An integrated approach for evaluating and improving the performance of hospital ICUs based on ergonomic and work-motivational factors

S Heidari, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, B Salimi… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
The intensive care unit (ICU) holds significant importance in hospitals. Primarily concerned
with monitoring and providing care to critically ill patients, the ICU has proven effective in …

Inefficiency of public hospitals: a multistage data envelopment analysis in an Italian region

L Piubello Orsini, C Leardini, S Vernizzi… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background The objective of this study was to assess public hospital efficiency, including
quality outputs, inefficiency determinants, and changes to efficiency over time, in an Italian …

Measuring the efficiency of the healthcare sector in Poland–a window-DEA evaluation

K Miszczynska, PM Miszczyński - International Journal of Productivity …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The main aim of the study was to measure and assess the efficiency of the
healthcare system in Poland. Design/methodology/approach An output-oriented Data …

Approach in inputs & outputs selection of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) efficiency measurement in hospitals: A systematic review

MZ Zubir, AA Noor, AM Mohd Rizal, AA Harith, MI Abas… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The efficiency and productivity evaluation process commonly employs Data Envelopment
Analysis (DEA) as a performance tool in numerous fields, such as the healthcare industry …

Productivity analysis of regional-level hospital care in the Czech republic and Slovak Republic

I Vaňková, I Vrabková - BMC health services research, 2022 - Springer
Background Providing hospital care is an essential objective of national health policies. The
countries that share common history, when they emerged from the same health system and …

Healthcare sustainability: hospitalization rate forecasting with transfer learning and location-aware news analysis

J Chen, GG Creamer, Y Ning, T Ben-Zvi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Monitoring and forecasting hospitalization rates are of essential significance to public health
systems in understanding and managing overall healthcare deliveries and strategizing long …

Efficiency of human resources in public hospitals: An example from the Czech Republic

I Vrabková, I Vaňková - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Healthcare is a highly sophisticated segment of the public sector, which requires not only
highly professional and competent staff, but also a properly set ratio of healthcare …

A conceptual framework for operational performance measurement in wholesale organisations

FO Al Majali - International Journal of Productivity and Performance …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Performance measurement involves gaining useful information about performance.
The purpose is to develop a conceptual framework to assist wholesale managers in …

Evaluating service productivity via combining approach FBWM & DEA-EEP (Case study: Mazandaran Electricity Distribution Company)

S Etezadi, H Safari, M Zandieh… - Industrial Management …, 2023 - imj.ut.ac.ir
Objective: Today, productivity is one of the most important factors in economic growth. At the
organizational level, a high level of productivity indicates optimal performance to gain a …

Sustainability and affordability of Chinese-funded renewable energy project in sub-Saharan Africa: a hybridized solid oxide fuel cell, temperature sensors, and lithium …

P Opoku, H Song - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Renewable energy projects are at the crux of all Chinese-funded investment in sub-Saharan
Africa, which accounts for some 56% of all Chinese-led investments globally. However, the …