The study provides a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of municipal budget allocation efficiency in Portugal over the period 2018–2022, based on a comparative and longitudinal analysis of financial data from 308 municipalities. Efficiency was assessed by examining the alignment between budget forecasts and actual financial execution. The results show that 77.6% of municipalities (n = 239) were classified as...
The study aims to examine the financial efficiency of the textile and clothing industries in Portugal using official statistical data. The main objective is to assess the relation- ship between spending on research and development and return on assets. The study analyzes the performance of various subsectors of the textile and clothing industries, presenting the relationship between investments in research and ...
The Portuguese health system has a universal, public, general National Health Service (NHS), tending towards free healthcare access. Created in 1979, this delivery model developed from the integration and complementarity between the different response levels (primary, hospital, continuing, and palliative care). However, over the last 40 years, the initially centralized system underwent a decentralization proces...
A integração da atenção primária à saúde com a atenção especializada em hospitais foi um importante desafio colocado ao sistema de saúde português. Iniciado em 1999, por intermédio de uma experiência-piloto, essa integração ocorreu com a criação de Unidades Locais de Saúde. Toda a assistência (atenção primária e especializada) na mesma região passou a depender de uma só equipe de gestão, com as mesmas regras e ...
Health care systems worldwide have faced a problem of resources scarcity that, in turn, should be allocated to the health care providers according to the corresponding population needs. Such an allocation should be as much as effective and efficient as possible to guarantee the sustainability of those systems. One alternative to reach that goal is through (prospective) payments due to the providers for their cl...
A inovação, em todos os processos de saúde, é reconhecida no mundo como uma forma de melhorar a resposta e o estado de saúde da população. Estes processos funcionam como motores do desenvolvimento, mas, no caso particular do sector do medicamento, podem pôr em risco a sustentabilidade dos sistemas públicos devido aos elevados custos. Neste artigo, se realiza um estudo do caso da reforma do sector do medicamento...
Several studies have identified Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels (FoPLs) as a promising strategy to improve the nutritional quality of consumers’ food choices and encourage manufacturers to offer healthier products. This study aims to fill the evidence gap regarding the most effective FoPL among the Portuguese population. In total, 1059 Portuguese participants were recruited through a web panel provider and asked...
Objective: To assess customer satisfaction determinants in a public pediatric inpatient service and propose some strategies to enhance the consumer and customer experience. Methods: We applied a Multiple Criteria Customer Satisfaction Analysis to estimate the value functions associated with each satisfaction (sub)criterion and determine the corresponding weights. We characterized satisfaction criteria (accordin...
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