Working Paper Cnr-Ceris, N° 16/2012

Performance of the health care industry: the Italian case study

Greta Falavigna
CNR-CERIS;
Via Real Collegio, 30, 10024 Moncalieri (TO), Italy ,
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Roberto Ippoliti
Hospital “SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo” Structure of Scientific Promotion
Via Venezia, 16, 15121 Alessandria (AL), Italy
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University of Eastern Piedmont, Department of Public Policy and Collective Choices (POLIS)
Via Cavour, 84, 15121 Alessandria (AL), Italy
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Alessandro Manello
CNR-CERIS,
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Abstract: Considering the Italian healthcare system, the present study analyzes the aspects that might affect the efficiency of Italian hospitals. In this work, the authors analyze what influences a specific definition of efficiency, which is calculated maximizing healthcare production but minimizing potential financial losses. In other words, this work considers efficient each hospital which is able to maximize the production of medical treatments while complying, at the same time, with budget constraints. Hence, the results of this paper are two-fold: from the organizational point of view and from the technical one. 

Keywords: Hospital efficiency; Directional Distance Function (DDF); Hierarchical organization; Healthcare management

 JEL Codes: I11

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