Equity and efficiency of public hospitals' health resource allocation in Guangdong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To better meet people's growing demand for medical and health services, 21 cities in Guangdong Province were involved in the reform of public hospitals in 2017. This paper evaluates the equity and efficiency of public hospitals' health resource allocation in Guangdong Province and explores ways to change the current situation.

Methods

Data were collected from the Guangdong Health Statistical Yearbook 2016-2020 and Guangdong Statistical Yearbook 2017-2021. The Gini coefficient (G), Theil index (T), and health resource density index (HRDI) were used to measure the equity of health resource allocation. An improved three-stage DEA method was applied in efficiency evaluation. The entropy weight method was employed to calculate the weight of different indicators to obta

SUBMITTER: Su W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9493174 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature