Background Efficiency refers the use of resources in ways that optimise desired outcomes.
Health system efficiency is a priority concern for policy makers globally as countries aim to …

Background This study aims at analyzing the efficiency of the health systems of 31 European
countries in treating COVID-19, for the period January 1, 2020–January 1, 2021, by …

Parametric and non-parametric frontier applications are typical for measuring the efficiency
and productivity of many healthcare units. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, hospital …

Background Worktime is one of the main drivers of life satisfaction, and a balanced
distribution of working hours and leisure hours directly impacts feelings of well-being. Based …

Background The objective of this study was to assess public hospital efficiency, including
quality outputs, inefficiency determinants, and changes to efficiency over time, in an Italian …

Objective Universal health coverage (UHC) is a major pathway to save many people from
catastrophic and impoverishing healthcare spending and address the inequality in health …

Happiness is characterized by experiencing positive emotions while simultaneously
perceiving one's life as meaningful and worthwhile. Research on the mental health of …

Since human health greatly depends on a healthy and risk-free social environment, it is very
important to have a concept to focus on improving epidemiology capacity and potential …

The need to innovate in order to adapt to continuous changes in the environment affects all
production units, but this may be particularly true of the health sector, which is key to …

Employing various panel data analyses including threshold panel model, this paper has
examined how economic status determines the relationship among democracy …