Análisis de la eficiencia técnica del gasto público en el sector salud del Ecuador 2019.

Abstract

The goal of this research work is to analyze the technical efficiency of the health sector during the year 2019 (pre covid-19). An enveloping data model or better known as a DEA model was used, for the aforementioned analysis, data was taken regarding each province of Ecuador, in addition, a small analysis of the importance of each variable within the study was carried out. The technical efficiency of the health sector was determined, taking as inputs hospital discharges, available beds, percentage of daily bed occupancy available, bed turnover performance, people with disabilities, inhabitants, and budgets, doctors and hospitals as outputs. Demonstrating that most of the provinces of Ecuador have been able to achieve compliance with the parameters of technical efficiency during the year of study; concluding that one of the factors that influence so that the provinces of the country of study can reach efficiency in the health sector would be an increase in doctors, adjustment of budgets and control of construction of more hospitals.