Study of Operation Efficiency of Regional Healthcare System in China

This paper treats the regional healthcare system as a health product function with multiple inputs and outputs.After evaluating the comparative efficiency by data envelopment analysis,we find that the efficiency of different provinces is comparatively high.Some provinces can reach their frontiers by adjusting health provision pattern;the efficiency gap between different areas is increasing.Four levels of healthcare frontier are proposed.Then,this paper divides the operation patterns of regional health systems in China into four categories according to the operation efficiency and expected life.