Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Health Systems: A Case Study of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Countries (2004–10)

Ravangard, Ramin; Hatam, Nahid; Teimourizad, Abedin; Jafari, Abdosaleh

doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2014.60

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“…Following these results, it can be concluded that physical resources had less influence on organisation efficiency of Mbeya UWSA. These findings are in line with Ravangard et al (2014) who found that the efficiency of many organizations are affected by limited physical resources required to undertake specific tasks. It was also discovered that 70% of physical resources used were old and needed replacement and there was a shortage and 40% of them were not of good quality and outdated to cater for the high growing customers' demands of customers as fairly few customers were connected to the central system.…”

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“…Availability of modern facilities for water supply (2.50), office equipments (2.59) and modern equipments (2.57) contributes to a small extent to organisation efficiency with mean score slightly equal to cut-off point. In order to enhance efficiency of the utility, the utility should procure modern physical resources such as computers, pipes, motors and other technical equipments (Ravangard et al, 2014). In similar vein, the utility should provide on the job training to employees in order to equip them with relevant skills on how to use such equipments to achieve the desired output.…”

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Factors Influencing Organisation Efficiency of Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities in Tanzania: The Analysis of Mbeya Urban Water Supply Authority

Nzilano

2017

Aquademia: Water, Environment and Technology

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While Tanzania is endowed with enormous natural water resources, access to clean and safe water remains a great challenge. For instance, out of twenty urban water supply authorities, only three (Arusha, Songea and Tanga) supply water continuously. This paper examines factors influencing organisation efficiency of water supply utilities in Tanzania, using Mbeya Urban Water Supply Authority (UWSA) as case in point. The unit of analysis of this study were all employees of the Mbeya UWSA. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, key informant interviews and documentary analysis. Descriptive analysis and onesample t-test were employed as data analysis methods. The findings show that human resource competences in waste water management, civil engineering, distribution of water resources, other industrial services and agricultural water management contributes to a small extent to organisation efficiency of the utility. Shortage of funds, lack of priorities in government budget and low rate of return on investment contributes less to organisation efficiency of the utility. The use of information and communication technology moderately contributes to organisation efficiency while availability of working facilities, engagement in survey and innovation in water management contributes to a small extent to organisation efficiency of the utility. The study recommends Mbeya UWSA to take deliberate efforts to improve the attributes of human resource competences, financial resources and physical resources that have bearing effect on the organization efficiency of the utility in delivering services to customers.

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Factors Influencing Organisation Efficiency of Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities in Tanzania: The Analysis of Mbeya Urban Water Supply Authority

Nzilano

2017

Aquademia: Water, Environment and Technology

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“…The size of the hospital's operating costs and lack of sufficient efficiency of healthcare system raise questions on the way of resources consuming by the hospital . When issues related to capital and labor force supply are compounded by the lack of full utilization of existing tools and equipment that is caused by working practices in undeveloped and developing countries, the efficiency rate decreases and it creates a kind of capital and labor force waste in times of scarcity . Therefore, health promotion is an economic and social subject as well as ethical duty, and any type of health service planning should be considered as a part of the health policy approach …”

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The economic efficiency of clinical laboratories in public hospitals: A case study in Iran

Alinejhad

Aghlmand

Feizollahzadeh

2019

Clinical Laboratory Analysis

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Introduction Clinical laboratories are identified as one of the most important and expensive units of the health system. Therefore, it is essential to pay attention to these units' cost efficiency. This study purpose was to evaluate the economic efficiency of hospitals' laboratory units affiliated to Urmia University of Medical Sciences (UMSU), in order to assess their performance. Methods This research was a descriptive‐analytic study that was accomplished in 2017. The statistical population of the study included all of the hospitals' clinical laboratories affiliated to UMSU. Moreover, DEA method and Deap2.1 software were used to analyze data. In this study, technical and allocative efficiencies of the studied laboratory units were also calculated in addition to the determination of the economic efficiency of the laboratories. Results The average economic efficiency of clinical laboratories calculated by DEA in 2017 was 0.676. This value was lower than the allocative and technical efficiency scores, which indicates that these units could attain full efficiency by reducing their costs without having any effect on output values. Moreover, about 14 percent of the clinical laboratory units were economically efficient. In addition, it is noteworthy to state that, from total of university hospital laboratories, only three hospitals had no economic excess or deficiency values of inputs. Conclusion Considering that 76% of laboratory units have not been economically efficient, it is necessary for the laboratory managers to consider optimum allocating of resources, with respect to the cost of laboratory equipment and inputs in order to increase their units' economic efficiency.

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“…Use the limited resources efficiently and spend public funds on the suitable and effective services, as well as. Identification of these factors is a method for accurate estimation of health resources (1,2) and macroeconomic policymaking in the health sector (3). In fact, research on the utilization of health services helps identify factors, which facilitate or prevent access to these services (4).…”

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Factors Affecting the Utilization of Outpatient Health Services and Importance of Health Insurance

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Background: Research on the utilization of health services provides an opportunity to identify and determine the quantity and quality of factors, which can facilitate or debilitate access to services. Policymakers believe that factors affecting the use of health services should be quantified in order to allocate further resources to indicators, which can help reduce inequalities. This study aimed to investigate factors affecting the utilization of outpatient services and to determine the effect of health insurance on financial support for individuals. Methods: The present study included all Iranian households, which had been recruited by the Statistical Center of Iran in 2012 -2013. The data were analyzed in 2 logit models and divided into urban and rural areas. Results: According to the results, basic and full insurance coverage was the main factor, influencing the utilization of outpatient health services. Furthermore, age composition of households affected their utilization of these services. More precisely, households with more members aged < 5 or > 65 years tended to use outpatient services more frequently. In addition, households with female heads and those from higher decile groups were more likely to use outpatient services. On the contrary, educational level and household size had negative effects on demand for outpatient health services. Conclusions: Based on the results, there was a significant association between social and economic status and utilization of outpatient services. For decreasing the observed inequalities, policymakers should pay particular attention to households with low income and members aged < 5 or > 65 years and provide access to health services for these groups (eg, access to family physicians).

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Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Health Systems: A Case Study of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Countries (2004–10)

Cited by 42 publications

References 28 publications

Factors Influencing Organisation Efficiency of Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities in Tanzania: The Analysis of Mbeya Urban Water Supply Authority

Factors Influencing Organisation Efficiency of Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities in Tanzania: The Analysis of Mbeya Urban Water Supply Authority

The economic efficiency of clinical laboratories in public hospitals: A case study in Iran

Factors Affecting the Utilization of Outpatient Health Services and Importance of Health Insurance

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