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. 2018 Jul 2:2018:2060138.
doi: 10.1155/2018/2060138. eCollection 2018.

Efficiency Analysis of Healthcare System in Lebanon Using Modified Data Envelopment Analysis

Mustapha D Ibrahim  1 , Sahand Daneshvar  1
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Efficiency Analysis of Healthcare System in Lebanon Using Modified Data Envelopment Analysis

Mustapha D Ibrahim et al. J Healthc Eng. .

Abstract

The inflow of refugees from Syria into Lebanon necessitates a robust and efficient healthcare system in Lebanon to withstand the growing demand for healthcare service. For this purpose, we evaluate the efficiency of healthcare system in Lebanon from 2000 through 2015 by applying a modified data envelopment analysis (DEA) model. We have selected four output variables: life expectancy at birth, maternal mortality ratio, infant mortality rate, and newly infected with HIV and two input variables: total health expenditure (% of GDP) and number of hospital beds. The findings of the paper show improvement in the efficiency of the healthcare system in Lebanon after the widespread of the health system reform in 2005. It also shows that reduction in health expenditure does not necessarily reduce efficiency if operational and technical aspect of the healthcare system is improved. The study infers that the healthcare system in Lebanon is capable of withstanding the increase in health demand provided further resources are made available and the existing technical and operational improvement are maintained.

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