Banca de DEFESA: STEFANO ALVES BORGES DE SOUZA

AN ANALYSIS OF THE HOSPITAL EFFICIENCY OF THE SUS IN THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19: AN APPROACH FROM MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY, CLINICAL EFFICIENCY, AND CHANGES IN THE EFFICIENCY FRONTIER THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC IN BRAZIL

COVID-19; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Malmquist Index; Efficiency.

This study seeks to analyze the hospital efficiency of the Unified Health System (SUS) in
treating COVID-19, between 2020 and 2022. To do this, it uses the Data Envelopment Analysis
with Slack (DEA-SBM) and the Malmquist index, with the Brazilian States and the Federal
District being the units of analysis. In addition to measuring efficiency, the research examines
changes in efficiency, resulting from possible learning in managing the allocation of public
resources over time and the different peak phases of the pandemic. The analysis covers both
managerial efficiency and clinical efficiency, and the results indicate improvement over time,
although persistent challenges, such as significant regional variations, highlight the
heterogeneity of disease treatment outcomes.