Contreras, Juan; Patel, Elena; Tristao, Ignez - 2013
in the hospital sector than the one found in manufacturing, with gains coming mainly from within-hospital productivity …, accounting for quality and productivity. Production factors (capital, labor, energy, materials and drugs) contributed 70% (drugs … alone contributed 52 %), better health outcomes (higher quality) contributed 5 %, and better use of resources (productivity …