Relative Efficiency of Public Health Management and Its Determinants

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https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v15i3.14059

Abstract

Research objective: To identify determinants of efficiency in the health micro-regions of the State of Minas Gerais.

Theoretical framework: Efficiency is an assumption of the New Public Management theory. For public health, efficiency refers to optimizing resources so that assistance can be guaranteed to the entire population. Local characteristics can determine a better allocation of resources, impacting the efficiency and well-being of the population.

Methodology: Through Tobit regression, the impact of income, schooling, aging and population growth on the relative efficiency of public health in the health microregions of the State of Minas Gerais was verified. The relative efficiency of health was obtained through Data Envelopment Analysis - DEA.

Results: The aging index and population density had a negative impact on the relative efficiency of health. GDP per capita had a positive impact on efficiency.

Originality: The analysis of efficiency in public health limited to factors controlled by the system itself can compromise the generation of social justice. Local characteristics can determine a better allocation of resources and directly impact public health efficiency.

Theoretical and practical contributions: The study addresses the generation of social justice, not only in public health, but also related to socioeconomic aspects. Contextual factors must be part of public health policies in order to guarantee universality, integrality and equality in public health.

 

Keywords:Public Health, Relative Efficiency, Tobit Regression.

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2023-04-21

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Nascimento, Érica S. do, de Melo Carvalho, F., Carvalho de Benedicto, G., & Willer do Prado, J. (2023). Relative Efficiency of Public Health Management and Its Determinants. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v15i3.14059

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Abril-junho 2023: 15(2)

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