Efficiency in the health care sector - meaning and methods of measurement (Problematyka efektywnosci w ochronie zdrowia - znaczenie i metody pomiaru)

Katarzyna Dubas ()
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Katarzyna Dubas: Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski

Problemy Zarzadzania, 2011, vol. 9, issue 33, 102-125

Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the scope in which the term 'efficiency' is used in relation to health care as well as the methods of its measurement. Literature survey on defining the term 'efficiency' has been conducted and the requirements of its measurement in health care have been presented. Examples of research related to the inpatient care units, mainly hospitals, efficiency assessment have been presented (micro level) as well as those describing health care systems' performance and efficiency measurement (macro level). Theoretical framework of hospital efficiency measurement in five areas (financial, technical, qualitative, behavioural, developmental) together with exemplary indicators has been presented. Recommendations on conducting efficiency analysis and using it for broader, social policy have been described.

Date: 2011
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