Assessing the performance of non-specialised private hospitals in Malaysia - an upper-middle-income medical tourism destination country using the Pabon-Lasso model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The government has rapidly promoted the privatisation of healthcare to improve systemic performance, based on the theory that markets improve efficiency. This study aims to measure the efficiency of private hospitals following their expansion and venture into the medical tourism industry through extensive governmental support.

Methods

Inpatient utilisation of 101 private, non-specialised hospitals in Malaysia in 2014 and 2018 from the Health Informatics Centre, Ministry of Health Malaysia database was studied using paired samples t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and the Pabón-Lasso model.

Results

Better quantitative performance was found among larger hospitals, those with hospital accreditation, and those participating in medical tourism activities. Th

SUBMITTER: Samsudin MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568587 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature