{"id":987701609,"date":"2024-06-17T12:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T11:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=documents&#038;p=987701609"},"modified":"2024-06-17T13:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T12:04:19","slug":"ethiopias-pbf-in-healthcare-an-assessment-of-efficiency-and-productivity","status":"publish","type":"documents","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/documents\/ethiopias-pbf-in-healthcare-an-assessment-of-efficiency-and-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia\u2019s PBF in healthcare: An assessment of efficiency and productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;!!! 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The counter at the bottom helps.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>The Ethiopian government&#8217;s recent healthcare financing reform, which piloted performance-based financing (PBF) in health facilities, aimed to improve efficiency. However, new research reveals that PBF has not achieved the expected productivity gains.<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT &#8211; Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your text. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong>Key Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technical Efficiency<\/strong>: PBF facilities had a mean technical efficiency score of 64%, suggesting a potential 36% input reduction without affecting outputs. Non-PBF facilities scored 62%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scale Efficiency<\/strong>: PBF facilities showed an 88% scale efficiency, indicating a potential 12% output increase without expansion. Non-PBF facilities had an 87% scale efficiency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Productivity:<\/strong> PBF facilities experienced a 1.3% decrease in mean total productivity over three years, while non-PBF facilities remained stagnant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The study concludes that PBF did not improve productivity in Ethiopian healthcare facilities, with those implementing PBF utilizing more resources for similar outputs. This finding calls for a reassessment of PBF strategies to ensure they enhance healthcare delivery effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ethiopian government&#8217;s recent healthcare financing reform, which piloted performance-based financing (PBF) in health facilities, aimed to improve efficiency. However, new research reveals that PBF has not achieved the expected productivity gains. 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