title: Scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate technical efficiency and potential presence of scale and scope economies in Mexican private medical units (PMU) that will improve management decisions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used data envelopment analysis methods with inputs and outputs for 2 105 Mexican PMU published in 2010 by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía from the "Estadística de Unidades Médicas Privadas con Servicio de Hospitalización (PEC-6-20-A)" questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The application of the models used in the paper found that there is a marginal presence of economies of scale and scope in Mexican PMU.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PMU in Mexico must focus to deliver their services on a diversified structure to achieve technical efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Hermosillo, Sonora, México, jkeith@itesm.mx.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.affiliation: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Hermosillo, Sonora, México, jkeith@itesm.mx.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prior
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D018803:Models, Economic