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. 1981 May;31(226):299-302.

Standards in general practice. Effectiveness and efficiency

J S McCormick

Standards in general practice. Effectiveness and efficiency

J S McCormick. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1981 May.

Abstract

This paper proposes that doctors need to accept the technical meaning of terms used in economics such as effectiveness, efficiency, cost, input, process, cost benefit and outcome. The usefulness of these terms is discussed, with examples, and it is agreed that effectiveness and efficiency are best examined by those whose behaviour must alter as a result of the analysis.

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