Approaches to optimize patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: Qualitative interviews [PDF]
Background Patient engagement (PE) in health‐care planning and improvement is a growing practice. We lack evidence‐based guidance for PE, particularly in hospital settings. This study explored how to optimize PE in hospitals. Methods This study was based
Natalie N. Anderson+6 more
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Impacts of patient and family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: qualitative interviews with patient/family advisors and hospital staff. [PDF]
Background Patient engagement (PE) in hospital planning and improvement is widespread, yet we lack evidence of its impact. We aimed to identify benefits and harms that could be used to assess the impact of hospital PE.
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The influence of the Social Science Association on hospital planning in Victorian England. [PDF]
THE LAMENT in Tennyson's In Memoriam, "So many worlds, so much to do,/So little done, such things to be," all but characterizes the attitude of the Victorians, who, though shocked by the discovery of social ills within their society, confidently set ...
M. Millman
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Review of Smart Hospital Services in Real Healthcare Environments [PDF]
Objectives Smart hospitals involve the application of recent information and communications technology (ICT) innovations to medical services; however, the concept of a smart hospital has not been rigorously defined.
Hyuktae Kwon+6 more
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BackgroundDuring the fight against COVID-19, China’s public hospitals played the main role in taking on the most urgent, dangerous and arduous medical treatment and work.
Yuan Zheng+5 more
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In the Extraordinary Times of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Clinical Strategies for Performing Spinal Surgery [PDF]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused pronounced strain on global healthcare systems, forcing the streamlining of clinical activities and conservation of health resources.
Tan Wei Loong Barry+5 more
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An Overview of Hospital Capacity Planning and Optimisation
Health care is uncertain, dynamic, and fast growing. With digital technologies set to revolutionise the industry, hospital capacity optimisation and planning have never been more relevant. The purposes of this article are threefold.
P. Humphreys+6 more
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CPAS: the UK’s national machine learning-based hospital capacity planning system for COVID-19 [PDF]
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic poses the threat of overwhelming healthcare systems with unprecedented demands for intensive care resources.
Zhaozhi Qian, A. Alaa, M. Van Der Schaar
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Regionalization has become a buzzword in US health care policy. Regionalization, however, has varied meanings, and definitions have lacked contextual information important to understanding its role in improving care.
Nathan T. Walton, Nicholas M. Mohr
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The Potential Hospital Strategic Planning in the COVID-19 Era: A Systematic Review
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on hospitals. Hospitals have to survive and make various modifications in an effort to adapt to uncertain conditions, even transform the hospital's strategic plan that has been made previously.
Tatyana Amanda Pinta+2 more
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