Evaluating the efficiency of primary health care institutions in China: an improved three-stage data envelopment analysis approach

Abstract Background Primary health care (PHC) institutions are key to realizing the main functions of the health care system. Since the new health care reform in 2009, the Chinese government has invested heavily in PHC institutions and launched favorable initiatives to improve the efficiency of such...

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Main Authors: Wanmin Su, Yatian Hou, Mengge Huang, Jiamian Xu, Qingfeng Du, Peixi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09979-3