<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The operation of health care in poviats allows to determine the role of the health care system in the region. The subjects of the analysis are poviats of Łódź and West Pomeranian voivodships characterised by different economic development levels. The analysis uses such tools as agglomerative methods of clustering and econometric models estimated on the basis of panel data. Similar groups of poviats were selected based on their health care system operation levels and econometric analysis was performed concerning factors significantly affecting accessibility of health care in the poviats.</p></abstract>

The operation of health care in poviats allows to determine the role of the health care system in the region. The subjects of the analysis are poviats of Łódź and West Pomeranian voivodships characterised by different economic development levels. The analysis uses such tools as agglomerative methods of clustering and econometric models estimated on the basis of panel data. Similar groups of poviats were selected based on their health care system operation levels and econometric analysis was performed concerning factors significantly affecting accessibility of health care in the poviats.

The Assessment of Health Care System Operation Efficiency Based on the Example of Poviats of Łódź and West Pomeranian Voivodships

Institute of Applied Economics, State Higher Vocational School of Skierniewice, St. Batorego 64C, 96-100 Skierniewice

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

The operation of health care in poviats allows to determine the role of the health care system in the region. The subjects of the analysis are poviats of Łódź...

The Assessment of Health Care System Operation Efficiency Based on the Example of Poviats of Łódź and West Pomeranian Voivodships

Published Online: Jun 28, 2012

Page range: 169 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10031-011-0031-0

Keywords
health care, regional analysis, clustering of poviats, panel models

This content is open access.

The Assessment of Health Care System Operation Efficiency Based on the Example of Poviats of Łódź and West Pomeranian Voivodships

Published Online: Jun 28, 2012

Page range: 169 - 189

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10031-011-0031-0

Keywordshealth care, regional analysis, clustering of poviats, panel models

This content is open access.

Keywords
health care, regional analysis, clustering of poviats, panel models