Resource use efficiency level of public organizations. The case of Spanish health systems

Objectives: This paper seeks to detect, in the Spanish health system, which services are efficient, and not, as well propose corrective measures that allow inefficient achieve efficiency. Methods: applies Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology, allows obtaining natural managerial efficiencies, deviations from units relation efficient ones proposing imply only budgetary (natural) modifications or changes policies of resource management (management). Results: Through lack them, 17 autonomous communities classified into four groups: With high, medium-high, medium-low low Conclusions: The efficiency can be corrected with a greater endowment budget cut policies. tendency contrary adjustments is precisely what gives this work interest novelty respect others apply DEA different sectors such those study impact on environment consumption. Another important aspect possibility applying it other countries similar political structures.