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- Exploring the potential of Data Envelopment Analysis for performance-related-pay in health care provisionPublication . Kalinichenko, Olena; Amado, Carla; Santos, Sérgio Pereira dosIn this paper we explore the potential use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for enhancing pay-for-performance (P4P) in health care provision. Firstly, based on the literature review, we reflect on the state of the art in the P4P design, focusing on some of the controversial issues in the literature and discussing the potential contribution of DEA to addressing these issues. Secondly, we analyse the P4P programme applied to Portuguese Family Health Units (FHUs) to conclude about the possible use of DEA for its improvement.
- Performance assessment in primary health care: a systematic review of the literature and a new research agendaPublication . Kalinichenko, Olena; Amado, Carla; Santos, Sérgio Pereira dosThe aim of this research is to carry out a systematic review of the studies devoted to the performance assessment of primary health care providers. Focusing on the peculiarities of performance evaluation in the public sector, we examine performance measurement categories, dimensions and techniques in order to provide a holistic picture of the main developments and opportunities in the referred domain and to identify future research directions.