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KMID : 1170320160220010091
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2016 Volume.22 No. 1 p.91 ~ p.105
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Analysis on Productivity Trend of Healthcare Resources Utilization about Mental Health
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Seo Eun-Won
Kwak Jin-Mi
Jin Da-Bin
Lee Kwang-Soo
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Abstract
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This study purposed to analyze the productivity trend of healthcare resources utilization about mental health by region in Korea. Data were derived from the National Mental Health Commission and this study included 16 metropolitan cities for 7 years from 2007 to 2013. To analyze productivity change using Malmquist Productivity Index(MPI), number of mental hospitals, number of mental hospital beds and number of psychiatrists were used as input variables. Number of inpatients and outpatients were used as output variables. Overall, MPI was increased by 0.6% on average during the period from 2007 to 2013. Technical change had more influence on productivity advance than pure efficiency change and scale efficiency change. There were differences in MPI by regions. Gangwon showed the highest productivity increase, while Incheon showed the highest productivity decrease. Study results presented that productivity change of healthcare resources utilization about mental health was differed by regions and that technical changes were mainly due to productivity change. Thus, health policy makers will need to prepare interventions to use resources about mental health efficiently by regions.
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KEYWORD
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Malmquist Productivity Index, Productivity, Healthcare resource, Mental health
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