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Showing 1 to 20 of 173 for “"healthcare facilities"”.
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Energy reduction strategies for existing Air Force healthcare facilities
… Despite rigorous efforts, current Air Force healthcare building performance reveals only a 15% decrease has been achieved from the 2009 baseline levels and only 12% of the building inventory holds the Energy Star Rating. Projections similarly reveal full compliance by 2020 may not be …
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Availability and use of spices and herbs in healthcare facilities
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Case mix and coding error detection in Western Cape healthcare facilities
… hospitalisation costs in the public health facilities in South Africa. DRG's are widely used in the private sector for active cost management. Additionally, an issue was raised by the on-site audit clinical coding report of the public hospitals managed by the Western Cape Department of …
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Suggestion support system for healthcare facilities in Saudi Arabia: an assessment framework
… an ambitious vision, Vision 2030, where the healthcare industry is one of the significant focus areas, making the healthcare industry more efficient and effective is crucial to attracting the private sector and making this vision a reality. Therefore, improving healthcare organisations' …
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Proximity and Prenatal Care: Geographic Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities in N’Djamena, Chad
… neonatal mortality rates. Yet, accessibility to healthcare facilities remains an understudied challenge in many sub-Saharan African countries. This study examines the spatial accessibility to healthcare facilities in N’Djamena, Chad, across various transportation modes, as well as the …
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Strategic healthcare facilities management : a longitudinal case study in a private hospital group in the UK
… management is gaining an important role. Healthcaremanagers have to understand their changing environment, develop a clear longtermstrategy, and make decisions today that will influence their organisationsfor many years.Nuffield Hospitals have recognised the importance of the patient …
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Integrating HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment screening and health services within primary healthcare facilities in South Africa
… adherence counsellors provide most HIV related healthcare services at a primary healthcare level in South Africa. However, awareness of the clinical presentation of H-NCI, and their current screening practices among these cadres, is unclear. To address these knowledge gaps this thesis set out to …
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Experiences of Nurse Managers regarding evidencebased practice in two public healthcare facilities in the Northern Cape Province
… practice (EBP) is an approach to providing healthcare which combines the best scientific evidence with healthcare professionals’ proficiency and patients' desires and values. To reap the benefits of this approach, which has been proven to bring about great benefits for patients, the key role …
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An integrated decision support model for the sustainable refurbishment of hospitals and healthcare facilities: developing a prototype.
… in capital investment. The majority of healthcare facilities which will be used throughout the 21st century, have already been built. This demands that solutions be found in the areas of asset maintenance and refurbishment. These challenges are complicated further, by the institutional …
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Strategies to facilitate the provision of quality healthcare services in public healthcare facilities in Limpopo Province South Africa
Introduction: Quality healthcare provision is a fundamental need in the life of a person since it helps develop a positive self-image. Healthcare has always been an important issue for society, both economically and culturally. Contrary, dissatisfactions and litigations laid by clients/patients and …
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Lived experiences of nurses regarding shortage of medical equipment and supplies in primary healthcare facilities in Makhado Municipality
… equipment and supplies in Primary Health Care facilities in Makhado Municipality of the Vhembe District. Methods: A qualitative, phenomenological design was used. The population was composed of all registered professional nurses working in primary health care facilities in Makhado Municipality. …
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Added value through design for healthcare facilities/buildings in Saudi Arabia within the legislative regulations of Saudi Arabia
… can promote health and well-being. A healthcare facility with an environment that is user centered, welcoming, and accessible, while also supporting staff and patient privacy and security has been found to enhance medical outcomes, and patient and staff comfort and well-being, which in …
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Geospatial patterns and determinants of choice of secondary healthcare facilities among National Health Insurance enrolees in Ibadan, Nigeria
… in access to health care. Choice of health care facilities by individuals is often determined by the interplay between patient and provider characteristics. The influence of factors that determine choice of a health care facility or a provider varies depending on individual patient's …
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A descriptive analysis of suicides and their interface with healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa: 2011-2015
… that supports detection of suicide risk in healthcare facilities. This study profiles all suicides that occurred in the Western Cape during the year 2011-2015 and their interface with the healthcare facilities up to one year prior to death. OBJECTIVES: This study assesses the incidence of …
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Factors associated with health information systems that influence continuity of TB care between a District hospital and Primary Healthcare facilities
… continuing a patient's TB treatment at primary healthcare level after discharge from a district hospital. Methods: The study was conducted through two phases. Phase 1, secondary data analysis of process maps previously created to understand the TB care pathways and the associated gaps in care …
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Occupational therapy for children with severe cerebral palsy in government healthcare facilities in the Western Cape: an overview of current services
… place pressure on the strained South African healthcare system, where human and physical resources, as well as contextually-relevant evidence for practice, are limited. The aim of this research was, therefore, to obtain a baseline description of the occupational therapy services being provided …
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Constructing trust in acute inpatient mental healthcare facilities : the role of physical, social and symbolic environments of care in supporting therapeutic safety
… of therapeutic safety in acute inpatient mental healthcare facilities. The literature review indicated that trust is integral to therapeutic relationships but acts of trust were unlikely without manifest organisers and signifiers of trustworthiness. The Constructing Trust Model that emerged from …
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The experiences of facility-based counsellors who provide a psychosocial intervention for mental illness in primary healthcare facilities in the Western Cape
… intervention for mental illness in primary healthcare. Project MIND, a cluster-randomized controlled trial at 24 primary healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, trained FBCs to deliver a threesession evidence-based intervention for patients with a common mental disorder. Therefore, …
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Auditing healthcare facilities against the National Core Standards for occupational health and safety and infection prevention and control: compliance, reliability and impact
… (a) the compliance of public sector primary healthcare (PHC) facilities with the NCS for occupational health and safety (OHS) and infection prevention and control (IPC), (b) the impact of the audits three years after baseline audits, at follow up self-assessment audits and (c) the reliability …
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A mixed-method exploration of the level of respect provided to women during childbirth at healthcare facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… experienced by women during childbirth in Saudi healthcare settings. In the first qualitative phase, an overarching theme pertaining to women’s secure autonomy emerged. The Mother On Respect index (MORi) was culturally adapted, translated into Arabic and tested for validity and reliability in the …
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