Dynamic network data envelopment analysis for university hospitals evaluation

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To develop an assessment tool to evaluate the efficiency of federal university general hospitals. METHODS Data envelopment analysis, a linear programming technique, creates a best practice frontier by comparing observed production given the amount of resources used. The model...

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Main Authors: Maria Stella de Castro Lobo, Henrique de Castro Rodrigues, Edgard Caires Gazzola André, Jônatas Almeida de Azeredo, Marcos Pereira Estellita Lins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000100402&lng=en&tlng=en