Efficiency of Public Procurement in the Czech and Slovak Health Care Sectors

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68407700:21460/21:00347656 RIV/00216224:14560/21:00121179

Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/tras.62E.7" target="_blank" >10.24193/tras.62E.7</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Efficiency of Public Procurement in the Czech and Slovak Health Care Sectors

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Health systems in most (if not all) countries perpetually struggle with financial problems and search for resources to cover health care needs. Increased efficiency of health procurement has the potential to save a lot of money and to reallocate them to treatments. The aim of our study is to analyze technical efficiency (efficiency/economy dimension) and allocation efficiency (effectiveness) of public procurement in health care facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, countries whose health systems are governed by the principle of universal access to high quality health services. Concerning the technical efficiency, the results show a low rate of competitiveness whereby the potential of competition is not exploited. In terms of allocation efficiency, our research also sufficiently illustrates the criticality of the situation; however, compared to the element of technical efficiency the situation in the evaluated countries is different. In Slovakia, purchases are usually decided by doctors and procurement is prepared without the necessary ex-ante analysis. In the Czech Republic, the ex-ante evaluation of purchasing of medical equipment is regulated, however, the decision-making process is non-transparent and does not guarantee allocative efficiency. The study has critical policy implications - both countries should urgently adopt measures to improve their respective procurement processes

Název v anglickém jazyce

Efficiency of Public Procurement in the Czech and Slovak Health Care Sectors

Popis výsledku anglicky

Health systems in most (if not all) countries perpetually struggle with financial problems and search for resources to cover health care needs. Increased efficiency of health procurement has the potential to save a lot of money and to reallocate them to treatments. The aim of our study is to analyze technical efficiency (efficiency/economy dimension) and allocation efficiency (effectiveness) of public procurement in health care facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, countries whose health systems are governed by the principle of universal access to high quality health services. Concerning the technical efficiency, the results show a low rate of competitiveness whereby the potential of competition is not exploited. In terms of allocation efficiency, our research also sufficiently illustrates the criticality of the situation; however, compared to the element of technical efficiency the situation in the evaluated countries is different. In Slovakia, purchases are usually decided by doctors and procurement is prepared without the necessary ex-ante analysis. In the Czech Republic, the ex-ante evaluation of purchasing of medical equipment is regulated, however, the decision-making process is non-transparent and does not guarantee allocative efficiency. The study has critical policy implications - both countries should urgently adopt measures to improve their respective procurement processes

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50602 - Public administration

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences

ISSN

1842-2845

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

62E

Stát vydavatele periodika

RO - Rumunsko

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

115-133

Kód UT WoS článku

000622321100007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85102251440