University of Piraeus. International Strategic Management Association
Abstract
Despite the growing international literature in the field of efficiency and productivity
measurement there are very limited Greek applications partly due to inadequate and
incomplete datasets. The aim of this article is to illustrate the main methodologies for health
care services efficiency and productivity measurement, to present their strengths and
weaknesses and to discuss the existing evidence from applications in other countries.
Notwithstanding the fact that the related methodologies have been recently developed these
methods may help practitioners and health care decisions makers in improving health care
management in Greece.peer-reviewe