Is bed turnover rate a good metric for hospital scale efficiency? A measure of resource utilization rate for hospitals in Southeast Nigeria

Is bed turnover rate a good metric for hospital scale efficiency? A measure of resource utilization rate for hospitals in Southeast Nigeria

Abstract Background Nigeria health sector, like that of other sub-Saharan African countries, increasingly faces critical resource constraints. Thus, there is need to seek for ways of improving efficient use of scarce health resources. The aim of this study was to determine resource utilization rate...

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Main Authors: Henry E. Aloh, Obinna E. Onwujekwe, Obianuju G. Aloh, Chijioke J. Nweke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Subjects:
Ratio indicators
Resource utilization
Pabon Lasso model
Efficiency
Teaching Hospitals
Southeast Nigeria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-020-00216-w

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