Technical Efficiency in the Secondary Medical Service Region

This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure technical efficiency of the Secondary Medical Service Region in Japan. A regression model is also employed to examine what causes a region to provide inefficient medical service. Possible factors influencing the efficiency are population and...

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Published inIryo To Shakai Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 2_39 - 2_50
Main Authors Ogawa, Hikaru, Kubo, Rikizo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Health Care Science Institute 2005
Subjects
DEA
Secondary medical service region
Technical efficiency
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ISSN0916-9202
1883-4477
1883-4477
DOI10.4091/iken.15.2_39

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Summary:This paper uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to measure technical efficiency of the Secondary Medical Service Region in Japan. A regression model is also employed to examine what causes a region to provide inefficient medical service. Possible factors influencing the efficiency are population and space size, the number of medical staffs and beds, among others. Results highlight the significant effects of regional population and the space size on the technical efficiency.
ISSN:0916-9202
1883-4477
1883-4477
DOI:10.4091/iken.15.2_39