Exploring the use of DEA for formative evaluation in primary diabetes care: An application to compare English practices

Exploring the use of DEA for formative evaluation in primary diabetes care: An application to compare English practices

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Article ID: iaor200970742
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 60
Issue: 11
Start Page Number: 1469
End Page Number: 1482
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Journal: Journal of the Operational Research Society
Authors: ,
Keywords: statistics: data envelopment analysis
Abstract:

Primary care is currently at the heart of the UK National Health Service policy. Primary care trusts have the crucial role of improving the efficiency and equity in primary care delivery. However, few studies have focused on performance assessment in primary care provision. In this paper, we examine the role of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in helping decision makers to understand and improve the performance of primary care practices. We discuss the results from a study of 14 practices in England in terms of their delivery of diabetes services. In order to take into account the multiple values that underlie public services provision, we have considered several different perspectives for evaluation. These were: technical, allocative and cost efficiency, clinical and patient-focused effectiveness, and equity. The approach adopted involved a deep engagement with the practices. The purpose was to understand the structures and processes supporting effective practice using DEA in a formative role rather than the more usual summative role with a large data set. This approach is in the tradition of the developmental engagement approach of operational research.

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