Health Care Management Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey.
Health Care Management Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey.
Eval Program Plann. 2024 Dec;107:102473. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2024.102473. Epub 2024 Aug 8.
This study aims to evaluate the technical efficiency levels of healthcare systems in underdeveloped countries and to reveal the impact of COVID-19 along with some other factors on the efficiency levels via a two-stage data envelopment analysis. The study covers panel data from 2013 to 2020. The results show that technical efficiency scores decreased during the pandemic period. It is also understood from the results that immunization and the ratio of population ages 65 and above have significant and negative effects on inefficiency scores while carbon dioxide emissions have significant and positive effects. It is thought that the results of this study can guide decision-makers regarding efficiency gains in healthcare systems.
本研究旨在评估欠发达国家医疗体系的技术效率水平，并通过两阶段数据包络分析揭示 COVID-19 及其他一些因素对效率水平的影响。本研究使用了 2013 年至 2020 年的面板数据。研究结果表明，技术效率得分在疫情期间有所下降。结果还表明，免疫接种和 65 岁及以上人口比例对无效分数有显著的负向影响，而二氧化碳排放量则有显著的正向影响。研究人员认为，本研究的结果可以为决策者提供有关医疗体系提高效率的指导。
