Abstract:

In this research, a study was conducted to analize efficiency of the technical efficiency, purely technical, global, scale and mixture of the Health service providers (HSP) that are part of the contributory scheme in Colombia during 2011. The methodology used was non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA), specifically the models CCR-OR, BCC-O,SBM, -O-C focused on outputs for evaluating the efficiency of the sector; as a source of information is used  the Superintendence of Health. From the 17 entities studied, 12 entities were shown to be globally efficient, these were: Alianza salud, Comfenalco Valle, Compensar, S.O.S, E.P.M, Comfenalco Antioquia, Sura, Famisanar, Fondo Pasivo Ferrocarriles, Golden Group, Nueva EPS y Colpatria. The efficiencies SBM-O-C, CCR-OR, BCC-OR industry averages were 88.98 %, 90.91 %, 93.07 %, respectively.