Competition and Efficiency in Health Care: An Analysis of the Italian Case
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A general conclusion stemming out of the analysis is that competition is not a value per se and that its effects on hospitals' performance are affected by the rules governing the health system.
Abstract
In this paper we look at the Italian NationalHealth System as a case study, in order to investigate whethercompetition exerts positive effects on the efficiency of hospitals.Using the DEA technique we measure the efficiency of Italianhospital production; secondly, we take a regression analysisapproach to analyse its determinants. A general conclusion stemmingout of the analysis is that competition is not a value per seand that its effects on hospitals' performance are affected bythe rules governing the health system. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000