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Table 1 Specification of DEA model variables

From: Healthcare efficiency assessment using DEA analysis in the Slovak Republic

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Variable

Definition

Input variables

 x1

Number of beds

Total number of beds in the health facility

 x2

Number of medical staff

Total number of medical staff, including the number of physicians and nurses

 x3

Number of CT

Number of computed tomography (CT) devices

 x4

Number of MR

Number of magnetic resonance (MR) devices

 x5

Number of medical equipment together

Number of all medical devices

Output variables

 y1

Bed occupancy rate

Percentage use of the total number of beds

 y2

Average nursing time in days

Ratio of treatment days to the total number of hospitalized patients

  1. Source: Prepared by authors