Impact of slack resources on healthcare costs in tertiary and secondary hospitals: a panel data study of public hospitals in Beijing from 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to explore the relationship between slack resources and cost consumption index in tertiary and secondary hospitals and to provide targeted healthcare resource utilisation recommendations for tertiary and secondary hospital managers.

Design

This is a panel data study of 51 public hospitals in Beijing from 2015 to 2019.

Setting

Tertiary and secondary public hospitals in Beijing. Data envelope analysis was used to calculate the slack resources. Regression models were used to explore the relationship between slack resources and healthcare costs.

Participants

A total of 255 observations were collected from 33 tertiary hospitals and 18 secondary hospitals.

Outcome measures

Slack resources and healthcare costs in tertiary and secondary

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124247 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature