Abstract
PurposeTurkish Ministry of Health (MoH) has Health Transformation Program (HTP). The purpose of this program has been to modify the structure of the current system in order to enhance health system productivity, quality, and access in the Turkish health system. The paper aims to discuss these issues.Design/methodology/approachTo measure the productivity, a data envelopment analysis-based Malmquist index approach was employed.FindingsResults showed that the overall HTP have had a considerable positive impact on the productivity of general hospitals.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitation is the availability of some data that might not be collected or reported to the MoH in Turkey.Practical implicationsThis research’s findings will have an impact on reforming the health care system in Turkey to be competitive and efficient as possible.Social implicationsThe research will have implication on reducing cost and provide value to the Turkish population.Originality/valueThis is one of the very few articles that targeted the efficiency of hospital system in Turkey.
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