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Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency

Background: In the health care systems, efficiency measurement is considered as a key step in performing individual performance audits of production units such as, health centres and hospitals. It entails a rational framework through which resources are distributed and shared among health care facil...

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Main Authors: Aldalbahi, Aref G., Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, Lim, Poh Ying, Ibrahim, Faisal
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Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81343/1/Methodological%20approach.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.813432021-10-08T07:34:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81343/ Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency Aldalbahi, Aref G. Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Lim, Poh Ying Ibrahim, Faisal Background: In the health care systems, efficiency measurement is considered as a key step in performing individual performance audits of production units such as, health centres and hospitals. It entails a rational framework through which resources are distributed and shared among health care facilities. Thus, there are two common approaches to measure hospital efficiency namely: non-parametric (DEA) and parametric (SFA). The article is aimed to review the articles to analyze the characteristics of these approaches and to identify the similarities, differences, strengths, and limitations related to them. Materials and Methods: The literature, which related to measuring relative efficiency of hospitals were obtained from online database involving ScienceDirect, Pubmed. The keywords used for the search terms involving hospital efficiency, healthcare efficiency, parametric approach, non-parametric approach, DEA and SFA. The review only for articles published in English language. Result: The required information about methodological approaches were obtained and summarized into the construct form. The discussion was based on approach type in term of non-parametric and parametric. Conclusion: In a nutshell, both of DEA and SFA can be applicable in healthcare setting to measure hospitals efficiency. The selection of the convenient approach is subjected to the aim of the study. Community Health Society Malaysia 2019-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81343/1/Methodological%20approach.pdf Aldalbahi, Aref G. and Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah and Abdul Manaf, Rosliza and Lim, Poh Ying and Ibrahim, Faisal (2019) Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 6 (1). pp. 222-236. ISSN 2289-7577 http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/932 10.32827/ijphcs.6.1.222
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description Background: In the health care systems, efficiency measurement is considered as a key step in performing individual performance audits of production units such as, health centres and hospitals. It entails a rational framework through which resources are distributed and shared among health care facilities. Thus, there are two common approaches to measure hospital efficiency namely: non-parametric (DEA) and parametric (SFA). The article is aimed to review the articles to analyze the characteristics of these approaches and to identify the similarities, differences, strengths, and limitations related to them. Materials and Methods: The literature, which related to measuring relative efficiency of hospitals were obtained from online database involving ScienceDirect, Pubmed. The keywords used for the search terms involving hospital efficiency, healthcare efficiency, parametric approach, non-parametric approach, DEA and SFA. The review only for articles published in English language. Result: The required information about methodological approaches were obtained and summarized into the construct form. The discussion was based on approach type in term of non-parametric and parametric. Conclusion: In a nutshell, both of DEA and SFA can be applicable in healthcare setting to measure hospitals efficiency. The selection of the convenient approach is subjected to the aim of the study.
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author Aldalbahi, Aref G.
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
Ibrahim, Faisal
spellingShingle Aldalbahi, Aref G.
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
Ibrahim, Faisal
Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
author_facet Aldalbahi, Aref G.
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
Ibrahim, Faisal
author_sort Aldalbahi, Aref G.
title Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
title_short Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
title_full Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
title_fullStr Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
title_sort methodological approach and theoretical concept for measuring hospital technical efficiency
publisher Community Health Society Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81343/1/Methodological%20approach.pdf
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http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/932
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