The healthcare sector in general and hospitals in particular represent a main application
area for Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This paper reviews 262 papers of DEA …

Since the 1990s, diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based payment systems were gradually
introduced in many countries. The main design characteristics of a DRG-based payment …

Background Activity-based funding (ABF) of hospitals is a policy intervention intended to re-
shape incentives across health systems through the use of diagnosis-related groups. Many …

Many countries are facing the increasing cost of healthcare services and the low efficiency of
public hospitals. These issues are also evident in China. This paper offers a comprehensive …

In this paper, we review the existing studies on the design of financial incentives and
payment mechanisms for healthcare service providers, which have been published in the …

Background Although health care reforms may improve efficiency at the macro level, less is
known regarding their effects on the utilization of health care personnel. Following the 2002 …

The introduction of prospective hospital reimbursement based on diagnosis-related groups
(DRG) has been a conspicuous attempt to decelerate the steady increase of hospital …

Background and objectives This paper analyses productivity growth in the Norwegian
hospital sector over a period of 16 years, 1999–2014. This period was characterized by a …

Background Achieving Universal Health Coverage and other health and health-related
targets of the sustainable development goals entails curbing waste in health spending due …

The adoption and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems have been
widely promoted as a means for improving health care delivery and controlling costs in US …