What is the job satisfaction and active participationof medical staff in public hospital reform: a studyin Hubei province of China [PDF]
, 2015 Background: In China, public hospital reform has been underway for almost 5 years, and 311 pilot county hospitals are the current focus. This study aimed to assess the job satisfaction and active participation of medical staff in the reform.
Fang, Pengqian, Fang, Zi, Luo, Zhenni
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Scandals in health-care: Their impact on health policy and nursing [PDF]
, 2015 Through an analysis of several high-profile scandals in health care in the UK, this article discusses the nature of scandal and its impact on policy reform.
Hutchison, Jacqueline S.
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Lessons From India in Organizational Innovation: A Tale of Two Heart Hospitals [PDF]
, 2008 Recent discussions in health reform circles have pinned great hopes on the prospect of innovation as the solution to the high-cost, inadequate-quality U.S. health system. But U.S.
Mitchell, Will +3 more
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Finding Resources for Health Reform and Bending the Health Care Cost Curve [PDF]
, 2009 Examines policy options for slowing healthcare spending growth, improving outcomes, and financing comprehensive reform, including changes to Medicare Advantage and hospital pay-for-performance.
Cathy Schoen +3 more
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The Effects of a Sick Pay Reform on Absence and on Health-Related Outcomes [PDF]
We evaluate the effects of a reduction in sick pay from 100 to 80% of the wage. Unlike previous literature, apart from absence from work, we also consider effects on doctor/hospital visits and subjective health indicators.
Katja Sonderhof, Patrick Puhani
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Learning From History: Deinstitutionalization of People with Mental Illness as Precursor to Long-Term Care Reform [PDF]
, 2007 Considers the deinstitutionalization of state mental hospital patients over the past fifty years, and uses this as a model for evaluating reform efforts of custodial and long-term care services for the ...
Chris Koyanagi
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Effects of Changes in Public Policy on Efficiency and Productivity of General Hospitals in Vietnam [PDF]
, 2008 The health sector reform programme which began in Vietnam in 1989 in order to improve the efficiency of the health system has altered the way in which Vietnamese hospitals operate. The programme put the spotlight on input savings.
Guven-Uslu, Pinar, Linh, Thuy Pham
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How We Can Pay for Health Care Reform [PDF]
, 2009 Describes savings and revenue sources and policies to reduce healthcare spending that could finance comprehensive reform with a public option, such as reducing physician and hospital payments, investing in prevention programs, and capping tax ...
Aimee Williams +6 more
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Regional and Racial Variation in Health Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries [PDF]
, 2008 Focuses on variations in healthcare delivery and outcomes among and within hospital service areas, in addition to racial and geographic disparities, as measured by five indicators.
Amitabh Chandra +2 more
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