Examining racism in health services research: A disciplinary self‐critique
Health Services Research, 2020 Racial disparities in health have existed in the United States for centuries.1 In 1899, WEB Du Bois noted the prevalence of poor health among black people, describing it as an important indicator of societal racial inequality.2 Black Americans continue ...
R. Hardeman, J'Mag Karbeah
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Population segmentation based on healthcare needs: a systematic review
Systematic Reviews, 2019 Background Healthcare needs-based population segmentation is a promising approach for enabling the development and evaluation of integrated healthcare service models that meet healthcare needs. However, healthcare policymakers interested in understanding
Jia Loon Chong +2 more
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Factors that affect the uptake of community-based health insurance in low-income and middle-income countries : a systematic protocol [PDF]
, 2014 Many people residing in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are regularly exposed to catastrophic healthcare expenditure. It is therefore pertinent that LMICs should finance their health systems in ways that ensure that their citizens can use ...
Adebayo, E. F. +5 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Background A rapidly ageing population with increasing prevalence of chronic disease presents policymakers the urgent task of tailoring healthcare services to optimally meet changing needs.
Jia Loon Chong +6 more
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Addressing overuse of health services in health systems: a critical interpretive synthesis
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018 BackgroundHealth systems are increasingly focusing on the issue of ‘overuse’ of health services and how to address it. We developed a framework focused on (1) the rationale and context for health systems prioritising addressing overuse, (2) elements of a
M. Ellen +13 more
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Addressing the challenges of regulatory systems strengthening in small states
BMJ Global Health, 2020 Countries should ensure equitable access to quality medicines. Regulatory systems for medicines and other health technologies are an essential part of well-functioning health systems and are a requisite for achieving Universal Health and the Sustainable ...
Charles Preston +4 more
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We are bitter, but we are better off: Case study of the implementation of an electronic health record system into a mental health hospital in England [PDF]
, 2012 In contrast to the acute hospital sector, there have been relatively few implementations of integrated electronic health record (EHR) systems into specialist mental health settings. The National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) in England was
Barber, N, Sheikh, A, Takian, A
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An Agile Systems Modeling Framework for Bed Resource Planning During COVID-19 Pandemic in Singapore
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems globally. The sufficiency of hospitals' bed resource is a cornerstone for access to care which can significantly impact the public health outcomes.ObjectiveWe describe the ...
Sean Shao Wei Lam +21 more
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Managing a sustainable, low carbon supply chain in the English National Health Service: The views of senior managers. [PDF]
, 2013 Objectives:In an effort to reduce costs and respond to climate change, health care providers (Trusts) in England have started to change how they purchase goods and services. Many factors, both internal and external, affect the supply chain.
National Health Service Sustainable Development Unit +3 more
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Studying complexity in health services research: desperately seeking an overdue paradigm shift
BMC Medicine, 2018 Complexity is much talked about but sub-optimally studied in health services research. Although the significance of the complex system as an analytic lens is increasingly recognised, many researchers are still using methods that assume a closed system in
T. Greenhalgh, C. Papoutsi
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