The evaluation of hospital scientific research output efficiency based on data envelopment analysis

Objective Evaluate the efficiency of scientific research output of the 54 departments in a hospital, to put forward improvement suggestions based on the evaluation results. Methods Select appropriate indicators of scientific input and output, use the Data Envelopment Analysis method to evaluate and analyze the efficiency. Results According to the analysis of DEA, calculate the values of overall efficiency, technical efficiency, scale efficiency and scale income. Then compare and analyze the relative efficiency of different units scientific output, to identify the relatively superior department among the various categories. Conclusions According to the evaluation results, to find out the input surplus and insufficient output of each decision units. Then we will put forward suggestions on hospital resource allocation to optimize the scientific input and output, to improve the competitiveness of the hospital, and to activate the potential of each department’s scientific research. Key words: Data envelopment analysis; Hospital department; Scientific output; Efficiency evaluation,