Amaç: Bu araştırmada, Akdeniz Bölgesi’nde faaliyet gösteren Sağlık Bakanlığı’na bağlı kamu hastanelerinin göreceli teknik etkinlik düzeylerinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Yöntem: Araştırmada, hastanelerin performanslarının belirlenmesinde Veri zarflama Analizi (VZA), Analitik Hiyararşi Prosesi (AHP) ve Pabon Lasso Modeli (PLM) kullanılmıştır. İlk olarak ağırlık kısıtlaması olmadan VZA analizi, ...

Background: Hospital accreditation is a systematic external evaluation of a hospital's structures, processes, and outcomes by an independent professional accreditation body using published optimum, evidence‐based, and achievable standards. Accreditation is a strategy for ensuring the quality, safety, and productivity of hospital services. Implementing accreditation standards imposes a high cost...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to identify thresholds for hospital bed utilisation which are independently associated with significantly higher risks for Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in acute hospitals in England. METHOD A retrospective analysis was carried out on reported data from the English National Health Service (NHS) for the financial year 2013/2014. Reported rates of CDI were us...

Background Health system reform is essential to make desired Changes. In Iran, first phase of Health Reform Plan (HRP) was implemented in hospitals affiliated with Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MHME) in 2014. Aim The present study was carried out to evaluate the performance of hospitals affiliated with Urmia University of Medical Sciences at the time of the implementation of HRP. ...

BACKGROUND Against the backdrop of systemic inefficiency in the public health care system and the theoretical claims that markets result in performance and efficiency improvement, developing countries' governments have been rapidly commercializing health care delivery. This paper seeks to determine whether commercialization through an expansion in private hospitals has led to performance improv...