Use of DEA in evaluating the efficiency of the township health centers / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficiency of the township health centers with the appropriate use of data envelope analysis (DEA) so as to provide methodological basis for such evaluation. Methods The composite indexes of the township health centers medical and preventive service output were designed by means of service equivalent and expert consultation and the township health centers relative efficiency scores were calculated by means of DEA. Results There were 9 units where DEA was effective, accounting for 5 4% of all the units, and the township health centers DEA scores took a downward turn year by year. Conclusion ① By developing the composite indexes of the township health centers service output, the present study has put more preventive and medical service output information in the DEA output index system. ② The overall efficiency of the township health centers is pretty low and is moreover taking a downward turn year by year.