The Technical Efficiency of Community Health Service Centers in Wuhan, China
Estimation and Policy Implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13775243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinliang Liu (0000-0002-5679-8168, Wuhan University), Quan Wang (0000-0001-5848-4368, Wuhan University), Sara Barsanti (0000-0001-7415-879X, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Barsanti Sara (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna), Wei Yang (0000-0001-7249-4386, King's College London), Siping Dong (0000-0003-4661-7228, National Institute of Hospital Administration of PRC, Beijing, China), Hao Li (0000-0001-5192-5458, Wuhan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0046958018812972 |
| OpenAlex | W2903178803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
This study seeks to measure the technical efficiency of Community Health Service Centers (CHSCs) in Wuhan City, China, to propose some policy recommendations to improve the efficiency of CHSCs. A total of 46 CHSCs in Wuhan City were included in the study as research subjects. Data of 11 selected input and output indicators were collected from Hubei Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. R3.2.1 statistical software was used to estimate the efficiency scores of CHSCs using Bootstrap-Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and, on average, the bias-corrected technical efficiency score is found to be 0.7845. All the bias-corrected scores of CHSCs are lower than classical scores. At both local and regional level, large gaps exist in relative technical efficiency scores among the CHSCs, and 12 out of 46 CHSCs (26.09%) have efficiency scores at or below average levels. The results indicate big potential for the CHSCs in Wuhan to improve their technical efficiency, such as the optimization of health resources allocation, capacity building, information system strengthening, third party performance evaluation, and mechanisms design, and so on
Business · China · Commission · Data envelopment analysis · Economics · Efficiency · Environmental economics · Estimation · Geography · Statistics · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Finance · Healthcare Policy and Management · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |