| Measuring cost efficiency in the Nordic hospitals--a cross-sectional comparison of public hospitals in 2002. | |
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PMID: 20680466 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The aim of this study was to compare the performance of hospital care in four Nordic countries: Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Using national discharge registries and cost data from hospitals, cost efficiency in the production of somatic hospital care was calculated for public hospitals. Data were collected using harmonized definitions of inputs and outputs for 184 hospitals and data envelopment analysis was used to calculate Farrell efficiency estimates for the year 2002. Results suggest that there were marked differences in the average hospital efficiency between Nordic countries. In 2002, average efficiency was markedly higher in Finland compared to Norway and Sweden. This study found differences in cost efficiency that cannot be explained by input prices or differences in coding practices. More analysis is needed to reveal the causes of large efficiency disparities between Nordic hospitals. |
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Miika Linna; Unto Häkkinen; Mikko Peltola; Jon Magnussen; Kjartan S Anthun; Sverre Kittelsen; Annette Roed; Kim Olsen; Emma Medin; Clas Rehnberg |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-03 |
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Title: Health care management science Volume: 13 ISSN: 1386-9620 ISO Abbreviation: Health Care Manag Sci Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-10-21 Completed Date: 2011-01-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815649 Medline TA: Health Care Manag Sci Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 346-57 Citation Subset: IM |
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THL, Center for Health and Social Economics, Helsinki, Finland. mika.linna@thl.fi |
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Databases, Factual Efficiency, Organizational / economics* Finland Hospitals, Public / economics* Scandinavia |
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