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Association of waiting and consultation time with patient satisfaction: secondary-data analysis of a national survey in Peruvian ambulatory care facilities [PDF]

open access: goldBMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Research suggested that waiting time and consultation time are associated with overall patient satisfaction concerning health services.
Christoper A. Alarcon-Ruiz   +2 more
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Exploring the Ambulatory Transitional Care Experience from Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) to Ambulatory Care Services

open access: hybridGSTF Journal of Nursing and Health Care, 2015
Abstract Objective(s): To explore the transitional care journey through Ambulatory care Services (ACS) for older residents from Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF). To develop a clearer understanding of older residents needs and any gaps in current services provided; and to inform the development of a model of care ...
Anthony Paul O’Brien   +9 more
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Exploring the impact of high reliability organization implementation on patient handling injury rates: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background Patient handling injuries (PHIs) are among the leading causes of workplace injuries among healthcare workers. High-reliability organization (HRO) programs aim to prevent detrimental errors and improve organizational safety. This study examined
Michael Joshua G. Morales   +6 more
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Dental record documentation in selected ambulatory care facilities.

open access: greenPublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), 1985
Having recognized the differences in financial incentives between institutional providers and private practitioners participating in the Medicaid program, the New York State Health Department developed a streamlined mechanism of prior approval for 13 selected institutional providers of dental care.
J S, Hand, W E, Reynolds
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Colonoscopy quality in community hospitals and nonhospital facilities in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background/Aims High-quality colonoscopy is essential to reduce colorectal cancer-related deaths. Little is known about colonoscopy quality in non-academic practice settings.
Jae Gon Lee   +10 more
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Regional Differences in Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacterales Urine Isolates in the United States: 2018-2020

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
[Abstract]: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can complicate effective management of urinary tract infections. We conducted a retrospective study of AMR in Enterobacterales urine isolates from ambulatory and hospitalized adult patients from 2018-2020 (BD ...
Steven I. Aronin   +4 more
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Hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: What conditions make inter-country comparisons possible?

open access: yesHealth Policy Open, 2021
Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions have been extensively used in health services research to assess access, quality and performance of primary health care.
João Victor Muniz Rocha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The economic burden of pneumonia in children under five in Uganda

open access: yesVaccine: X, 2021
Background: There were about 138 million new episodes of pneumonia and 0.9 million deaths globally in 2015. In Uganda, pneumonia was the fourth leading cause of death in children under five years of age in 2017–18.
Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preparedness of outpatient health facilities for ambulatory treatment with all-oral short DR-TB treatment regimens in Zhytomyr, Ukraine: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Ukraine has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Mental health problems, including alcohol use disorder, are common co-morbidities. One in five DR-TB patients has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Tinne Gils   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of primary care gatekeeping: difference-in-differences evaluation of a pilot scheme in China

open access: yesBMJ Global Health, 2020
Introduction This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a gatekeeping pilot in shifting resources and patient visits from hospitals to primary care facilities under the Chinese New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme.Methods We applied a difference-in ...
Jin Xu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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