The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health service delivery has become a
small industry. This is a review of 317 published papers on frontier efficiency measurement …

The second edition of this book, as in the first edition, places emphasis on the application of
contemporary performance and efficiency evaluation methods, using data envelopment …

The purpose of this paper is to review and critique the field of public sector accounting
research. Many nation states deliver essential public services. In recent times, many of these …

This paper provides the first taxonomy of hospital efficiency studies that uses data
envelopment analysis (DEA) and related techniques. We provide a systematic review of 79 …

Throughout the book, my colleagues and I have endeavored to address the DEA theory
needed by the end-users, key model design issues, correct interpretation of DEA results …

The Taiwan Quality Indicator Project (TQIP) is a quality management program that measures
and monitors the healthcare quality of hospitals in Taiwan. This paper examines the impact …

Scientists are increasingly considering quality in nonparametric frontier efficiency studies in
health care. There are many ways to include quality in efficiency analyses. These …

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 …

This paper analyses hospital performance using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and the
Malmquist productivity index. We follow two approaches to quantify movements in …

Este estudo visou responder à questão: quais são os fatores associados aos níveis de
eficiência na alocação de recursos públicos? Tendo como norteador o referencial teórico …