Enhancing the Performance and Efficiency of Healthcare Systems Using Industrial Economic Principles and Statistical Techniques

Optimizing healthcare systems has become more crucial in recent years due to escalating healthcare demands and economic constraints. This dissertation employed industrial economic principles and advanced statistical methods to analyze the performance and efficiency of healthcare systems in Europe. The study provided a detailed analysis of how healthcare systems can enhance service delivery and maintain cost-effectiveness by integrating industrial economic theories with empirical data. The dissertation was organized into a series of analyses, each focusing on different aspects of healthcare system performance, resource allocation, operational efficiency, and forecasting future health demands, as well as evaluating the accuracy of these forecasting models. Statistical techniques such as time series and multilevel regression analyses were used to examine the interplay between healthcare resources, healthcare systems, and health outcomes across European nations. The two main healthcare models in Europe, the Beveridge and Bismarck models, were compared in terms of performance, efficiency, and resource allocation. The main findings revealed that effective resource allocation and efficient management practices can significantly enhance the performance of healthcare systems. The study indicated that a healthcare system's efficiency depends on its ability to adjust resource allocation to changes in demographic and economic conditions. Additionally, this dissertation forecasted future demands for healthcare services, social security benefits, and pensions by incorporating macro-level determinants such as economic growth, unemployment rates, and population density into the forecasting models. The accuracy of these models provided valuable insights for policymakers to effectively plan for future healthcare, social security, and pension needs. Moreover, this dissertation employed an economic evaluation to compare the cost-effectiveness of Beveridge-type and Bismarck-type healthc