Technical efficiency of public district hospitals in Bangladesh: a data envelopment analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation : C/E
Sayem AhmedJahangir A M Khan

Abstract

District hospitals (DHs) provide secondary level of healthcare to a wide range of population in Bangladesh. Efficient utilization of resources in these secondary hospitals is essential for delivering health services at a lower cost. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the technical efficiency of the DHs in Bangladesh. We used input-oriented data envelopment analysis method to estimate the variable returns to scale (VRS) and constant returns to scale (CRS) technical efficiency of the DHs using data from Local Health Bulletin, 2015. In this model, we considered workforce as well as number of inpatient beds as input variables and number of inpatient, outpatient, and maternal services provided by the DHs as output variables. A Tobit regression model was applied for assessing the association of institutional and environmental characteristics with the technical efficiency scores. The average scale, VRS, and CRS technical efficiency of the DHs were estimated to 85%, 92%, and 79% respectively. Population size, poverty headcount, bed occupancy ratio, administrative divisions were significantly associated with the technical efficiency of the DHs. The mean VRS and CRS technical efficiency demonstrated that the DHs, on an average, could reduce...Continue Reading

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Aug 3, 2020·Health Economics Review·Ahmed D AlatawiJahangir A M Khan
Nov 13, 2020·International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance·Komal Aqeel SafdarPrasanta Kumar Dey
Sep 24, 2021·Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation : C/E·Zixuan PengPeter C Coyte

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