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Evaluating the performance of Brazilian university hospitals

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In order to demonstrate how DEA modeling can be helpful to aid decision making relative to the Brazilian Teaching Hospital Policy by means of hospital performance assessment, we develop a case study with 30 general hospitals linked to Brazilian Federal Universities. We consider data on medical care (Medical Model—MM), teaching and research (Teaching-Research Model—TRM) and use the software IDEAL (Interactive Data Envelopment Analysis Laboratory) as a tool for the units’ efficiency evaluation. IDEAL, developed in Brazil, is unique in providing a 3-D frontiers visualization, assisting in exploratory analysis and allowing a better understanding of the DEA modeling (envelopment and multiplier). Both models are input-oriented and each hospital is categorized according to its relative efficiency in the MM and TRM. In this phase, it is very important to discuss with the decision-makers the results and patterns of the DEA models. Finally, the modelling indicates the necessary changes for the inefficient units and generates recommendations for teaching ratios and public financing.

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  1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Yasar A. Ozcan

  2. University Hospital—HUCFF/UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, University City/Fundão Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Marcos E. Lins, Maria Stella C. Lobo, Angela Cristina M. da Silva, Roberto Fiszman & Basilio B. Pereira

  3. Alberto Luiz Coimbra Post-Graduation and Engineering Research Institute, Operational Research, COPPE/UFRJ, Technology Center, Block F, Room 103, University City/Fundão Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Marcos E. Lins, Maria Stella C. Lobo, Angela Cristina M. da Silva, Roberto Fiszman & Basilio B. Pereira

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Ozcan, Y.A., Lins, M.E., Lobo, M.S.C. et al. Evaluating the performance of Brazilian university hospitals. Ann Oper Res 178, 247–261 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-009-0528-1

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