Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin) · 1999 · 24 citations · 12 references
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Health ProfessionsHealth AdministrationHealth Services AdministrationHealth EconomicsHealthcare EconomicsHospital AdministrationEconomic EvaluationEfficiency AnalysisHealthcare Performance MeasurementHospital EconomicsHospital Performance EvaluationTechnical EfficiencyComparative Hospital PerformanceHealth Care Efficiency ImprovementHealth Expenditure EfficiencyHealthcare Efficiency AnalysisHealthcare Efficiency MeasurementHospital Efficiency AnalysisHospital Efficiency MetricsHospital Productivity Analysis
Abstract: The study examines the technical, scale and size efficiency of acute hospitals in Northern Ireland over the six-year period, 1986-1992. The efficiency estimates are used to investigate whether the empirical evidence supports the subsequent current rationalisation policy for hospital provision in Northern Ireland. Non-parametric analysis is used to measure the efficiency of larger and smaller hospitals relative to best practice. The results cautiously support the current policy of expanding larger hospitals and restructuring/closing smaller hospitals, but also indicate that the expansion of large hospitals may not yield substantial efficiency gains. I
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