Balancing efficiency of health services and equity of access in remote areas in Greece.

作者: Nick Kontodimopoulos , Panagiotis Nanos , Dimitris Niakas

DOI: 10.1016/J.HEALTHPOL.2005.04.006

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摘要: Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to investigate the efficiency of a set of small-scaled Greek hospitals known as hospital-health centers (HHCs). These facilities naturally provide primary and secondary care but are also expected to function as health centers addressing mostly preventive medicine, hygiene and other public health issues. They are located in remote rural areas and serve the relatively small local populations. This study aimed to obtain insight on their productive efficiency in light of their particular role. The …

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