Evaluating the Technical Efficiency of Hospitals Providing Tertiary Health Care in Turkey: An Application Based on Data Envelopment Analysis. Issue 2 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bağci, Hasan; Konca, Murat
• Is Part Of: Hospital topics. Volume 99:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Technical efficiency -- training and research hospitals -- University Hospitals -- Turkey; Hospitals -- Administration -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; 362.11068
• DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2020.1830008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0018-5868

Abstract

Abstract: Tertiary care hospitals use more resources compared to other hospitals, which makes technical efficiency measurements specific to these hospitals important. This study explored the factors affecting the efficiencies of training and research hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health ( n = 41) and university hospitals ( n = 51) in Turkey via Data Envelopment Analysis, Malmquist Total Factor Productivity Index and panel Tobit Regression. The results showed that hospital size and the status of being a training and research or a university hospital affected the technical efficiency ( p < 0.05). The size and the status of the hospitals should be taken into consideration while allocating the resources.