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Zhang L, Han Y, Fang Y. Non-human and human service efficiency of long-term care facilities in China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1066190. [PMID: 36935680 PMCID: PMC10018177 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1066190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Introduction Care services provided by long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are currently plagued by care resource shortages and insufficient utilization. The analysis on the temporal and spatial distribution of human resources and non-human resources in LTCFs, could provide a basis to optimize resource allocation and efficient use of limited resources. Methods This study used data envelopment analysis to comprehensively evaluate the efficiency of human and non-human resources in different time spans and regions. The spatial Markov chain and spatial correlation were also applied to explore the heterogeneity of and correlation between the service efficiency of LTCFs in different regions and then analyzes the influencing factors of efficiency using Tobit regression model. Results The quantitative changes in the service efficiency of LTCFs in various provinces showed a "W" shape in two periods, ranging from 0.8 to 1.6. The overall efficiency of LTCFs in different regions had a lower probability to achieve short-term cross-stage development. Non-human resource efficiency presented a "cluster" distribution mode, demonstrating a great probability to achieve cross-stage development, which might be due to the regional disparities of economic development and land resource. Tobit regression analysis results also showed that the comprehensive efficiency of LTCFs decreases by 0.210 for every square increase in construction space variation. However, human resource efficiency had a significant spatial polarization, making it difficult to develop area linkages. The reason for this might be the nursing staff have relatively stable regional characteristics, weakening the inter-provincial spatial connection. We also found that female workers, aged between 35 and 45 can positively affect the efficiency of LTCFs. Those staff stay focused and improve their skills, which might improve the efficiency of LTCFs. So improving technology and service quality changes by increasing female workers, aged between 35 and 45, and avoiding excessive construction space changes can enhance the growth of service quality and personnel stability of LTCFs. Conclusion There is an urgent trade-off among staff quality improvement, resource reduction, construction excessive and substantial regional variation in efficiency. Therefore, strengthening policy support to encourage inter-regional initiatives, particularly highlighting the development of human resources interaction and common development is urgent.
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- Liangwen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- School of Economics, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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Ortega-Díaz MI, Martín JC. How to detect hospitals where quality would not be jeopardized by health cost savings? A methodological approach using DEA with SBM analysis. Health Policy 2022; 126:1069-1074. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Marinho A, Araújo CAS. Using data envelopment analysis and the bootstrap method to evaluate organ transplantation efficiency in Brazil. Health Care Manag Sci 2021; 24:569-581. [PMID: 33730290 DOI: 10.1007/s10729-021-09552-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Brazil has the most extensive public program for organ transplantation in the world, and the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) provides full coverage of all costs involved in organ donation, transplants, and post-transplant. Despite the relevance of the subject and the shortage of organs for transplants, transplantation process efficiency assessments are still uncommon in Brazil and abroad. This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of the Brazilian states and the Federal District in transforming potential organ donors into actual donations. We applied data envelopment analysis (DEA) in conjunction with the bootstrap technique, using organ transplantation data from 2018. The bootstrap methods applied (bootstrap technique, the bootstrap-biased scores of efficiency, and the bootstrap bias-corrected scores of efficiency) allow to obtain a confidence interval for DEA scores and provide greater robustness to studies based on DEA methodology. The bootstrap bias-corrected model indicates that there is significant room for improvement in terms of converting potential donors into actual donors. The mean corrected score is 0.55, signalizing that altogether the Brazilian states could maximize in 45% the number of transplanted organs without necessarily increasing the pool of potential donors. The study provides insights into the Brazilian processes of organ donation and transplantation, helping to identify locations in need of resource allocation improvements. Given the scarcity of studies with a joint application of DEA and bootstrap techniques in this crucial health activity, we also intend to methodologically contribute to this type of benchmark analysis, emphasizing the importance of considering measurement errors, randomness, and bias at DEA models.
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- Alexandre Marinho
- Economic Department, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rua São Francisco Xavier, 524 - Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-900, Brazil.
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- COPPEAD Graduate School of Business, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rua Pascoal Lemme, 355 - Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-918, Brazil.,Fundação Getulio Vargas's Sao Paulo School of Business Administration -FGV/EAESP, Av. 9 de julho, 2029 Edifício John F. Kennedy - Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP, 01313-902, Brazil
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Shao Q, Yuan J, Lin J, Huang W, Ma J, Ding H. A SBM-DEA based performance evaluation and optimization for social organizations participating in community and home-based elderly care services. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248474. [PMID: 33730070 PMCID: PMC7968683 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The community and home-based elderly care service system has been proved an effective pattern to mitigate the elderly care dilemma under the background of accelerating aging in China. In particular, the participation of social organizations in community and home-based elderly care service has powerfully fueled the multi-supply of elderly care. As the industry of the elderly care service is in the ascendant, the management lags behind, resulting in the waste of significant social resources. Therefore, performance evaluation is proposed to resolve this problem. However, a systematic framework for evaluating performance of community and home-based elderly care service centers (CECSCs) is absent. To overcome this limitation, the SBM-DEA model is introduced in this paper to evaluate the performance of CECSCs. 186 social organizations in Nanjing were employed as an empirical study to develop the systematic framework for performance evaluation. Through holistic analysis of previous studies and interviews with experts, a systematic framework with 33 indicators of six dimensions (i.e., financial management, hardware facilities, team building, service management, service object and organization construction) was developed. Then, Sensitivity Analysis is used to screen the direction of performance optimization and specific suggestions were put forward for government, industrial associations and CECSCs to implement. The empirical study shows the proposed framework using SBM-DEA and sensitivity analysis is viable for conducting performance evaluation and improvement of CECSCs, which is conducive to the sustainable development of CECSCs.
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- Qiuhu Shao
- Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Nanjing Municipal Education Bureau, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Sanjiang University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Barsanti S, Bunea AM, Colombini G. What Counts in Nursing Homes’ Quality and Efficiency? Results From Data Envelopment Analysis in Italy. INQUIRY: THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION, AND FINANCING 2021; 58:469580211059730. [PMID: 34894832 PMCID: PMC8671659 DOI: 10.1177/00469580211059730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose: Economic resource constrains in public spending budget in a country, such as Italy, with an ageing population with high incidence of chronic diseases calls for better strategies to improve measuring quality and efficiency in nursing homes (NHs). This paper analyses the efficiency of 40 NHs based in Tuscany considering not only structural characteristics but also quality of care, including residents, relatives and staff satisfaction. Methodology: We run a classic data envelopment analysis (DEA) on data gathered by the NHs’ regional performance evaluation system. We include as inputs the number of total work hours as labour and the daily cost for services as economic resources. As outputs we include measures for quality of care (number of falls, urinary infections and antidepressants), satisfaction (residents, relatives and professionals) and quality of life (days of recreational activities). We run a multivariate regression to analyse the determinants of previously obtained efficiency scores considering factors such as: institutional (ownership), managerial (training) and clinical (patient’s severity). Findings: Results find 35% efficient NHs. Moreover, management and the managerial factor (staff trained in end-of-life support) are predictors of the efficiency score. Originality: Our study uses satisfaction (residents, relatives and professionals) measures as proxy for quality output in the DEA model and measures related to staff management (eg training) as predictors of the efficiency scores.
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- Sara Barsanti
- Management and Health Laboratory, Institute of Management - Department EMbeDS, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
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- Management and Health Laboratory, Institute of Management - Department EMbeDS, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
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- Management and Health Laboratory, Institute of Management - Department EMbeDS, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
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Zhang L, Zeng Y, Fang Y. Evaluating the technical efficiency of care among long-term care facilities in Xiamen, China: based on data envelopment analysis and Tobit model. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1230. [PMID: 31488100 PMCID: PMC6729073 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7571-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The technical efficiency (TE) of care among the elderly in long-term care facilities (LTCF) have become increasingly crucial policy concerns faced by developing countries and Asia, especially China. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the TE and the quality of care and identify its influencing factors among LTCF. Methods A total of 32 registered LTCF in Xiamen of China were surveyed in 2016. The Banker-Charnes-Cooper (BCC) model and Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) model of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) were used to evaluate the TE of LTCF. The TE has been decomposed into pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Utilization of DEA with human, financial, and material resources as inputs and quantity, quality of nursing care as outputs allowed estimation of the relative TE of care in LTCF. In addition, this study applied SBM to measuring the efficiencies and slacks. Furthermore, Tobit model was performed to explore factors associated with TE. Results There were 7 public and 25 private LTCF respectively, with a total of 6729 beds and 3154 elderly people. 17 LTCF were technically efficient (53.1%). In the BCC model, the average TE was 0.963. The average pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency of LTCF were 0.979, 0.984, respectively. There were 5 LTCF with increasing returns to scale, 8 LTCF with decreasing returns to scale. In the SBM model, the average TE was 0.813, and it had the same effective decision-making unit with SBM model. Depending on TE score from high to low, the top eight are private LTCF, and the last four were public LTCF. The slack analysis showed that they can be reduced in 8 LTCF with decreasing returns to scale such as 53.31% administrative staffs, 67.73% medical staffs, 33.1% caregivers, 51.66% paramedical staffs and 4.1% beds on average. The TE of private LTCF was higher than that of public LTCF. The LTCF in urban were more effective than rural. The TE of LTCF raised by increasing of working hours, training frequency and institutional occupancy. Conclusions The overall TE of LTCF in Xiamen of China was relatively high, especially in private institutions. However, LTCF still needs to further improve the utilization of physical resources and the management and training of human resources. The TE of LTCF was associated to their location, institutional nature, allocation of human resources and occupancy rate. It was needed to focus on promoting the efficiency and quality of LTCF in order to achieve sustainability. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-7571-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Liangwen Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment of Fujian Province University, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiang'an South Road, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, People's Republic of China.
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Tran A, Nguyen KH, Gray L, Comans T. A Systematic Literature Review of Efficiency Measurement in Nursing Homes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E2186. [PMID: 31226787 PMCID: PMC6616898 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background: As our population ages at an increasing rate, the demand for nursing homes is rising. The challenge will be for nursing homes to maintain efficiency with limited resources while not compromising quality. This study aimed to review the nursing home efficiency literature to survey the application of efficiency methods and the measurements of inputs, outputs, facility characteristics and operational environment, with a special focus on quality measurement. Methods: We systematically searched three databases for eligible studies published in English between January 1995 and December 2018, supplemented by an exhaustive search of reference lists of included studies. The studies included were available in full text, their units of analysis were nursing homes, and the analytical methods and efficiency scores were clearly reported. Results: We identified 39 studies meeting the inclusion criteria, of which 31 accounted for quality measures. Standard efficiency measurement techniques, data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier method, and their specifications (orientation, returns to scale, functional forms and error term assumptions) were adequately applied. Measurements of inputs, outputs and control variables were relatively homogenous while quality measures varied. Notably, most studies did not include all three quality dimensions (structure, process and outcome). One study claimed to include quality of life; however, it was not a well-validated and widely used measure. The impacts of quality on efficiency estimates were mixed. The effect of quality on the ranking of nursing home efficiency was rarely reported. Conclusions: When measuring nursing home efficiency, it is crucial to adjust for quality of care and resident's quality of life because the ultimate output of nursing homes is quality-adjusted days living in the facility. Quality measures should reflect their multidimensionality and not be limited to quality of throughput (health-related events). More reliable estimation of nursing home efficiencies will require better routine data collection within the facility, where well-validated quality measures become an essential part of the minimum data requirement. It is also recommended that different efficiency methods and assumptions, and alternative measures of inputs, outputs and quality, are used for sensitivity analyses to ensure the robustness and validity of findings.
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- Alice Tran
- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Queensland, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital Campus, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Queensland, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital Campus, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Queensland, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital Campus, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Queensland, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital Campus, Woolloongabba QLD 4102, Australia.
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Wu B, Jung JK, Kim H, Polsky D. Entry regulation and the effect of public reporting: Evidence from Home Health Compare. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2019; 28:492-516. [PMID: 30689246 PMCID: PMC6405307 DOI: 10.1002/hec.3859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Economic theory suggests that competition and information are complementary tools for promoting health care quality. The existing empirical literature has documented this effect only in the context of competition among existing firms. Extending this literature, we examine competition driven by the entry of new firms into the home health care industry. In particular, we use the certificate of need (CON) law as a proxy for the entry of firms to avoid potential endogeneity of entry. We find that home health agencies in non-CON states improved quality under public reporting significantly more than agencies in CON states. Because home health care is a labor-intensive and capital-light industry, the state CON law is a major barrier for new firms to enter. Our findings suggest that policymakers may jointly consider information disclosure and entry regulation to achieve better quality in home health care.
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- Bingxiao Wu
- Department of Economics, Rutgers University, 75 Hamilton St, NJ Hall, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, 604 Ford Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Center for Health Systems Effectiveness, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- School of Medicine and the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Technical efficiency and its influencing factors in Malaysian hospital pharmacy services. Health Care Manag Sci 2019; 22:462-474. [PMID: 30868325 DOI: 10.1007/s10729-019-09470-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Various pharmacy services are offered in public health facilities, ranging from distributive activities (dispensing) to patient-oriented services (pharmaceutical care). These activities are monitored through indicators established at the national level. In Malaysia, the indicators have not been transformed into a measurement of hospital pharmacy service efficiency. The main objectives of this study were to assess the relative performance of hospital pharmacy services and to investigate the factors that may affect the performance levels. Double-bootstrap data envelopment analysis was applied to measure the technical efficiency levels of 124 public hospital pharmacies in 2014. An input-oriented variable returns to scale model was adopted in the study, while bootstrap truncated regression was conducted to identify the factors that may explain the differences in the efficiency levels. The average bias-corrected technical efficiency score varies according to the hospital size (0.84, 0.78 and 0.82 in small, medium and large hospitals, respectively). The hospital size, hospital age, urban location and information technology are important determinants of the efficiency levels. The study contributes to establishing baseline technical efficiency information for public hospital pharmacy services in Malaysia. The measurement of hospital pharmacy efficiency can guide future policy making to improve performance and ensure the optimum level of available resources.
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IAGG/IAGG GARN International Survey of End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2018; 18:465-469. [PMID: 28549702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This article reports the findings of a survey on end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing homes of 18 long-term care experts across 15 countries. The experts were chosen as a convenience-based sample of known experts in each country. The survey was administered in 2016 and included both open-ended responses for defining hospice care, palliative care, and "end of life," and a series of questions related to the following areas-attitudes toward EOL care, current practice and EOL interventions, structure of care, and routine barriers. Overall experts strongly agreed that hospice and palliative care should be available in long-term care facilities and that both are defined by holistic, interdisciplinary approaches using measures of comfort across domains. However, it appears the experts felt that in most countries the reality fell short of what they believed would be ideal care. As a result, experts call for increased training, communication, and access to specialized EOL services within the nursing home.
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Kohl S, Schoenfelder J, Fügener A, Brunner JO. The use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in healthcare with a focus on hospitals. Health Care Manag Sci 2018; 22:245-286. [DOI: 10.1007/s10729-018-9436-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sohn M, Choi M. Factors Related to Healthcare Service Quality in Long-term Care Hospitals in South Korea: A Mixed-methods Study. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2017; 8:332-341. [PMID: 29164045 PMCID: PMC5678192 DOI: 10.24171/j.phrp.2017.8.5.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objectives The environment of long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) is critical to the management of the quality of their services and to patient safety, as highlighted by international studies. However, there is a lack of evidence on this topic in South Korea. This study aimed to examine the factors affecting healthcare quality in LTCHs and to explore the effectiveness of their quality management. Methods This study used a mixed methods approach with quantitative data collected in a national survey and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with practice-based managers. The samples included 725 nationally representative LTCHs in South Korea for the quantitative analysis and 15 administrators for the in-depth interviews. Results A higher installation rate of patient-safety and hygiene-related facilities and staff with longer-tenures, especially nurses, were more likely to have better healthcare quality and education for both employees and patients. Conclusion The need for patient-safety- and hygiene-related facilities in LTCHs that serve older adults reflects their vulnerability to certain adverse events (e.g., infections). Consistent and skillful nursing care to improve the quality of LTCHs can be achieved by developing relevant educational programs for staff and patients, thereby strengthening the relationships between them.
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- Minsung Sohn
- BK21 Plus Program in Public Health Science, Department of Health Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- BK21 Plus Program in Public Health Science, Department of Health Science, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.,School of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Dulal R. Technical efficiency of nursing homes: do five-star quality ratings matter? Health Care Manag Sci 2017; 21:393-400. [PMID: 28247177 DOI: 10.1007/s10729-017-9392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study investigates associations between five-star quality ratings and technical efficiency of nursing homes. The sample consists of a balanced panel of 338 nursing homes in California from 2009 through 2013 and uses two-stage data envelopment (DEA) analysis. The first-stage applies an input oriented variable returns to scale DEA analysis. The second-stage uses a left censored random-effect Tobit regression model. The five-star quality ratings i.e., health inspections, quality measures, staffing available on the Nursing Home Compare website are divided into two categories: outcome and structure form of quality. Results show that quality measures ratings and health inspection ratings, used as outcome form of quality, are not associated with mean technical efficiency. These quality ratings, however, do affect the technical efficiency of a particular nursing home and hence alter the ranking of nursing homes based on efficiency scores. Staffing rating, categorized as a structural form of quality, is negatively associated with mean technical efficiency. These findings show that quality dimensions are associated with technical efficiency in different ways, suggesting that multiple dimensions of quality should be included in the efficiency analysis of nursing homes. They also suggest that patient care can be enhanced through investing more in improving care delivery rather than simply raising the number of staff per resident.
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- Rajendra Dulal
- Department of General Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, 1070 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
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Ni Luasa S, Dineen D, Zieba M. Technical and scale efficiency in public and private Irish nursing homes – a bootstrap DEA approach. Health Care Manag Sci 2016; 21:326-347. [DOI: 10.1007/s10729-016-9389-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Min A, Park CG, Scott LD. Evaluating Technical Efficiency of Nursing Care Using Data Envelopment Analysis and Multilevel Modeling. West J Nurs Res 2016; 38:1489-1508. [PMID: 27222512 DOI: 10.1177/0193945916650199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is an advantageous non-parametric technique for evaluating relative efficiency of performance. This article describes use of DEA to estimate technical efficiency of nursing care and demonstrates the benefits of using multilevel modeling to identify characteristics of efficient facilities in the second stage of analysis. Data were drawn from LTCFocUS.org , a secondary database including nursing home data from the Online Survey Certification and Reporting System and Minimum Data Set. In this example, 2,267 non-hospital-based nursing homes were evaluated. Use of DEA with nurse staffing levels as inputs and quality of care as outputs allowed estimation of the relative technical efficiency of nursing care in these facilities. In the second stage, multilevel modeling was applied to identify organizational factors contributing to technical efficiency. Use of multilevel modeling avoided biased estimation of findings for nested data and provided comprehensive information on differences in technical efficiency among counties and states.
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- Ari Min
- 1 University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
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Ortega B, Sanjuán J, Casquero A. Determinants of efficiency in reducing child mortality in developing countries. The role of inequality and government effectiveness. Health Care Manag Sci 2016; 20:500-516. [PMID: 27142985 DOI: 10.1007/s10729-016-9367-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The main aim of this article was to analyze the relationship of income inequality and government effectiveness with differences in efficiency in the use of health inputs to improve the under-five survival rate (U5SR) in developing countries. Robust Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and regression analysis were conducted using data for 47 developing countries for the periods 2000-2004, 2005-2009, and 2010-2012. The estimations show that countries with a more equal income distribution and better government effectiveness (i.e. a more competent bureaucracy and good quality public service delivery) may need fewer health inputs to achieve a specific level of the U5SR than other countries with higher inequality and worse government effectiveness.
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- Bienvenido Ortega
- Departamento de Economía Aplicada (Estructura Económica), Universidad de Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071, Málaga, Spain.
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- Departamento de Economía Aplicada (Estructura Económica), Universidad de Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Economía Aplicada (Estructura Económica), Universidad de Málaga, Campus El Ejido, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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Comparing the Efficiency of Hospitals in Italy and Germany: Nonparametric Conditional Approach Based on Partial Frontier. Health Care Manag Sci 2016; 20:379-394. [DOI: 10.1007/s10729-016-9359-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cost efficiency of nursing homes: do five-star quality ratings matter? Health Care Manag Sci 2016; 20:316-325. [DOI: 10.1007/s10729-016-9355-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shreay S, Ma M, McCluskey J, Mittelhammer RC, Gitlin M, Stephens JM. Efficiency of U.S. dialysis centers: an updated examination of facility characteristics that influence production of dialysis treatments. Health Serv Res 2014; 49:838-57. [PMID: 24237043 PMCID: PMC4231574 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To explore the relative efficiency of dialysis facilities in the United States and identify factors that are associated with efficiency in the production of dialysis treatments. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Medicare cost report data from 4,343 free-standing dialysis facilities in the United States that offered in-center hemodialysis in 2010. STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional, facility-level retrospective database analysis, utilizing data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate facility efficiency. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS Treatment data and cost and labor inputs of dialysis treatments were obtained from 2010 Medicare Renal Cost Reports. Demographic data were obtained from the 2010 U.S. Census. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Only 26.6 percent of facilities were technically efficient. Neither the intensity of market competition nor the profit status of the facility had a significant effect on efficiency. Facilities that were members of large chains were less likely to be efficient. Cost and labor savings due to changes in drug protocols had little effect on overall dialysis center efficiency. CONCLUSIONS The majority of free-standing dialysis facilities in the United States were functioning in a technically inefficient manner. As payment systems increasingly employ capitation and bundling provisions, these institutions will need to evaluate their efficiency to remain competitive.
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- School of Economic SciencesWashington State University, Pullman, WA
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- School of Economic SciencesWashington State University, Pullman, WA
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- Prima Health Analytics49 Bald Eagle Road, Weymouth, MA 02190
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Sohn M, Choi M. Association between Efficiency and Quality of Health Care in South Korea Long-term Care Hospitals: Using the Data Envelopment Analysis and Matrix Analysis. J Korean Acad Nurs 2014; 44:418-27. [DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2014.44.4.418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Minsung Sohn
- Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School·BK21Plus Program in Public Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Health Policy & Management, College of Public Health Science·Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School·BK21 Plus Program in Public Health Science, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Pakyz AL, Ozcan YA. Use of Data Envelopment Analysis to Quantify Opportunities for Antibacterial Targets for Reduction of Health Care–Associated Clostridium difficile Infection. Am J Med Qual 2013; 29:437-44. [DOI: 10.1177/1062860613502520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Amy L. Pakyz
- School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- School of Allied Health Professions, Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University
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