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Showing 1 to 20 of 252 for “"care delivery"”.
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Technological change and health care delivery
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1996.
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Statistical methods for supporting urgent care delivery
Forecasting procedures were developed and implemented in an out-of-hours GP provider in the North East of England to ensure staffing levels were optimised, and server performance was investigated. Initial methods included linear regression to predict calls per day into a call centre, loess to …
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Essays on health care delivery and financing
This thesis contains essays on health care delivery and financing. Chapter 1 studies the effect of organizational structure on physician behavior. I investigate this by studying emergency department (ED) physicians who work in two organizational systems that differ in the extent of physician …
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Certificate of need legislation in health care delivery.
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1975
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Nursing Innovation As A Solution To Improve Care Delivery
<p>Healthcare in the United States is complex and expensive. The 2023 per capita national health expenditure for the United States was $14,570 and 31% of national health expenditures were related to hospital care (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024). Healthcare innovation is a …
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Emotional Labor and Care Delivery: Interviews with Obstetrical Nurses
… culture of OB RNs, the duty of providing safe care was embedded throughout conversations as a duty, a safety imperative. Since OB RNs saw their job in terms of safety foremost, friction arose when others held differing expectations, influenced by medical dominance and the ambiguity of the …
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Socioeconomic inequalities in Zambia's public health care delivery system
… to mean that individuals in equal need of health care should use the same amount of care, irrespective of their socioeconomic status. Using the above definitions, this thesis, examines equity/inequality in the utilization of public health care in Zambia. Concentration curves, concentration indices …
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South African medical practitioners’ experiences of the current health-care delivery system
… 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 negotiations, …
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Using prediction to facilitate patient flow in a health care delivery chain
A health care delivery chain is a series of treatment steps through which patients flow. The Emergency Department (ED)/Inpatient Unit (IU) chain is an example chain, common to many hospitals. Recent literature has suggested that predictions of IU admission, when patients enter the ED, could be used …
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Evolutionary struggles of supply chain strategy in home-based health care delivery
As the healthcare industry in United States continues to be constrained by increasing costs, new delivery channels are coming into practice. One such channel is home healthcare. Home healthcare presents challenges on the basis of acceptability by the medical community, insurers and patients, …
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Integrating Natural Light for Wellbeing, Performance, and Quality Care Delivery in Healthcare Environments
… in society impose significant burdens on healthcare professionals, affecting their comfort, overall well-being, and performance. While issues like inadequate funding and medical equipment shortages are frequently discussed, a growing recognition centres on the pivotal role that architecture and …
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Designing A Care Delivery System Through Interprofessional Coordinated Care In A Medical Neighborhood Setting
… <p>The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) has two significant aims: to improve the quality of healthcare and in doing so, to lower the cost of healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, …
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Factors influencing attraction and retention of registered nurses in a large health care delivery system.
… retention of registered nurses in a large health care delivery system.
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Analysis of aspects of health care delivery and safety for space tourism and space passengers
Non-career space travelers from around the world will be venturing into space as commercial programs develop and mature. There are multiple forces promoting human suborbital and orbital flight, including; public interest and desire, market and financial drivers, technological advances, and a …
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Monitoring success of HIV/AIDS health care delivery : balancing donor requirements with internal management needs
Health care delivery organizations bear the burden of meeting monitoring and evaluation requirements set by numerous external organizations often at the cost of implementing internally defined management needs. Monitoring and evaluation in global health delivery has received increasing attention …
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South African health care practitioners’ experiences of the current health care delivery system in Uthungulu District
… 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 these vulnerable populations, it is ultimately …
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Uneasy Tensions in Health Care Delivery in a Rural Appalachian Coal Mining Community: Envisioning Alternative Solutions
… individuals fail to get adequate health care. How can health care delivery be improved to better serve those consumers most at risk of poor health? Addressing this issue requires an in-depth understanding of the unique health and social needs of vulnerable consumers and how these needs …
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What drives primary care providers to adopt innovative care delivery models in New South Wales, Australia?
… demands from rising chronic disease and costs of care. Value Based Health Care (VBHC), of which Integrated Care is a key element, combats this by aiming to provide better patient outcomes for less cost. At the heart of this approach is improved chronic disease management through general practice, …
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