Mental health network of Gipuzkoa dataset (2015) for benchmark analysis

This dataset contains data from the Mental Health System of Gipuzkoa,
which are described in the manuscript: “Garcia-Alonso, CR., Almeda, N.,
Salinas-Pérez, JA., Gutiérrez-Colosía, MR., Iruin-Sanz, A., &
Salvador-Carulla., L. (2021). Use of a decision support system for
benchmarking analysis and organizational improvement of regional mental
health care: The case of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain)”. This
manuscript has been submitted to Plos One journal. This research focused
on developing an analytical process for assessing the performance of the
Mental health (MH) system of Gipuzkoa and identifying benchmark and
target-for-improvement catchment areas. For doing so a decision support
system that integrated data envelopment analysis, Monte Carlo simulation
and artificial intelligence was used. The units of analysis, which are
considered the decision-making units, were the 13 catchment areas defined
by a reference MH centre. The following indicators were assessed: relative
technical efficiency, stability and entropy to guide organizational
interventions. Main results of the analyses pointed out that the MH system
of Gipuzkoa showed high efficiency scores in each main type of care
(inpatient, day and outpatient), but it can be considered unstable (small
changes can have relevant impacts on MH provision and performance). With
regards to performance improvement, it is recommended to reduce admissions
and readmissions for inpatient care, increase workforce capacity and
utilization of day care services and increase the availability of
outpatient care services.