Objectives
1. To examine trends and patterns in health-care utilization and workload in
MOPH hospitals during 2005-2010 in terms of outpatient visits, inpatient
admissions and total length of stay.
2. To examine trends and patterns in hospital expenses and unit costs of health
services.
3. To examine trends in hospital efficiency and performance.
Methodology
Analysis of secondary databases was the main methodology employed in this
study (Table A1). The input–output (I/O) tables reported by hospitals in various
years were used in the analysis