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DEA Hospital Efficiency

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a linear programming technique for measuring the relative efficiency of multiple hospitals using multiple inputs and outputs. Introduced by Charnes, Cooper, and Rhodes in 1978, DEA has become the standard method for benchmarking hospital performance in healthcare systems worldwide.

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  1. Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., & Rhodes, E. (1978). Measuring the efficiency of decision making units. European Journal of Operational Research, 2(6), 429–444. DOI: 10.1016/0377-2217(78)90138-8
  2. Bannick, R. R., & Ozcan, Y. A. (2008). Efficiency evaluation of long-term care facilities. Health Care Management Science, 11(2), 81–91. DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9013-z
  3. Ozcan, Y. A. (2014). Health Care Management: A Quantitative Approach (4th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. DOI: 10.1002/9781119043782

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ScholarGateDEA Hospital Efficiency (Data Envelopment Analysis for Hospital Efficiency Measurement). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/healthcare-management/dea-hospital-efficiency