Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate technical efficiency and potential presence of scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units (PMU) that will improve management decisions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We used data envelopment analysis methods with inputs and outputs for 2 105 Mexican PMU published in 2010 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía from the "Estadística de Unidades Médicas Privadas con Servicio de Hospitalización (PEC-6-20-A)" questionnaire. RESULTS The application of the models used in the paper found that there is a marginal presence of economies of scale and scope in Mexican PMU. CONCLUSIONS PMU in Mexico must focus to deliver their services on a diversified structure to achieve technical efficiency.