Publications by authors named "Mike Smet"
Background: Botulism is a rare neuroparalytic disease that has only presented itself 19 times in the last 30 years in Belgium. Patients present to emergency services with a wide range of complaints. Foodborne botulism is a forgotten yet life-threatening disease.
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- The study looked at how people with and without health insurance use the emergency room differently.
- It found that uninsured patients usually came to the ER more often at night and on weekends compared to insured patients.
- People with insurance were a bit more likely to be admitted into the hospital after their visit, but overall, both groups used the ER similar amounts.
Modern hospitals are complex multi-product organisations. The analysis of a hospital's production and/or cost structure should therefore use the appropriate techniques. Flexible functional forms based on the neo-classical theory of the firm seem to be most suitable.
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