Simões, Paula; Gomes, Sérgio; Natário, Isabel - In: Econometrics : open access journal 9 (2021) 1/8, pp. 1-10
Hospital emergency departments are often overused by patients that do not really need urgent care. These admissions are one of the major factors contributing to hospital costs, which should not be allowed to compromise the response and effectiveness of the National Health Services (SNS). The aim...