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Table 2 CRS, VRS and scale efficiency overall and by unit type, size and location

From: The effect of environmental factors on technical and scale efficiency of primary health care providers in Greece

 

CRS efficiency

VRS efficiency

Scale efficiency

Overall (N = 194)

67.28

77.05

87.68

By type

   

   NHS (N = 103)

59.59

70.10

85.86

   IKA (N = 91)

75.99

84.90

89.74

P-sig. 1

<0.001

<0.001

0.080

By size

   

   Small (N = 66)

63.81

84.15

75.90

   Medium (N = 60)

66.39

72.35

90.87

   Large (N = 68)

71.44

74.29

96.31

P-sig. 2

0.126

0.002

<0.001

By location

   

   Urban/semi urban (N = 145)

69.48

75.68

91.87

   Remote/island (N = 49)

60.77

81.10

75.28

P-sig. 1

<0.05

0.103

<0.001

  1. 1According to Mann-Whitney test.
  2. 2According to Kruskal-Wallis test. Note: Size designated according to catchment population, i.e. small (<15,000), medium (15,000–30,000) and large (>30,000)
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

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