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Planning an Information System for Health Services
Methods of Information in Medicine, 1972The close relationship between planning and information services is discussed and some recent activities are referred to. Four types of information systems — the expert system, the traditional statistical system, the integrated problem-oriented system of databanks and the all-comprehensive databank — are described and their advantages and disadvantages
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Systems Approaches and the Delivery of Health Services
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1997In this issue of THE JOURNAL, LeBaron et al 1 review a decade of work by the Georgia Department of Public Health to improve immunization levels in Georgia's public health clinics (more than 200) across the state. The primary outcome of this very important work was a dramatic overall increase in immunization completion rates for 2-year-olds (the 4-3-1 ...
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Mental health systems and services abroad
The journal of mental health administration, 1982A cross-national survey of forty-two countries and provinces was undertaken to compare mental health policies, mental health services, awareness of these services, the evaluation of such services and how mental health care is financed. Notable differences were found between respondents and these differences could not always be accounted for in terms of
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The role of health services and systems
2019This chapter discusses health services and systems of care and suicide prevention. Although suicide and suicidal behaviour are sometimes seen as societal problems, health services have a key role to play. The majority of those who die by suicide have a psychiatric disorder at the time of death. Many individuals have been in contact with health services
Navneet Kapur, Robert Goldney
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Mental Health Services and Systems
1999In 1972, McKinlay wrote a literature review summarizing 20 years of sociological research on the use of health services. He found a number of competing research paradigms and concluded with recommendations for empirical work on utilization behavior. Specifically, McKinlay called for research gathering data on sociodemographic characteristics, the role ...
Michael F. Polgar, Joseph P. Morrissey
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[Health services research for the public health service (PHS) and the public health system].
Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)), 2016There is a great need for health services research in the public health system and in the German public health service. However, the public health service is underrepresented in health services research in Germany. This has several structural, historical and disciplinary-related reasons.
A, Hollederer, M, Wildner
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Mental Health Services in the Total Health System
Psychiatric Services, 1972C S, Thomas, R M, Vidaver
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The Italian Health Services System
1984Italy is in the course of reforming her health services system. In this phase of transition, administrative and financial aspects appear to be crucial for any future development. Accordingly, particular emphasis will be placed on these issues throughout the following discussion.
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