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P E Juras

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PubMed1994

An analysis of gainsharing in a health care setting.

This study examines the effect a gainsharing plan has had on the productivity of two hospitals. Previously, the hospitals had been using a set of ratios to determine changes in productivity. However, we use a nonparametric productivity measure because it simultaneously considers the relationship between the hospitals' inputs and outputs. Our results show that the gainsharing program had no significant effect on productivity in one hospital and a negative effect on productivity in the other hospital. These results raise questions as to whether gainsharing will help health care providers improve productivity.

Data Interpretation, Statistical↗
PubMed1993

Supporting operational decision making.

The collection and processing of information is a source of power. This fact is true especially in the health care industry. The apparent lack of information related to operational decisions in the health care industry is cause for concern. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) provides information regarding efficiency of resource utilization. This article reports on the use of DEA to measure relative technical efficiency of nursing units and the level of association between efficiency scores and the presence of selected operational characteristics. We found a statistically significant association between efficiency and two of the selected characteristics. Although nursing units are used to illustrate the application of the technique, DEA can be applied to any operational unit of a health care organization. However, we conclude that information systems and a minimum data set are essential to optimizing utilization of a such techniques.

Data Collection↗