Methodology for measuring productivity in health services providers institutions

An analysis of the different methodologies described worldwide for measuring productivity in the health sector is presented. For this, a descriptive literature review is developed from the literature found in indexed databases and an iterative search. As results, it was found that the main methodologies currently used for measuring productivity and efficiency are data envelopment analysis (DEA) in combination with other methods. Finally, it is concluded that there are several measurement methodologies described in the literature and in each one of them there is a combination of different methods and variables to be evaluated, according to the researcher's approach; However, developing further studies is necessary to address new variables that influence the growth and decrease of efficiency and productivity, as well as their relationship with quality in the provision of health services.