Abstract:

The aim of this study is to examine the concept of performance in health services according to bibliometric analysis methods. In this study, bibliometric analysis method was used. For bibliometric analysis, the Web of Science Core Collection database covers the concepts of "performance" and "healthcare" from 1975 to 2020. VOSviewer bibliometric analysis program was used when analyz. 648 articles that meet the research restrictions have been reached. According to the results of the analysis, it was seen that the study that contributed the most to the concept was Ewig et al. (2009). According to the citiation analysis results of the documents it was found that the Van Der Geer (2009) citation link was strong and according to the bibliographic matching analysis it was found that the Ewig (2009). According to the of citation analysis results and bibliographic matching results of the authors, the citation link between the authors is strong. According to the joint citation analysis results, the citation link established with Kaplan R.S. and the World Health Organization is strong. Researchers who will study performance management in healthcare can benefit from the results of the research. 

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