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Cost-effectiveness and data envelopment analysis

1993; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 18; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004010-199301830-00010

ISSN

1550-5030

Autores

Merton D. Finkler, David D. Wirtschafter,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare Policy and Management

Resumo

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) identifies price and technical inefficiencies among decision-making units. With controls for differences in case-mix and standardized outcomes, DEA's ldquo;best practice" frontier can be interpreted as a "cost-effectiveness" frontier. This study illustrates the hey concepts, identifies the decisions required to use the technique for medical care decision making, and presents an application to a system of nine hospitals that offer obstetric services.

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