Naslov
The efficiency of health tourism infrastructure in Croatia

Autori
Kordić, Lana ; Šimundić, Blanka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
The 11th International Days of Statistics and Economics / Löster, Tomáš ; Pavelka Tomáš - Prag : Libuše Macáková, MELANDRIUM, 2017, 734-743

ISBN
978-80-87990-12-4

Skup
The 11th International Days of Statistics and Economics

Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 14.09.2017. - 16.09.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
health tourism, efficiency, health system infrastructure, Malmquist productivity index

Sažetak
The main idea of this paper is that health care providers need to be efficient in their operative in order to develop new competitive service. The developing of new service in health care for this paper is primarily understood as providing competitive tourism product for growing health tourism demand. Achieving high standards in health care could induce higher demand, especially in the light of the development of new tourism products intended to shift the destination competitiveness. Furthermore, the efficiency of health tourism facilities is prerequisite for a satisfactory tourism experience to be achieved and crucial for target markets to be attracted. The main purpose of the paper is to estimate the efficiency level in Croatian health institutions and to highlight the possibilities for improving the efficiency. The DEA was used to analyze the relative technical efficiency of special hospitals and natural spas in Croatia for 4-year period. The results showed the shift in efficiency level and in efficiency frontier due to the innovation in the analyzed period. In conclusion the raise of the competitiveness of destinations can be brought by supportive actions of public and private sector in order to shift the efficiency of health care facilities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

POVEZANOST RADA