwich, Conn. and London: JAI Press; 1994; pp. 323-28. Rec #: 1476</p><p>50. Sommersguter-Reichmann, M. and Parry, I. W. H. Analysing Hospital Productivity Changes Using Non-parametric Approaches On the Efficiency of Public and Private Health Care Systems: An Application to Alternative Health Policies in the United Kingdom. 2003(01/07): 145-60. Rec #: 1041</p><p>51. 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