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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"quality of healthcare"”.
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ESSAYS ON HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION
… how hospital reimbursement policy affects the quality of care provided to patients when providers compete for healthcare labor that is limited in supply. Cost payment systems fully reimburse a provider’s the total cost of healthcare provided, fixed reimbursements are predetermined at a fixed …
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Enhancing biomedical terminologies to include behavioral health: a prerequisite to improving the quality of healthcare
Developing high quality information systems capable of supporting research and clinical care in behavioral health requires the existence of robust clinical terminologies and information models. These terminologies and information models must be capable of representing the same breadth and depth of …
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The Impact of Load Shedding on the Quality of healthcare Services at a Selected Hospital in Vhembe District Limpopo Province, South Africa
Load shedding negatively affects the delivery of healthcare services in South Africa, disrupting critical equipment and placing pressure on healthcare providers. This study aimed to explore and describe the impact of load shedding on the quality of healthcare services at a selected hospital in …
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Implications of language and cultural differences on the quality of healthcare provided by expatriate healthcare practitioners in Lesotho public hospitals: Development of an intervention
… move from their home countries to other parts of the world for a variety of reasons, such as business, economic opportunities, security, and to escape civil wars (Czaika & Reinprecht, 2022). The healthcare sector is no exception to this general trend. There is an increasing demand for …
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System of Indicators for Measuring and Evaluating the Quality of Healthcare in Bulgaria // Система от показатели за измерване и оценка на качеството на здравеопазване в България
This dissertation aims to create a system of criteria and indicators for measuring and evaluating the quality of healthcare in Bulgaria. The purpose of a dissertation requires that a construct is adequate to theoretical concepts and that international best practices have been chosen. In this …
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The relationship between healthcare services and financial burden among families of children with autism spectrum disorders: A US perspective
… to determine the financial burden among families of children with ASD and to identify the predictors of financial burden</p> <p>METHODS: Children with a confirmed diagnosis of ASD were identified in the Interaction Autism Network Registry. Multiple regression analyses was used to determine the …
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The reliability and validity of adverse-event measures of the quality of health care
The quality of healthcare is increasingly the subject of scrutiny by a range of stakeholders, including healthcare provider organisations, health professionals and their representative bodies, healthcare purchasers and funders, policy makers and national governments, patients and users of health …
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Meta-learning in Medicine
In recent years, the amount of digital information stored in electronic health records (EHRs) has increased dramatically. At the same time, the advances in the field of machine learning, specifically deep learning has accommodated the opportunity for knowledge discovery and data mining algorithms …
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Predicting global satisfaction ratings of quality health care among trauma patients: Testing a structural equation model
… satisfaction has been debated as an indicator of quality hospital care. It is debated in the literature as to whether or not patients can accurately judge technical quality of healthcare services. Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study was to determine if patients’ perceptions of …
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The role of the National Health insurance scheme in shaping equity of access to healthcare in Ghana
In light of recent emphasis on achieving Universal Health Coverage through social health insurance in low income countries, this thesis examined how the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana impacts on equity of access to healthcare in Tamale District of northern Ghana. Using mainly a …
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Measurement of healthcare quality : a mixed-methods comparative study of accredited and non-accredited hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries in the middle east to adopt an accreditation programme in its healthcare sector in forming the Central Board of Accreditation for Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) in 2005. Even though accreditation has implied positive effects on quality of healthcare, as …
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To our health : the role of IT in healthcare
… complications are afflicting a growing number of Americans. Meanwhile, the field of healthcare has been slow to uptake information technology. This thesis reviews existing literature in order to produce recommendations on how to use information technology to reduce the cost and increase the …
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Using an Ethics of Care to Re-interpret Consent in the Management of Care for Addiction Disorders
… neurocognitive dysfunction and social sequela of substance use disorders and addiction require the empowering support from healthcare professionals; necessitating the need to utilize an ethics of care to re-interpret consent for the management of care for those who suffer from substance use …
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The evolution of and trends in mobile health : a case study of its application to diabetes
The escalating costs of healthcare have created an urgent need to develop innovative solutions that can improve the quality of healthcare delivered and quality of health outcomes. This thesis explores the role that smartphones can play in creating innovative solutions to help meet these goals. The …
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Investigating Patient Attitudes towards Quality of Service Management in the Public Health Service Sector: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
Purpose - Healthcare has been recognised as one of the key social responsibilities in any society, and the quality of healthcare available in a country is one of the key recognised standards and indicators for measuring the quality of life and standard of living obtainable in a particular society …
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Assessing the implementation of total quality management in the Palestinian healthcare sector : Lessons and recommendations for the future development of the Palestinian quality improvement effort.
The characteristics of the Palestinian Healthcare sector has led to a poor quality of care being provided which in turn pushed the Ministry of Heath (MOH) to initiate the Quality Improvement Project ( QIP ). That project was held responsible for improving the quality of healthcare provided through …
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Predicting clinicians’ intentions towards the electronic health record (EHR) : an extended UTAUT model
… potential to promote understanding or awareness of healthcare knowledge among patients and healthcare providers to facilitate collaboration between various key stakeholders to improve the quality of healthcare. The technology is also expected to provide global health communities with benefits, …
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Designing A Care Delivery System Through Interprofessional Coordinated Care In A Medical Neighborhood Setting
… (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, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and mental health, which in …
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Attitudes, knowledge and beliefs around homosexuality: exploring the views of 5th year medical students
… bisexual and transgender (LGBTI) people seeking healthcare. Despite these findings, LGBTI-focused healthcare remains understated in medical training and university curricular. Learning about medical students' attitudes can provide useful ways of identifying interventions to capacitate health …
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Intersectional sameness and difference in psychotherapy: Women of colour s experiences of the therapeutic alliance
… and multilingual country with high levels of inequality, access to healthcare services, poor quality of healthcare, and discrimination in healthcare settings are persistent issues. Women of colour are often disproportionately affected by these health inequities. However, little is known …
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