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Evaluation of productive efficiency in the Unified National Health System hospitals in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cesconetto, Aé.; Lapa, J.Dos.Santos.; Calvo, M.Cristina.Marino.

Cadernos de Saude Publica 24(10): 2407-2417

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0102-311X
PMID: 18949242
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001000021
Accession: 031325533

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This study evaluated the productive efficiency of 112 hospitals under the Unified National Health System (SUS) in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The objective was to verify which hospitals apply the available resources efficiently. Data collected from the SUS Hospital Data System (SIH-SUS) for the year 2003 were used. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was applied under the assumption of variable returns to scale.

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