Dynamic evolution of utilization efficiency of medical and health services in China

In order to optimize the Chinese medical and health system and improve people’s health level, the SFA Malmquist model, the spatial econometric model, and the standard deviation ellipse method were used to measure the efficiency of medical and health services in China’s 31 provinces between 2010 and...

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Published in:PloS one Vol. 19; no. 6; p. e0304157
Main Author: Zhang, Jing
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.06.2024
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:
Analysis
China
Data envelopment analysis
Decision making
Delivery of Health Care
Econometric models
Efficiency
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health care reform
Health facilities
Health Services
Humans
Medical care
Models, Econometric
Population density
Production functions
Productivity
Provinces
Regions
Research methodology
Spatial distribution
Traditional Chinese medicine
Utilization
China
ISSN:1932-6203, 1932-6203
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Summary:In order to optimize the Chinese medical and health system and improve people’s health level, the SFA Malmquist model, the spatial econometric model, and the standard deviation ellipse method were used to measure the efficiency of medical and health services in China’s 31 provinces between 2010 and 2020. Study results indicated that the average efficiency value of the 31 provinces generally exceeded 0.8. Specifically, the average efficiency values in the eastern and central regions increased from 0.852 to 0.875 and from 0.858 to 0.88, respectively. In the western and northeastern regions, these values rose from 0.804 to 0.835 and from 0.827 to 0.854, respectively. From the perspective of spatial distribution, there were high-high and low-low clusters in most provinces with significant spatial dependence among them. This analysis reveals that medical and health services efficiency in China demonstrates a spatial pattern extending from northeast to southwest.
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ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0304157