13th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Performance Analysis of Hospitals Departments by Using Data Envelopment Analysis

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Abstract

This study uses the Data Envelopment Analysis method to examine the health sector's performance efficiency. The study measures the efficiency of three departments of 6 public and five private hospitals in Kuwait's health sector. DEA method with Constant return to Scale (CRS), Variable return to Scale (VRS), and scale efficiency were used to estimate public and private hospitals' technical and managerial efficiency regarding staff, doctors, health services, and the number of patients indicators.

Keywords:
Data Envelopment Analysis, efficiency, health sectors, performance measurement

Published in: 13th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Manila, Philipines

Publisher: IEOM Society International
Date of Conference: March 7-9, 2023

ISBN: 979-8-3507-0543-0
ISSN/E-ISSN: 2169-8767