TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-national comparison and taxonomy of DEA-based hospital efficiency studies
AU - O'Neill, Liam
AU - Rauner, Marion
AU - Heidenberger, Kurt
AU - Kraus, Markus
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - This paper provides the first taxonomy of hospital efficiency studies that uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) and related techniques. We provide a systematic review of 79 such studies published from 1984-2004 that represent 12 countries. Only studies written in English are considered. A cross-national comparison reveals significant differences with respect to important study characteristics such as type of DEA model selected and choice of input and output categories. Compared with US studies, European efforts are more likely to measure allocative rather than technical efficiency, use longitudinal data, and use fewer observations. We take a longitudinal perspective that illustrates the life cycle of this research, as well as its diffusion across disciplines. Our taxonomy can be used by policy makers and researchers to review past, and assemble new, DEA models.
AB - This paper provides the first taxonomy of hospital efficiency studies that uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) and related techniques. We provide a systematic review of 79 such studies published from 1984-2004 that represent 12 countries. Only studies written in English are considered. A cross-national comparison reveals significant differences with respect to important study characteristics such as type of DEA model selected and choice of input and output categories. Compared with US studies, European efforts are more likely to measure allocative rather than technical efficiency, use longitudinal data, and use fewer observations. We take a longitudinal perspective that illustrates the life cycle of this research, as well as its diffusion across disciplines. Our taxonomy can be used by policy makers and researchers to review past, and assemble new, DEA models.
KW - Data envelopment analysis
KW - Hospital efficiency
KW - Stochastic frontier analysis
KW - Taxonomy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seps.2007.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.seps.2007.03.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:45849097257
VL - 42
SP - 158
EP - 189
JO - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
JF - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
SN - 0038-0121
IS - 3
ER -