Study on Equity and Efficiency of Health Resources and Services Based on Key Indicators in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to evaluate the dialectical relationship between equity and efficiency of health resource allocation and health service utilization in China.

Methods

We analyzed the inequity of health resource allocation and health service utilization based on concentration index (CI) and Gini coefficient. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the inefficiency of resource allocation and service utilization. Factor Analysis (FA) was used to determine input/output indicators.

Results

The CI of Health Institutions, Beds in Health Institutions, Health Professionals and Outpatient Visits were -0.116, -0.012, 0.038, and 0.111, respectively. Gini coefficient for the 31 provinces varied between 0.05 and 0.43; out of these 23 (742%) were observed to b

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4683010 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature