Benchmarking countries' technical efficiency using AHP-based weighted slack-based measurement (W-SBM): A cross-national perspective

IF 3.4 3区医学 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Health Policy and Technology Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100782

Birol Yetim , Seda Sönmez , Murat Konca , Gülnur İlgün

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Abstract

Objectives

The objective of the research is to assess the technical efficiency of national health systems in OECD member countries and to provide ideas to improve the efficiency of health systems in countries that have been identified as having a lower degree of efficiency as a result of the findings.

Methods

The technical efficiency scores were calculated using one of the data envelopment analyses (DEA), the Weighted Slack-Based Measure (W-SBM). The Analytic Hierarchy Process was used to establish the aforementioned weights (AHP). Weights are calculated separately for both input and output variables.

Results

The technical efficiency of the relevant countries' health systems is around 0.79, according to the data, and just 13 (36.1%) of the 36 countries have a fairly efficient health system.

Conclusions

The outcomes of the study were supposed to aid health policymakers and management in improving system efficiency. In addition, since the number of studies examining the health systems of OECD countries with the W-SBM method is limited, it is thought that this study will make an important contribution to the literature.

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使用基于ahp的加权基于松弛的测量(w-sbm)对国家的技术效率进行基准测试:一个跨国视角

目的本研究的目的是评估经合组织成员国国家卫生系统的技术效率，并为提高因研究结果而被确定为效率较低的国家的卫生系统效率提供思路。方法采用数据包络分析法（DEA）和加权松弛测度法（W-SBM）计算技术效率得分。使用层次分析法来建立上述权重（AHP）。分别计算输入和输出变量的权重。结果数据显示，相关国家卫生系统的技术效率约为0.79，36个国家中只有13个（36.1%）拥有相当高效的卫生系统。结论该研究的结果应该有助于卫生政策制定者和管理层提高系统效率。此外，由于使用W-SBM方法检查经合组织国家卫生系统的研究数量有限，因此认为这项研究将对文献做出重要贡献。

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Health Policy and Technology Medicine-Health Policy

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9.20

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3.30%

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88 days

期刊介绍： Health Policy and Technology (HPT), is the official journal of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine (FPM), a cross-disciplinary journal, which focuses on past, present and future health policy and the role of technology in clinical and non-clinical national and international health environments. HPT provides a further excellent way for the FPM to continue to make important national and international contributions to development of policy and practice within medicine and related disciplines. The aim of HPT is to publish relevant, timely and accessible articles and commentaries to support policy-makers, health professionals, health technology providers, patient groups and academia interested in health policy and technology. Topics covered by HPT will include: - Health technology, including drug discovery, diagnostics, medicines, devices, therapeutic delivery and eHealth systems - Cross-national comparisons on health policy using evidence-based approaches - National studies on health policy to determine the outcomes of technology-driven initiatives - Cross-border eHealth including health tourism - The digital divide in mobility, access and affordability of healthcare - Health technology assessment (HTA) methods and tools for evaluating the effectiveness of clinical and non-clinical health technologies - Health and eHealth indicators and benchmarks (measure/metrics) for understanding the adoption and diffusion of health technologies - Health and eHealth models and frameworks to support policy-makers and other stakeholders in decision-making - Stakeholder engagement with health technologies (clinical and patient/citizen buy-in) - Regulation and health economics