Measuring Efficiency In Health Care

Author : Jonathan Cylus
Publisher : Health Policy
ISBN 13 : 9789289050418
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health System Efficiency written by Jonathan Cylus and published by Health Policy. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors explore the state of the art on efficiency measurement in health systems and international experts offer insights into the pitfalls and potential associated with various measurement techniques. The authors show that: - The core idea of efficiency is easy to understand in principle - maximizing valued outputs relative to inputs, but is often difficult to make operational in real-life situations - There have been numerous advances in data collection and availability, as well as innovative methodological approaches that give valuable insights into how efficiently health care is delivered - Our simple analytical framework can facilitate the development and interpretation of efficiency indicators.

Author : Rowena Jacobs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780511317156
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Efficiency in Health Care written by Rowena Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines some of the most important techniques currently available to measure the efficiency of systems and organisations, including data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis, and also presents some promising new methodological approaches." [Title verso].

Author : Caroline M. Hoxby
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022657461X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Productivity in Higher Education written by Caroline M. Hoxby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-01-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do the benefits of higher education compare with its costs, and how does this comparison vary across individuals and institutions? These questions are fundamental to quantifying the productivity of the education sector. The studies in Productivity in Higher Education use rich and novel administrative data, modern econometric methods, and careful institutional analysis to explore productivity issues. The authors examine the returns to undergraduate education, differences in costs by major, the productivity of for-profit schools, the productivity of various types of faculty and of outcomes, the effects of online education on the higher education market, and the ways in which the productivity of different institutions responds to market forces. The analyses recognize five key challenges to assessing productivity in higher education: the potential for multiple student outcomes in terms of skills, earnings, invention, and employment; the fact that colleges and universities are “multiproduct” firms that conduct varied activities across many domains; the fact that students select which school to attend based in part on their aptitude; the difficulty of attributing outcomes to individual institutions when students attend more than one; and the possibility that some of the benefits of higher education may arise from the system as a whole rather than from a single institution. The findings and the approaches illustrated can facilitate decision-making processes in higher education.

Author : The National Roundtable on Health Care Quality
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309570689
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Quality of Health Care written by The National Roundtable on Health Care Quality and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-02-23 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Roundtable on Health Care Quality was established in 1995 by the Institute of Medicine. The Roundtable consists of experts formally appointed through procedures of the National Research Council (NRC) who represent both public and private-sector perspectives and appropriate areas of substantive expertise (not organizations). From the public sector, heads of appropriate Federal agencies serve. It offers a unique, nonadversarial environment to explore ongoing rapid changes in the medical marketplace and the implications of these changes for the quality of health and health care in this nation. The Roundtable has a liaison panel focused on quality of care in managed care organizations. The Roundtable convenes nationally prominent representatives of the private and public sector (regional, state and federal), academia, patients, and the health media to analyze unfolding issues concerning quality, to hold workshops and commission papers on significant topics, and when appropriate, to produce periodic statements for the nation on quality of care matters. By providing a structured opportunity for regular communication and interaction, the Roundtable fosters candid discussion among individuals who represent various sides of a given issue.

Author : Peter C. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139483935
Total Pages : 751 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Measurement for Health System Improvement written by Peter C. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-07 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world where there is increasing demand for the performance of health providers to be measured, there is a need for a more strategic vision of the role that performance measurement can play in securing health system improvement. This volume meets this need by presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with performance measurement in a framework that is clear and easy to understand. It examines the various levels at which health system performance is undertaken, the technical instruments and tools available, and the implications using these may have for those charged with the governance of the health system. Technical material is presented in an accessible way and is illustrated with examples from all over the world. Performance Measurement for Health System Improvement is an authoritative and practical guide for policy makers, regulators, patient groups and researchers.

Author : Rowena Jacobs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139456873
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Efficiency in Health Care written by Rowena Jacobs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the healthcare sector accounting for a sizeable proportion of national expenditures, the pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. However, the analysis and measurement of efficiency is a complex undertaking, not least due to the multiple objectives of health care organizations and the many gaps in information systems. In response to this complexity, research in organizational efficiency analysis has flourished. This 2006 book examines some of the most important techniques currently available to measure the efficiency of systems and organizations, including data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis, and also presents some promising new methodological approaches. Such techniques offer the prospect of many new and fruitful insights into health care performance. Nevertheless, they also pose many practical and methodological challenges. This is an important critical assessment of the strengths and limitations of efficiency analysis applied to health and health care.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264195955
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Up Improving Health System Performance in OECD Countries written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2002-04-03 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the core elements of a possible performance measurement framework to assess health systems at the international and national levels. It also addresses further challenges which remain.

Author : Bruce Hollingsworth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134487525
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care written by Bruce Hollingsworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-02-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise synthesis of leading edge research in the theory and practise of efficiency measurement in health and health care. Whilst much of the literature in this area is confusing and impregnable, Hollingsworth and Peacock show the logical links between the economic theory underlying efficiency, the methods used in analysis and practical application of measurement techniques including Data Envelopment Analysis and Stochastic Frontiers Analysis. The book outlines which methods are most suitable in which setting, how to specify valid models, and how to undertake a study and effectively disseminate results. The current state of the art is assessed in terms of methods and published applications, and undertakes practical applications of advanced methods, including analysis of economies of scale and scope, variable weightings, specification testing, and estimation of the efficient production of health. Finally, the way forward in efficiency measurement in health is outlined, mapping out an agenda for future research and policy development.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264094903
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health Care Systems Efficiency and Policy Settings written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores trends in health care outcomes and spending; ways of assessing efficiency; new indicators of health care policies and institutions; and the characteristics and performance of health care systems.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264805907
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Healthcare Quality in Europe Characteristics, Effectiveness and Implementation of Different Strategies written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, developed by the Observatory together with OECD, provides an overall conceptual framework for understanding and applying strategies aimed at improving quality of care. Crucially, it summarizes available evidence on different quality strategies and provides recommendations for their implementation. This book is intended to help policy-makers to understand concepts of quality and to support them to evaluate single strategies and combinations of strategies.