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Health Systems Research, Health Services Research, and Population Health Research

SpringerBriefs in Public Health
Abstract In this book, we will give an overview of what is known about the relationships between the design and structure of health systems, health service provision and utilisation, and inequalities in population health. This will show the added value of combining health systems, health services, and population health research; areas
Peter P. Groenewegen, Ilmo Keskimäki, Alastair H. Leyland   +2 more
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The use of the transition cost accounting system in health services research [PDF]

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2007
Abstract The Transition cost accounting system integrates clinical, resource utilization, and financial information and is currently being used by several hospitals in Canada and the United States to calculate the costs of patient care.
Azoulay, Arik, Doris, Nadine M, Filion, Kristian B, Caron, Joanna, Pilote, Louise, Eisenberg, Mark J   +5 more
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Using the Knowledge Base of Health Services Research to Redefine Health Care Systems [PDF]

Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2015
This Perspective discusses 12 key facts derived from 50 years of health services research and argues that this knowledge base can stimulate innovative thinking about how to make health care systems safer, more efficient, more cost effective, and more patient centered, even as they respond to the needs of diverse communities.
Robert H, Brook, Mary E, Vaiana
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Public Health Services and Systems Research

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2012
There is a growing recognition that the US public health system should strive for efficiency-that it should determine the optimal ways to utilize limited resources to improve and protect public health. The field of public health finance research is a critical part of efforts to understand the most efficient ways to use resources. This article discusses
Richard C, Ingram, Patrick M, Bernet, Julia F, Costich   +2 more
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Patient predictors of poor drug sensitive tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2019
Background: Ukraine has high rates of poor treatment outcomes among drug sensitive tuberculosis (DSTB) patients, while global treatment success rates for DSTB remain high.
Omowunmi Aibana, Andrej Slavuckij, Mariya Bachmaha, Viatcheslav Krasiuk, Natasha Rybak, Timothy P. Flanigan, Vasyl Petrenko, Megan B. Murray   +7 more
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Student feedback about the use of literature excerpts in Sparshanam, a Medical Humanities module [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/WalKZT]

F1000Research, 2012
Medical humanities (MH) modules have been conducted for first year students at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal for the last four years. Literature excerpts are widely used in MH programs in developed nations.
P Ravi Shankar, Kundan K Singh, Ajaya Dhakal, Arati Shakya, Rano M Piryani   +4 more
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A study on the efficacy of APACHE-IV for predicting mortality and length of stay in an intensive care unit in Iran [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Background: Clinical assessment of disease severity is an important part of medical practice for prediction of mortality and morbidity in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Mohammad Ghorbani, Haleh Ghaem, Abbas Rezaianzadeh, Zahra Shayan, Farid Zand, Reza Nikandish   +5 more
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Breaking a Guinness World Record on Hand Sanitizing Relay, initiating a call for vital research in overcoming campaign fatigue for hand hygiene [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/530]

F1000Research, 2015
Hand hygiene has been shown to be effective in significantly reducing hospital acquired infections for many years. However it is difficult to maintain and enhance compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. In Hong Kong, we previously reported a strategy to
Wing Hong Seto, Kwok-Hung Li, Christina Woon Yee Cheung, Patricia Tai Yin Ching, Benjamin J. Cowling   +4 more
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Evolution of Coauthorship in Public Health Services and Systems Research [PDF]

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011
Public health services and systems research (PHSSR) focuses on the structure, organization, and legal basis of domestic public health activities and their effect on population health. An accurate description of the field is needed to empower funding agencies and other stakeholders to coordinate PHSSR activities and to foster the development of the ...
Michael E, Bales, Stephen B, Johnson, Jonathan W, Keeling, Kathleen M, Carley, Frank, Kunkel, Jacqueline A, Merrill   +5 more
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Aspiration in injections: should we continue or abandon the practice? [version 3; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Aspiration during any kind of injection is meant to ensure that the needle tip is at the desired location during this blind procedure. While aspiration appears to be a simple procedure, it has generated a lot of controversy concerning the perceived ...
Yasir Sepah, Lubna Samad, Arshad Altaf, Muhammad Sohail Halim, Nithya Rajagopalan, Aamir Javed Khan   +5 more
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