Efficiency of federal hospitals in the United States

被引：62

作者：

Harrison J.P. ^{[1
]}

Coppola M.N. ^{[2
]}

Wakefield M. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Health Administration Program, University of North Florida, Coll. Hlth., Jacksonville, Florida

[2] Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

[3] University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

来源：

Journal of Medical Systems | 2004年 / 28卷 / 5期

关键词：

data envelopment analysis; DEA; federal hospital efficiency; hospital efficiency;

D O I：

10.1023/B:JOMS.0000041168.28200.8c

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摘要：

This study evaluates the technical efficiency of federal hospitals in the United States using a variable returns to scale, input-oriented, data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology. Hospital executives, health care policy-makers, taxpayers, and other stakeholders, benefit from studies that improve the efficiency of federal hospitals. Data for 280 federal hospitals in 1998 and 245 in 2001 were analyzed using DEA to measure hospital efficiency. Results indicate overall efficiency in federal hospitals improved from 68% in 1998 to 79% in 2001. However, based upon 2001 spending of $42.5 billion for federal hospitals potential savings of $2.0 billion annually are possible through more efficient management of resources. From a policy perspective, this study highlights the importance of establishing more specific policies to address inefficiency in the federal health care industry.

引用

页码：411 / 422

页数：11

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