Data Envelopment Analysis comparison of hospital efficiency and quality

被引：125
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作者：
Nayar, Preethy [1 ]
Ozcan, Yasar A. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Hlth Serv Res & Adm, Omaha, NE 68198 USA
[2] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Hlth Adm, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS | 2008年 / 32卷 / 03期
关键词：
efficiency; quality; acute care hospitals; Data Envelopment Analysis;
D O I：
10.1007/s10916-007-9122-8
中图分类号：
R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
Using a sample of Virginia hospitals, performance measures of quality were examined as they related to technical efficiency. Efficiency scores for the study hospitals were computed using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The study found that the technically efficient hospitals were performing well as far as quality measures were concerned. Some of the technically inefficient hospitals were also performing well with respect to quality. DEA can be used to benchmark both dimensions of hospital performance: technical efficiency and quality. The results have policy implications in view of growing concern that hospitals may be improving their efficiency at the expense of quality.
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