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Efficiency Frontiers in Treating Lifestyle Diseases

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  • Rozpędowska-Matraszek Danuta J.

    (Stefan Batory State School, Social and Economic College, Institute of Economic and Management Sciences,Batorego 64C, 96-100Skierniewice, Poland)

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Research background: Following a rational health policy by the state is tantamount to having knowledge of society’s health status and health affecting factors. It has become particularly important to focus on the 21st century diseases resulting in premature deaths. That objective dominated the 2016 Act on Public Health and the 2016–2020 National Health Programme connected with it.Purpose: The aim of the paper is to present the results of an analysis concerning hospitals’ technical efficiency assessment in treating diseases of civilization in Poland by provinces. A BCC model with a changing effects of scale and the DEA method were applied, using linear programming.Results: The received results of assessing the technical efficiency of patient treatment related to diseases of civilization from the temporal and spatial point of view may serve as a basis for decisions on regional policy creation.Novelty: Interest in measuring production factors of healthcare activity and outcomes may be ascribed to increased care about costs borne in the sector and pressure on responsible management in the public sphere. Thus, planning appropriate actions aimed at maintaining and improving public health leads to the rational use of funds and improved lives of the population.

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  • Rozpędowska-Matraszek Danuta J., 2020. "Efficiency Frontiers in Treating Lifestyle Diseases," Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Sciendo, vol. 20(1), pages 341-359, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:foeste:v:20:y:2020:i:1:p:341-359:n:20
    DOI: 10.2478/foli-2020-0020
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    Keywords

    strategic management; regional analysis; public health; diseases of civilization; technical efficiency;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • G39 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Other
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • R13 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies

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