Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for the study of Technical Efficiency in the Health Systems: A bibliographical and methodological review in the Ecuadorian context

Authors

  • Luis Heriberto Suin Guaraca Economista. Magister en Administración de Empresas Libre Ejercicio. Cuenca – Azuay – Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3465-2835
  • Mónica Alexandra Duque Rodríguez Ingeniera en Contabilidad y Auditoría. Magister en Contabilidad y Finanzas con Mención en Gerencia y Planeamiento Tributario. Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas – FCEA. Carrera de Administración de Empresas Dual. Cuenca - Azuay – Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-2584
  • Juan Carlos Aguirre Quezada Ingeniero Financiero. Doctor dentro del Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Económicas. Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas – FCEA. Carrera de Administración de Empresas. Azogues - Cañar – Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8953-8151

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.38.03.10

Keywords:

data envelopment analysis, health economics, efficiency organizational, national health systems. Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: the financing of health systems has been the main objective of public policies, especially due to the use of limited resources; it is necessary that new health interventions demonstrate that they are efficient, in addition to guaranteeing their therapeutic efficacy.

Objective: to carry out an exhaustive review of the methodology used to measure the technical efficiency in the health sector.

Methodology: an extensive description of the health system in Ecuador and a deep bibliographic inquiry on the DEA were developed, complementing the analysis and synthesis of particular observations and general theories to establish probable and valid conclusions.

Results: the DEA is the methodology that best captures the efficiency in the use of resources, fundamentally due to its versatility in incorporating a large number of variables of different nature and measures, being important due to the limited availability and heterogeneity of the existing information, calculating and analyzing technical efficiency according to the researcher's needs or the availability of data.

Conclusions: the research clearly describes the DEA methodology and particularly the importance and versatility it has in the measurement of technical efficiency in the health sector.

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Published

2021-04-06

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 3 (2020): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

Section

Bibliographic Review

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