Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment

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dc.contributor.authorLinden, Andrewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T12:30:05Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T12:30:05Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the relationship between scale and efficiency through the application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to a set of South African private hospitals over the three year period from 2007 to 2009. As part of the investigation, this paper provides a description of the current research into scale and efficiency with a focus on definition and measurement. It also provides an introduction to DEA as a tool for measuring the relationship between hospital scale and efficiency. Based on the underlying set of private hospitals, this investigation found that scale efficiency improvements are likely to be possible.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLinden, A. (2013). <i>Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5811en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLinden, Andrew. <i>"Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5811en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLinden, A. 2013. Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Linden, Andrew AB - This paper investigates the relationship between scale and efficiency through the application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to a set of South African private hospitals over the three year period from 2007 to 2009. As part of the investigation, this paper provides a description of the current research into scale and efficiency with a focus on definition and measurement. It also provides an introduction to DEA as a tool for measuring the relationship between hospital scale and efficiency. Based on the underlying set of private hospitals, this investigation found that scale efficiency improvements are likely to be possible. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment TI - Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5811 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/5811
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLinden A. Measuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environment. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Division of Actuarial Science, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5811en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Actuarial Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherActuarial Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleMeasuring hospital efficiency using DEA an investigation into the relationship between scale and efficiency within the South African private hospital environmenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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