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This article looks at the performance characteristics of government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India, using input-output ratios of global hospital activity.
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Public hospitals in developing countries consume a major share of health services expenditure. Improving hospital performance and efficiency can free up resources, for service expansion and quality improvements. Within constrained resources, governments need better information systems for performance assessment of health care institutions.
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This page is a summary of: Using hospital activity indicators to evaluate performance in Andhra pradesh, India, The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, April 1994, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.4740090206.
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