Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011

Background: Efficiency in the use ofresources in health systems and hospitals has been a matter ofinterestfor administrators as well asforpolicy makers. The growing costs due to higher levéis of demand from the population require a better use and allocation ofsuch costs. Aim: To assess the technical...

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Autores principales: Santelices C,Emilio, Ormeño C,Héctor, Delgado S,Magdalena, Lui M,Christopher, Valdés V,Raúl, Durán C,Lorena
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Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2013
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720130003000082013-11-15Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011Santelices C,EmilioOrmeño C,HéctorDelgado S,MagdalenaLui M,ChristopherValdés V,RaúlDurán C,Lorena Data collection Data interpretation statistical Diagnosis-related groups Hospitals Background: Efficiency in the use ofresources in health systems and hospitals has been a matter ofinterestfor administrators as well asforpolicy makers. The growing costs due to higher levéis of demand from the population require a better use and allocation ofsuch costs. Aim: To assess the technical efficiency in 28 hospitals in Chile, considering the period from May to October, 2011. Material and Methods: The average number ofavailable beds, the number ofstaffand the expenses on consumer and service goods were used as production inputs and, on the other hand, the expenditures adjusted by the Diagnosis-Related Groups (IR-DRG) were used as producís. To assess the technical efficiency, the Data Envelopment Analysis technique was used. Results: The levéis of inefficiency fluctuóte from 20 to 23.3%. In other words, with a 20% increase in hospital discharges and maintainingfixed inputs, hospitals could become efficient. Conclusions: The incorporation of methodologies to determine efficiency allows gathering new knowledge for people who manage resources as well asforpolicy makers by optimizing practices and having better allocation criteria.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.141 n.3 20132013-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872013000300008es10.4067/S0034-98872013000300008
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Data collection
Data interpretation
statistical
Diagnosis-related groups
Hospitals
spellingShingle Data collection
Data interpretation
statistical
Diagnosis-related groups
Hospitals
Santelices C,Emilio
Ormeño C,Héctor
Delgado S,Magdalena
Lui M,Christopher
Valdés V,Raúl
Durán C,Lorena
Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
description Background: Efficiency in the use ofresources in health systems and hospitals has been a matter ofinterestfor administrators as well asforpolicy makers. The growing costs due to higher levéis of demand from the population require a better use and allocation ofsuch costs. Aim: To assess the technical efficiency in 28 hospitals in Chile, considering the period from May to October, 2011. Material and Methods: The average number ofavailable beds, the number ofstaffand the expenses on consumer and service goods were used as production inputs and, on the other hand, the expenditures adjusted by the Diagnosis-Related Groups (IR-DRG) were used as producís. To assess the technical efficiency, the Data Envelopment Analysis technique was used. Results: The levéis of inefficiency fluctuóte from 20 to 23.3%. In other words, with a 20% increase in hospital discharges and maintainingfixed inputs, hospitals could become efficient. Conclusions: The incorporation of methodologies to determine efficiency allows gathering new knowledge for people who manage resources as well asforpolicy makers by optimizing practices and having better allocation criteria.
author Santelices C,Emilio
Ormeño C,Héctor
Delgado S,Magdalena
Lui M,Christopher
Valdés V,Raúl
Durán C,Lorena
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Lui M,Christopher
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Durán C,Lorena
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title Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
title_short Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
title_full Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
title_fullStr Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
title_full_unstemmed Análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
title_sort análisis de la eficiencia técnica hospitalaria 2011
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2013
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