Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units

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contents Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units Jorge Keith Diego Prior Salud Mexico Efficiency scale economies scope economies private medical units To evaluate technical efficiency and potential presence of scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units (PMU) that will improve management decisions. Materials and methods. We used data envelopment analysis methods with inputs and outputs for 2 105 Mexican PMU published in 2010 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía from the “Estadística de Unidades Médicas Privadas con Servicio de Hospitalización (PEC-6-20-A)” questionnaire. Results. The application of the models used in the paper found that there is a marginal presence of economies of scale and scope in Mexican PMU. Conclusions. PMU in Mexico must focus to deliver their services on a diversified structure to achieve technical efficiency. 2014 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10632372005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.56
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spellingShingle Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units
Jorge Keith
Salud
Mexico
Efficiency
scale economies
scope economies
private medical units
Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units Jorge Keith Diego Prior Salud Mexico Efficiency scale economies scope economies private medical units To evaluate technical efficiency and potential presence of scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units (PMU) that will improve management decisions. Materials and methods. We used data envelopment analysis methods with inputs and outputs for 2 105 Mexican PMU published in 2010 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía from the “Estadística de Unidades Médicas Privadas con Servicio de Hospitalización (PEC-6-20-A)” questionnaire. Results. The application of the models used in the paper found that there is a marginal presence of economies of scale and scope in Mexican PMU. Conclusions. PMU in Mexico must focus to deliver their services on a diversified structure to achieve technical efficiency. 2014 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10632372005 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.56
title Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units
topic Salud
Mexico
Efficiency
scale economies
scope economies
private medical units
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10632372005