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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Public Health System"”.
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Vitalistic information systems in the South African public health system : a transactional analysis perspective
Includes bibliographical references.
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The Pursuit of Transformation: How a Governmental Public Health System Characterizes and Operationalizes Transformational Change
<p dir="ltr">The U.S. governmental public health system is confronting an urgent and complex imperative: to transform itself in order to meaningfully address persistent and worsening health inequities rooted in racism and other structural determinants of health. Although there is increasing …
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Using Multi-Modal Education in a Public Health System to Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening
… cancer screening rate is 50.92% (Contra Costa Health Services [CCHS], 2016a). This is far below the national goal of 93% and the first benchmark of 54.33% needed in order to receive state funding under the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal 2020 waiver. The Medi-Cal …
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Modelling attrition in the Eastern Cape public health system using multilevel survival analysis and machine learning methods
The size of South Africa's public health workforce is influenced by many factors including, but not limited to, inter-facility transfers, emigration, voluntary exits, illness, death and retirement. Understanding the rate at which public health workers exit or move within the public health system …
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Medical negligence litigation as a mechanism for understanding gaps in health system responsiveness in the South African public health system
… this rise in cases has particularly been felt by public health systems, who are having to dedicate considerable resources to defending the claims made against their workers and facilities, as well as make the pay-outs for damages awarded against them. The increase in medical negligence cases has …
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A home physiotherapy service for stroke patients in Malta: constraints and recommendations. The process of setting up a home physiotherapy service for hospitalised stroke patients within the public health system in Malta - new knowledge contributing to a strategy document.
… The aim of this study was to investigate the system responses to the planning and implementation of a home physiotherapy service as an innovation within the Maltese Public Health Service, uncovering barriers or constraints that influenced the introduction and development of state-run home …
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A communication perspective on the challenges faced by key government sectors in the application and adoption of Batho Pele principles: A case study of Addington and R.K.Khan hospitals”
The under-resourced and overused public health sector of South Africa has been the subject of national policy reform initiatives and frequent government led investigations. Subsequently, in October 1997, the government introduced eight Batho Pele principles to serve as acceptable policy and …
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Towards health management intelligence: a case study from South Africa
… processes have evolved in South Africa’s public health system. Most notably a self-service business intelligence tool has emerged at the national level which has been supported by the presence of a Routine Health Information System. Corporate business intelligence and its underlying …
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The Participation Of NGOs In Healthcare: The Case Of Pediatric Cancer Treatment In Argentina
The deterioration of the Argentine public health system has lead to an increase in non-governmental involvement in the provision of health services. The emerging relationship between these sectors is filled with tensions, contradictions, and negotiations, reflecting the historical trajectory of …
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The determinants of adhering to rehabilitation in diabetics who have undergone lower limb amputation
… of CDLs poses a potential time bomb to the public health system. This study sought to explore the psychosocial determinants of adhering to rehabilitation for diabetic amputees.
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Mapping the multiple intersectoral spaces for civil society participation and responsiveness strengthening in the South African health system – focusing on the Western Cape
… Declaration of 1978, community participation in health policy development and health system functioning has called for a collaborative intersectoral approach, engaging civil society as a pivotal agent for improving policy-makers' responsiveness in the public health system. Intersectoral …
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Public Health Officials' Perspectives on the Determinants of Health: Implications of Health Frames on Policy Implementation in State Health Departments
Recent public health scholarship finds that health outcomes are explained by the social and individual determinants of health rather than the individual-level determinants alone. The individualistic perspective has dominated the 20th century institutionalization of public health in the United …
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Bio-terrorism: steps to effective public health risk communication and fear management
… serious gap exists in the preparedness of the public health system to respond to terrorism: risk communication. Unless this system is better structured to provide American citizens with a clear understanding of the potential risks and hazards associated with a terrorist event -- particularly a …
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Understanding accountability in an ever-changing New Zealand health system
… and its practices in the New Zealand public health system. This study adopted a qualitative methodology and took a critical hermeneutics approach in order to explore the reasons for, and formats of, public health reform, and the experience of health policy implementers in dealing with …
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Maximum containment : the most controversial labs in the world
… an invaluable contributor to the United States public health system.
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Costs of multiplicity in public health supply chains in Burundi
As the public health system in Burundi transitions from a mode of emergency humanitarian response to a sustainable operation, there is a significant opportunity to reduce costs by eliminating the duplication of functions served by multiple parties. Numerous multi-lateral agencies and NGOs play a …
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Maternal health : cost analysis of introducing the Umbiflow Velocity Doppler System at primary health level : a pilot study conducted at Kraaifontein Community Health Centre and Durbanville Day Clinic
… Growth there is needed to equip the primary health care (PHC) with technology for monitoring. An instrument called the Umbiflow Doppler ultrasound machine has been developed and there is need to test its economic impact in the PHC. Methods: A cross- sectional analytical study was conducted in …
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An analysis of adherence & equity in access to TB services in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
… short of the targets outlined by the World Health Organization and without improvement; TB is expected to have grave consequences for both the mortality and morbidity of South Africans as well as crippling financial consequences for the public health system. While services in the public …
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Incidence, aetiology and short term outcomes of extreme hyperbilirubinaemia, in term infants born in the West Metro area of Cape Town, South Africa between 2019 and 2020
… impairment, which places a financial burden on healthcare resources and caregivers. Objective: To determine the incidence, aetiology and short term outcomes of extreme hyperbilirubinaemia in term infants born in a resource-limited setting. Methods: This is a retrospective observational study …
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