卫生机构、人力和卫生资金的使用不足或过度造成的浪费是一个没有充份研究的课题。然而,对资源浪费的谨慎的估价尽管不多,但已发现浪费无论在穷国还是富国都非常大。非洲马拉维的一项研究提示:该国主要医院44％非工资部分的经常性预算开支可以通过一系列简单的管理改进来节省。在美国,估计有6～40％的住院,20％的住院天数是医院资源的不当使用。有争议的更大的潜在的现金节省 Insufficient or excessive waste of health facilities, manpower and health funds is a subject that has not been fully studied. However, despite the modest valuation of waste of resources, it has been found that waste is very large in both poor and rich countries. A study in Malawi, Africa, suggests that the 44% non-salary portion of the country’s main hospitals’ recurrent budgetary expenses can be saved through a series of simple management improvements. In the United States, an estimated 6 to 40% of hospitalizations and 20% of hospitalization days are the improper use of hospital resources. Controversial greater potential cash savings