Parametric and non-parametric frontier applications are typical for measuring the efficiency
and productivity of many healthcare units. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, hospital …

Background To better meet people's growing demand for medical and health services, 21
cities in Guangdong Province were involved in the reform of public hospitals in 2017. This …

Background Hospitals are the biggest consumers of health system budgets and hence
measuring hospital performance by quantitative or qualitative accessible and reliable …

The goal of the current research is to propose the credibility-based fuzzy window data
envelopment analysis (CFWDEA) approach as a novel method for the dynamic performance …

Human resources for health (HRH) is a cornerstone in the medical system. This paper
combined data envelopment analysis (DEA) with Tobit regression analysis to evaluate the …

Background: Efficiency evaluation is an integral part of new medical reform and is necessary
to solve the problem of limited and unbalanced medical resources. This study evaluated the …

Objectives The growth in global healthcare capacity has led to increased healthcare costs
and a deterioration in the finances of universal health insurance. Hospitals must consider …

Objectives Many small-sized healthcare institutions play a critical role in communities by
preventing infectious diseases. This study examines how they have been impacted by the …

Objectives Vaccination is an important part of public health services. We aim to assess the
efficiency of vaccination services in Beijing, the capital of China, and to further study the …

As human lifespan increases and the need for elderly care grows, the demand for
healthcare services and its associated costs have surged, causing a decline in the …