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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Private health care"”.
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Prescribing patterns of antiretroviral drugs in the private health care sector in South Africa : a drug utilisation review
… reference to antiretroviral drugs, in the private health care sector in South Africa by using a medicine claims database. A quantitative, retrospective drug utilisation review was performed. The data ranging from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001, 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002, and 1 …
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Assessment of waiting and service times in public and private health care facilities in Gondar district, North western Ethiopia
… of equitable and acceptable standard of health services to all segments of the population has been the major objective of the 1993 Ethiopian National health policy. However, community based studies on satisfaction with public health care facilities reveal that the majority of the …
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An evaluation of expenditure in the private health care sector and its reporting in the national accounts of South Africa
… and to refine the detail of accounting for health care expenditures. This research was initiated by the increasing activity in the field of national health accounting, as well as by previous research indicating that the Reserve Bank might be underestimating private health care expenditure in …
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Investigation of factors influencing pharmaceutical services and their relation to quality pharmaceutical service delivery in hospitals of a private health care provider group
… feature in different organisations. In the private health care sector, particularly pharmaceutical services in private hospitals, such efforts are important because of the sector’s commercial nature. This stems from the fact that customers pay a lot of money for services and expect services …
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The demand for hospital care and private health insurance in a mixed public and private health care system : theoretical and empirical analysis for the case of Australia
… that underlie how individuals seek hospital care and purchase private health insurance in a mixed public and private hospital system such as that of Australia. To achieve this objective, a theoretical model with explicit functional forms is first developed to analyse the determinants of the …
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The demand for hospital care and private health insurance in a mixed public and private health care system : theoretical and empirical analysis for the case of Australia
… that underlie how individuals seek hospital care and purchase private health insurance in a mixed public and private hospital system such as that of Australia. To achieve this objective, a theoretical model with explicit functional forms is first developed to analyse the determinants of the …
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Private Health Practitioners' experience of and attitude screening for Postnatal Depression
… cent of women from affluent countries, utilising private health care services are diagnosed with Postnatal Depression (PND) annually. Despite the high prevalence and the negative consequences for mother, child and partner, PND remains largely undiagnosed. Thus, this study explored health …
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South African medical practitioners’ experiences of the current health-care delivery system
… critical point in the debate about the future of health-care in the occupation-specific dispensation (OSD). It also faces the exodus of valuable human resources that was perceived as greener pastures, as medical practitioners become increasingly dissatisfied with governmental policy, wage …
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Country of birth and socioeconomic disparities in utilisation of health care and disability pensions - a multilevel approach
… same country may present a related pattern of health status and health care utilisation, perhaps because they share a number of socioeconomic and cultural characteristics in addition to their common geographic origin and language. Rather than using simple ethnical or geographical categories, we …
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The incidence of burnout in health care professionals working in Pretoria oncology centres
… Nurses and doctors working in oncology must care for many critically ill and dying patients. Pretoria is a city with a high concentration of oncology institutions. The aim of this research is to evaluate the incidence of burnout amongst health care professionals in Pretoria oncology centres, …
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Demand for health care services in the urban areas of Zimbabwe : a case study of the Harare city
The study attempts to evaluate the impact of the health sector deregulation policy on the choice of health care providers 12 years after its implementation. It gives some insights into the pattern of health care choices in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe with the aim of drawing some …
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The effect of supply chain approaches on profitability in pharmaceutical supply chain of healthcare providers.
Healthcare supply chain is plagued by misalignment, high costs for healthcare providers and heavy dependence on third parties, distributors and manufacturers. In contrast to traditional supply chain models, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) can be used to gain a competitive advantage through effective …
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The effect of supply chain approaches on profitability in pharmaceutical supply chain of healthcare providers.
Healthcare supply chain is plagued by misalignment, high costs for healthcare providers and heavy dependence on third parties, distributors and manufacturers. In contrast to traditional supply chain models, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) can be used to gain a competitive advantage through effective …
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The private practice within public hospitals in Tanzania : an exploratory study at Muhimbili national hospital and Bugando medical centre
… in the low-income countries could not fund their health care budgets adequately due to poor availability of fmancial resources. This resulted into deterioration of the public health sectors in general. Inadequacy of consumables and other supplies, and low payment for health workers were among the …
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South African health care practitioners’ experiences of the current health care delivery system in Uthungulu District
Health is a human need and considered to be a human right across all societies. Access to health care services is not a problem for those who can afford it, but, for those who cannot provide for themselves, legislation needs to protect their rights. Although there is legislation in place to protect …
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Sector-Switching in Transition Economies: A Case Study of Kazakhstan's Health Care Sector
… influencing 'sector-switching' in Kazakhstan's health care industry. Sector-switching involves doctors moving from the national to the private system, which is not well established, thereby raising questions about why the switch occurs. It addresses the question: why health care professionals in …
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An Assessment of Management Practices Among Virginia Acute Care Hospitals
<p>The 1990's will see dramatic changes for the health care industry. At no previous time have both public and private health care institutions faced a more turbulent, confusing and threatening environment. Changes in health care arena will come from Federal, State and local governments; …
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The public-private mix health care resources distribution implications for equity : Kampala district, Uganda
… this has not been a subject of attention in the health care market. Following promotion of the public- private mix in the health care sector, there have been concerns that the pursuit of efficiency might compromise equity in accessing health care services. The main concern for this study was that …
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Infekcijų kontrolė odontologijoje odontologinės sveikatos priežiūros specialistų požiūriu /
… one of the most important tasks for the dental care professionals is to prevent the spread of infection and create safe environment for a patient, the dentist himself and other dental staff The aim of the present study is to identify and evaluate the attitudes of Lithuanian dental health care …
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Trends of utilisation of reproductive health services by lesbian women in Cape Town
… that the medical profession has overlooked the health needs of lesbian women, with a resultant paucity of data regarding lesbian women’s health risks. International literature has shown that lesbians remain at risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV; are at significant risk of mental …
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