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. 2021 Nov 27;21:1281. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07276-5

Table 5.

Input and output slacks of inefficient hospitals

2018
DMU Slack_Beds a Slack_Cost a Slack_FTE Med a Slack_FTE Nurse a Slack_FTE Admin a Slack_FTE Tech a Slack_Outpatient Visits a Slack_Outpatient Revenue a Slack_Inpatient Revenue a Slack_Adj. Inpatient a Slack_BOR a

Slack_Inappropriate

Admission b

Slack_Mortality b
H4 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −4.24% −36.66% −33.57% 24.15% 0.00% 1.02% 0.00% 3.00% −7.38% 0.00%
H7 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −2.33% 0.00% −4.58% 4.60% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 12.47% −2.79% −2.44%
H8 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 54.65% 22.82% 5.01% 0.00% 10.05% −4.64% −1.49%
H9 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −14.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 15.47% −5.47% − 3.43%
H12 0.00% −7.23% 0.00% −13.68% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.31% 7.63% −4.32% −3.44%
H13 0.00% 0.00% −4.23% −7.80% 0.00% −4.61% 0.00% 0.00% 0.55% 0.00% 17.13% −2.09% −5.56%
H14 0.00% 0.00% −15.11% −15.88% −40.13% 0.00% 64.61% 16.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −0.97%
H17 0.00% 0.00% −5.16% 0.00% 0.00% −19.31% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.01% 0.34% 0.00% −2.94%
H19 0.00% −4.71% − 13.65% 0.00% 0.00% −22.91% 21.69% 0.00% 5.48% 0.00% 0.00% −3.77% −4.63%
H20 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −8.84% −0.49% −7.32% 30.03% 0.00% 0.00% 2.27% 11.12% −4.12% −7.73%
H23 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −41.82% − 8.91% 173.03% 0.00% 0.00% 4.14% 12.38% −3.07% −1.22%
H26 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −0.02% −25.75% −6.66% 0.00% 0.00% 3.97% 0.00% 7.38% −6.09% −4.61%
H30 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −7.25% −4.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 7.13% 15.55% −2.78% −4.01%
H35 0.00% 0.00% −4.26% −16.81% −44.99% 0.00% 21.89% 60.61% 4.52% 0.00% 0.00% −13.65% −1.06%
H41 0.00% −8.37% 0.00% −6.70% 0.00% −0.01% 16.50% 32.08% 2.82% 0.00% 12.35% −1.83% −0.60%
AVG 2018 0.00% −1.35% −2.83% −5.09% −14.08% −7.46% 27.41% 8.78% 1.56% 0.99% 8.32% −4.13% −2.94%
2019
DMU Slack_Beds a Slack_Cost a Slack_FTE Med a Slack_FTE Nurse a Slack_FTE Admin a Slack_ FTE Tech a

Slack_

Outpatient Visits a

Slack_

Outpatient Revenue a

Slack_

Inpatient Revenue a

Slack_

Adj. Inpatient a

Slack_BOR a

Slack_

Inappropriate

Admission b

Slack_ Mortality b
H2 −10.34% 0.00% −36.65% −2.92% −62.26% − 32.90% 30.28% 3.28% 8.39% 0.00% 0.00% −9.16% −4.40%
H3 0.00% −12.36% 0.00% −14.29% 0.00% −27.06% 0.00% 0.00% 76.81% 19.44% 0.00% 0.00% −10.69%
H4 0.00% 0.00% −7.09% 0.00% −28.11% −25.07% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −4.70% −0.08%
H5 −0.63% −4.33% 0.00% 0.00% −10.86% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.73% 14.05% −2.12% −3.00%
H6 −26.96% −18.54% −20.04% −18.45% −78.52% 0.00% 36.71% 0.00% 0.00% 3.91% 27.90% −8.73% 0.00%
H8 −16.81% 0.00% −24.40% 0.00% −28.53% −14.86% 0.00% 0.00% 5.94% 0.00% 0.00% −3.34% −3.26%
H12 0.00% −7.09% 0.00% −3.61% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.01% 0.00% −4.12% −4.19%
H14 0.00% 0.00% −19.39% −15.44% −13.80% 0.00% 32.38% 12.75% 0.00% 2.66% 0.00% −4.04% −1.65%
H15 0.00% −5.15% −3.47% −15.74% −30.15% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.81% 4.33% −15.21% −5.46%
H16 −6.51% 0.00% −8.80% 0.00% −7.19% −22.30% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.31% 0.00% −4.87% −1.84%
H18 −3.72% 0.00% −2.79% 0.00% −3.56% −34.72% 0.00% 0.00% 1.54% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% −10.54%
H21 −2.30% 0.00% −15.26% 0.00% 0.00% −2.39% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.64% 16.98% −10.34% −6.10%
H23 0.00% 0.00% −14.44% 0.00% −22.23% −5.99% 84.72% 0.00% 0.00% 7.17% 6.39% −3.07% −2.84%
H24 0.00% 0.00% −8.28% 0.00% −9.74% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.02% 0.00% −4.86% −6.05%
H25 0.00% 0.00% −19.32% −6.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.44% 8.60% −6.59% −5.77%
H30 0.00% 0.00% −0.24% −3.81% −36.97% −12.26% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.85% 5.30% −8.70% −2.24%
H33 −16.83% 0.00% −26.71% −11.20% −45.18% −30.41% 16.71% 78.74% 0.00% 19.10% 0.00% −13.96% −2.11%
H35 0.00% 0.00% −33.02% 0.00% −71.35% −14.18% 14.14% 32.83% 3.51% 0.00% 0.00% −3.54% −1.04%
H36 0.00% 0.00% −10.86% 0.00% −38.17% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.12% 14.27% −4.27% −5.13%
H41 0.00% −4.77% 0.00% −7.56% 0.00% 0.00% 21.55% 38.09% 2.28% 0 12.75% −1.74% −1.34%
AVG 2019 −4.21% −2.61% −12.54% −4.97% −24.33% − 11.11% 11.82% 8.28% 4.92% 4.11% 5.53% −5.67% −3.89%
AVG −2.40% −2.07% −8.38% −5.02% −19.94% −9.54% 18.50% 8.50% 3.48% 2.77% 6.73% −5.01% −3.48%

a The results have been transformed into percentages

b To ensure a better reading of the results, the undesirable outputs results have been retransformed into percentages by reciprocal transformation