Bayley Tiffany, Begen Mehmet A, Rodrigues Felipe F, Barrett David
Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6G 0N1, Canada.
School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics, King's University College, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 2M3, Canada.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Jun 2;10(6):1033. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10061033.
This study determines the relative efficiencies of a number of cancer treatment centers in Ontario, taking into account the differences among them so that their performances can be compared against the provincial targets. These differences can be in physical and financial resources, and patient demographics. An analytical framework is developed based on a three-step data envelopment analysis (DEA) model to build efficiency metrics for planning, delivery, and quality of treatment at each center. Regression analysis is used to explain the efficiency metrics and demonstrates how these findings can inform continuous improvement efforts.
本研究确定了安大略省多个癌症治疗中心的相对效率，同时考虑到各中心之间的差异，以便将它们的表现与省级目标进行比较。这些差异可能体现在物质和财政资源以及患者人口统计学特征方面。基于三步数据包络分析（DEA）模型开发了一个分析框架，以构建每个中心治疗规划、实施和质量的效率指标。回归分析用于解释效率指标，并展示这些研究结果如何为持续改进工作提供参考。
