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 …

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 …

The existing studies on network data envelopment analysis (DEA) generally adopt radial or
non-radial approaches to capture internal structures of production systems. To our …

The ongoing outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has been deeply impacting health systems
worldwide. In this context, it is pivotal to measure the efficiency of different nations' response …

Objective We aim to estimate the total factor productivity and analyze factors related to the
Chinese government's health care expenditure in each of its provinces after its …

Regional optimization of food consumption is an appropriate way to reduce food waste,
improve sustainability in food consumption pattern, and increase the nutrition security of …

In the face of increasingly growing health demands and the impact of various public health
emergencies, it is of great significance to study the regional differences in the allocation …

Background Building continuity of care by enabling optimal collaboration between hospitals
and community pharmacies is critical. However, existing research on healthcare efficiency …

Human resources for health (HRH) is a cornerstone in the medical system. This paper
combined data envelopment analysis (DEA) with Tobit regression analysis to evaluate the …

This study aims to evaluate comparatively the situation of the federal units and the Brazilian
states in relation to the pandemic of new coronaviruses (COVID19) through the technique of …