The healthcare sector in general and hospitals in particular represent a main application
area for Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This paper reviews 262 papers of DEA …

Background National Health Systems managers have been subject in recent years to
considerable pressure to increase concentration and allow mergers. This pressure has been …

In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

In this work, we analyze production performance of hospital services in Ontario (Canada), by
investigating its key determinants. Using data for the years 2003 and 2006, we follow the two …

Purpose This systematic literature review analyzes and identifies research areas where
researchers have already studied the role of intellectual capital (IC) in the healthcare sector …

Parametric and non-parametric frontier applications are typical for measuring the efficiency
and productivity of many healthcare units. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, hospital …

Objetivo Analizar la eficiencia técnica y la productividad de los hospitales generales del
Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS) español (2010-2012) e identificar variables hospitalarias …

Since human health greatly depends on a healthy and risk-free social environment, it is very
important to have a concept to focus on improving epidemiology capacity and potential …

The aim of this article was to determine which key indicators influence patient satisfaction
with the Spanish NHS to provide useful information for policy decision-making. A total of 33 …

The continuous growth of hospital costs has driven governments in many countries to seek
ways to improve their efficiency. In Greece, this has consistently been a major issue for …