Reforms in Health Information Systems and Comparative Variation in the Efficiency of a Greek Health Region

Abstract

Objective of the study is to present the reforms in the Greek Health System during the Economic Crisis and to associate the variation in efficiency with the reforms. Data Source. The Material used had been processed with the use of the Data Envelopment Analysis method and the results are presented and depicted with the aid of a new application. Study design. The reforms in the Greek Health System during the Economic Crisis aim in the increase of the Health Units’ Technical Efficiency, which can be verified through methods for measuring the Efficiency of Organisations, such as Data Envelopment Analysis. Data Collection/ Extraction Methods. The Method used for the study includes the literary review of reforms already implemented by the Greek Government on Public Sector Health Units during the Economic Crisis in Greece. Principal Findings. The study’s results show the negative variation in the Technical Efficiency of the Health Units of a Greek Financial Region during the Economic Crisis Conclusions. The study’s results include the interpretation of the negative variation in the Technical Efficiency of the Health Units of the Greek Financial Region during the Economic Crisis.