Background of Data Envelopment Analysis Implementation in Moscow Healthcare System: International and Russian Experience

Abstract

Background. The efficiency of healthcare organization activity should be improved and measured using new techniques, as the healthcare system has widely applied advanced technologies and optimized the workflow of all medical facilities. The methodology of data envelopment analysis (DEA) is one of the fast-evolving approaches to assessing the performance of healthcare organizations. The article examines Russian and international experience in applying the DEA method, which can be used for assessing the performance of Moscow public healthcare organizations. Purpose. To study the basics of DEA and the experience of its use for assessing the efficiency of healthcare organizations in Russia and abroad, and to consider its potential implementation in the Moscow healthcare system. Materials and methods. The publications were selected using the PRISMA guidelines. A complex of modern general scientific methods of cognition was also used: system and structural approach, analytical method, comparison, and generalization. Results. The practice of using the DEA method in Russian regions and abroad was analyzed. The main advantages and disadvantages of DEA, as well as the main parameters used in constructing the model of efficiency measurement for healthcare organizations, were categorized. The prerequisites for using the DEA method to assess the efficiency of Moscow healthcare organizations were identified.