Efficiency of Hospitals in the Czech Republic: Conditional Efficiency Approach
| Author(s): | PhDr. Lenka Šťastná Ph.D., PhDr. Jana Votápková Ph.D., |
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| Type: | IES Working Papers |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Number: | 31 |
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| Published in: | IES Working Papers 31/2014 |
| Publishing place: | Prague |
| Keywords: | Efficiency, hospitals, conditional order-m FDH, Czech Republic |
| JEL codes: | D24, I11 |
| Suggested Citation: | Šťastná L., Votápková J. (2014). “Efficiency of Hospitals in the Czech Republic: Conditional Efficiency Approach” IES Working Paper 31/2014. IES FSV. Charles University. |
| Grants: | GAUK 910 915 Analysis of Czech Hospitals: Cost Efficiency & Impact of User Charges on the Amount of Inpatient Care Provided SVV 260 113 - Strengthening Doctoral Research in Economics and Finance |
| Abstract: | The paper estimates cost efficiency of 81 general hospitals in the Czech Republic during 2006-2010. We employ the conditional order-m approach which is a nonparametric method for efficiency computation accounting for environmental variables. E ffects of environmental variables are assessed using the non-parametric signi cance test and partial regression plots. We fi nd not-for-pro t ownership and a presence of a specialized center in a hospital to be detrimental to hospital performance in the group of small and medium hospitals, while not-for-pro t ownership is favorable to eciency for big hospitals. Generally, hospital performance gets worse in period 2009-2010 because additional revenues received in form of user charges which were introduced in 2008 increase spending of hospitals. Only big hospitals proved to take some cost-saving measures as a reaction to nancial crisis. |
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