The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health care delivery

Bruce Hollingsworth

doi:10.1002/hec.1391

journal article Aug 13, 2008

The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health care delivery

Bruce Hollingsworth

Health Economics Vol. 17 No. 10 pp. 1107-1128 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThe measurement of efficiency and productivity of health service delivery has become a small industry. This is a review of 317 published papers on frontier efficiency measurement. The techniques used are mainly based on non‐parametric data envelopment analysis, but there is increasing use of parametric techniques, such as stochastic frontier analysis. Applications to hospitals and other health care organizations and areas are reviewed and summarised, and some meta‐type analysis undertaken. Cautious conclusions are that public provision may be potentially more efficient than private, in certain settings. The paper also considers conceptualizations of efficiency, and points to dangers and opportunities in generating such information. Finally, some criteria for assessing the use and usefulness of efficiency studies are established, with a view to helping both researchers and those assessing whether or not to act upon published results. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Published: Aug 13, 2008
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Bruce Hollingsworth (2008). The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health care delivery. Health Economics, 17(10), 1107-1128. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1391

The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health care delivery

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