Background Building upon decades of continuous reforms, Iran has been implementing
various initiatives to reach universal health coverage (UHC). Improving efficiency is a crucial …

(1) Background: Primary health care institutions (PHCI) play an important role in reducing
health inequities and achieving universal health coverage. However, despite the increasing …

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the performance οf private hospitals and
identify conditions that secure sustainable financing οf the sector. Design/Methodology …

Local hospitals play a crucial role in the healthcare system. In this study, the efficiency of
Polish county hospitals is assessed by considering characteristics of hospitals that may …

This study had two aims, one of which was to reflect the efficiencies of all institutions
providing primary healthcare in Turkey between the years of 2012–2014 at the level of …

We introduce a novel methodological framework based on additive value-based efficiency
analysis. It considers inputs and outputs organized in a hierarchical structure. Such an …

The selection of input and output items is crucial for successful application of Data
Envelopment Analysis (DEA) as they should express the decision maker's preferences and …

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a worldwide public health priority. The increasing
prevalence and the budget constraints force to have effective healthcare, especially at the …

This paper proposes a new approach for fully ranking decision-making units (DMUs) in the
context of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models, in the presence of restrictions on …

A data envelopment analysis was used to evaluate the efficiency of 18 primary healthcare
centres in a health district of the Valencian Community, Spain. Factor analysis was used as …