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ArticleCost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E2022

The stochastic frontier analysis technique in measuring the technical and economic efficiency of hospital diagnostic laboratories: a case study in Iran.

Siamak Aghlmand, Sadegh Feizollahzadeh, Behrouz Fathi, Hasan Yusefzadeh, Mina Alinejhad

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Siamak AghlmandDepartment of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Sadegh FeizollahzadehDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Solid Tumor Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Behrouz FathiDepartment of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
Hasan YusefzadehDepartment of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. yusefzadeh.h@umsu.ac.ir.
Mina AlinejhadDepartment of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

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Abstract

An inefficient health system wastes scarce resources even if it makes considerable gains in accountability and equity. Such a system is expected to perform better. Therefore, it is vital to examine the current performance of health systems and their constituents and assess how to reach their maximum potential. This study aimed to evaluate the technical and economic efficiency of medical diagnostic laboratories in hospitals affiliated with Urmia University of Medical Sciences (UUMS) in 2016. In this descriptive-analytical study, data from diagnostic laboratories of the hospitals of UUMS have been inputted into Frontier

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Diagnostic laboratoryEconomic efficiencyHospitalStochastic frontier analysis

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