| Article ID: | iaor20105027 |
| Volume: | 178 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 247 |
| End Page Number: | 261 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Journal: | Annals of Operations Research |
| Authors: | Ozcan Yasar A, Fiszman Roberto, Lins Marcos E, Lobo Maria Stella C, da Silva Angela Cristina M, Pereira Basilio B |
| Keywords: | education, statistics: data envelopment analysis, performance, measurement |
In order to demonstrate how DEA modeling can be helpful to aid decision making relative to the Brazilian Teaching Hospital Policy by means of hospital performance assessment, we develop a case study with 30 general hospitals linked to Brazilian Federal Universities. We consider data on medical care (Medical Model–MM), teaching and research (Teaching-Research Model–TRM) and use the software IDEAL (Interactive Data Envelopment Analysis Laboratory) as a tool for the units' efficiency evaluation. IDEAL, developed in Brazil, is unique in providing a 3-D frontiers visualization, assisting in exploratory analysis and allowing a better understanding of the DEA modeling (envelopment and multiplier). Both models are input-oriented and each hospital is categorized according to its relative efficiency in the MM and TRM. In this phase, it is very important to discuss with the decision-makers the results and patterns of the DEA models. Finally, the modelling indicates the necessary changes for the inefficient units and generates recommendations for teaching ratios and public financing.