Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Efficiency in health care; 2. The components of an efficiency model; 3. Stochastic frontier analysis of cross-sectional data; 4. Stochastic frontier analysis of panel data; 5. Data envelopment analysis; 6. The Malmquist Index; 7. A comparison of SFA and DEA; 8. Unresolved issues and challenges in efficiency measurement; 9. Some alternative approaches to measuring performance; 10. Conclusions; Appendix; References; Author index; Subject index; Acronyms.