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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
Abstract
KEITH, Jorge and PRIOR, Diego. Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2014, vol.56, n.4, pp.348-354. ISSN 0036-3634.
Objective. To evaluate technical efficiency and potential presence of scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units (PMU) that will improve management decisions. Materials and methods. We used data envelopment analysis methods with inputs and outputs for 2 105 Mexican PMU published in 2010 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía from the "Estadística de Unidades Médicas Privadas con Servicio de Hospitalización (PEC-6-20-A)" questionnaire. Results. The application of the models used in the paper found that there is a marginal presence of economies of scale and scope in Mexican PMU. Conclusions. PMU in Mexico must focus to deliver their services on a diversified structure to achieve technical efficiency.
Keywords : efficiency; scale economies; scope economies; private medical units; data envelopment analysis (DEA); Mexico.