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Measuring the Efficiency of the Canadian Health Care System

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  • Akua Abeney
  • Kam Yu

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This study uses two-stage data envelopment analysis to examine health care waiting times and number of treatments in relation to health care inputs by province. The results indicate that there are no great provincial differences in "efficiency" in these dimensions. This suggests that the gains from some provinces copying the practices of others are unlikely to be sufficient to solve wait time problems. Such a solution will likely require either new practices (perhaps found in subregions within provinces or internationally) or higher input levels.

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  • Akua Abeney & Kam Yu, 2015. "Measuring the Efficiency of the Canadian Health Care System," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 41(4), pages 320-331, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:41:y:2015:i:4:p:320-331
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2013-044
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    1. Zhichao Wang & Valentin Zelenyuk, 2021. "Performance Analysis of Hospitals in Australia and its Peers: A Systematic Review," CEPA Working Papers Series WP012021, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.
    2. Zhichao Wang & Bao Hoang Nguyen & Valentin Zelenyuk, 2024. "Performance analysis of hospitals in Australia and its peers: a systematic and critical review," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 62(2), pages 139-173, October.

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