Incorporating quality into the measurement of hospital efficiency: a double DEA approach

被引：56
作者：
Ferrier, Gary D. [1 ]
Trivitt, Julie S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Arkansas, Dept Econ, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS | 2013年 / 40卷 / 03期
关键词：
Double DEA; US hospitals; Quality of care; Technical efficiency; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; US HOSPITALS; MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT FLEXIBILITY; MEDICARE PATIENTS; MORTALITY-RATES; COST EFFICIENCY; HEALTH-CARE; OF-CARE;
D O I：
10.1007/s11123-012-0305-z
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This paper uses "double DEA" to assess how accounting for quality influences DEA technical efficiency scores of a sample of 1,074 US hospitals. In the first use of DEA, quality indices are estimated using a variety of process and outcome measures of quality. In the second use of DEA, technical efficiency is assessed while controlling for quality. A variety of DEA quality indices and a DEA variety of efficiency models are compared to determine how the treatment of quality influences findings regarding technical efficiency. Controlling for efficiency does matter, with outcome measures having an apparently greater impact than process measures. Given the call for improved quality and better cost containment, controlling for quality is an important contribution to efficiency analysis.
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页码：337 / 355
页数：19
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