A DEA-Based Complexity of Needs Approach for Hospital Beds Evacuation during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Table 1
Complexity of needs categories.
Basic care: the first level is characterized by a set of actions and practices using low-density technologies to solve health issues of greater frequency but low severity, including a list of simpler and cheaper procedures. The procedures in this category are capable of meeting most of the community’s common health problems.
Moderate complexity: composed of actions and services aiming at meeting the main public health issues whose assistance in the clinical practice requires the availability of specialized professionals and the usage of technological resources for diagnostic, support, and treatment.
High complexity: common for more severe health issues; this category is characterized by a set of procedures involving high technology and high cost, aiming at providing access to highly specialized knowledge and qualified services.
