The stochastic frontier analysis technique in measuring the technical and economic efficiency of hospital diagnostic laboratories: a case study in Iran

Abstract An inefficient health system wastes scarce resources even if it makes considerable gains in accountability and equity. Such a system is expected to perform better. Therefore, it is vital to examine the current performance of health systems and their constituents and assess how to reach thei...

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Main Authors: Siamak Aghlmand, Sadegh Feizollahzadeh, Behrouz Fathi, Hasan Yusefzadeh, Mina Alinejhad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-022-00406-8