Background
Method
DEA window analysis
Research design
Samples and source of data
The option of input and output indicators
Category | Indicators | Defination |
---|---|---|
Inputs | The actual number of beds | The number of available bed by the end of the period |
The actual number of staff | Registered staff by the end of the period | |
Outputs | The number of patients in out-patient and emergency departments | The number of patients coming for outpatient and emergency diagnostic services by the end of the period |
The number of discharged patients | The number of discharged patients after hospitalization by the end of the period | |
The average days of hospitalization | The number of total bed day/The number of discharged patients |
The width of the window
Statistical analysis
Results
Technical efficiency (TE) of sample hospitals
Hospital | M-3 | M-2 | M-1 | M | M + 1 | M + 2 | M + 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.6870 | 0.7180 | 0.7313 | 0.7197 | 0.7050 | 0.8333 | 0.9363 |
B | 0.8720 | 0.9860 | 0.9963 | 0.9663 | 0.9317 | 0.9407 | 0.9710 |
C | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9527 | 0.9577 | 0.9770 | 1.0000 |
D | 0.9090 | 0.8640 | 0.9107 | 0.8633 | 1.0000 | 0.9680 | 0.9107 |
E | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9787 | 0.9720 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
Mean | 0.8936 | 0.9136 | 0.9277 | 0.8961 | 0.9133 | 0.9438 | 0.9636 |
Pure technical efficiency (PTE) of sample hospitals
Hospital | M-3 | M-2 | M-1 | M | M + 1 | M + 2 | M + 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.9910 | 0.9895 | 1.0000 | 0.9660 | 0.9787 | 1.0000 | 0.9943 |
B | 0.9650 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9990 | 0.9733 | 0.9703 | 1.0000 |
C | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9770 | 0.9910 | 0.9940 | 1.0000 |
D | 0.9650 | 0.9060 | 0.9247 | 0.9367 | 1.0000 | 0.9680 | 0.9760 |
E | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9917 | 0.9940 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
Mean | 0.9842 | 0.9791 | 0.9849 | 0.9741 | 0.9874 | 0.9865 | 0.9941 |
Scale efficiency (SE) of sample hospitals
Hospital | M-3 | M-2 | M-1 | M | M + 1 | M + 2 | M + 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 0.6940 | 0.7260 | 0.7313 | 0.7447 | 0.7203 | 0.8333 | 0.9420 |
B | 0.9030 | 0.9860 | 0.9963 | 0.9673 | 0.9577 | 0.9690 | 0.9710 |
C | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9757 | 0.9667 | 0.9827 | 1.0000 |
D | 0.9420 | 0.9540 | 0.9847 | 0.9190 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9327 |
E | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.9870 | 0.9780 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
Mean | 0.9078 | 0.9332 | 0.9425 | 0.9187 | 0.9245 | 0.9570 | 0.9691 |