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Public-private partnerships for hospitals [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2006
While some forms of public-private partnerships are a feature of hospital construction and operation in all countries with mixed economies, there is increasing interest in a model in which a public authority contracts with a private company to design ...
Martin McKee, Nigel Edwards, Rifat Atun
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What stops private hospitals from engaging with publicly funded health insurance schemes? A mixed-methods study on PMJAY/MJPJAY in Maharashtra, India [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Reducing patient expenditure and expanding healthcare access through private sector hospitals is widely touted strategy for governments to achieve Universal Health Care, including in India.
Shweta Marathe   +3 more
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The regulation of private hospitals in Asia [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2014
SUMMARYPrivate providers play a significant role in the provision of health services in low and middle income countries (LMICs), and the number of private hospitals is increasing rapidly. The growth of the sector has drawn attention to the many problems that are often associated with this sector and the need for effective regulation if private ...
Rosemary Morgan, Tim Ensor
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Comparison of the results of developing standards for health promotion hospitals in public and private medical centers [PDF]

open access: yesResearch and Development in Medical Education, 2023
Background: Developing standards for Health Promotion Hospitals (HPH) plays a crucial role in hospital accreditation. This study aimed to compare the development of HPH standards in public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran in 2021.
Akbar Javan Biparva   +3 more
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Severe disseminated Veillonella parvula infection including endocarditis, bilateral psoas abscess, discitis, and osteomyelitis but sparing spinal and hip prostheses: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Veillonella species are an opportunistically pathogenic commensal anaerobic Gram-negative coccus commonly found in the oral, genitourinary, respiratory, and intestinal tract of humans and some animals.
Tobias Richards   +2 more
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The optimal timing of FDG-PET/CT in non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis and staging in an Australian centre

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Clinical practice guidelines and re-imbursement schedules vary in the recommended timing of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnostic evaluation of suspected or confirmed lung cancer.
Anne Johnson   +3 more
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Assessment of surgical capacity in Chiapas, Mexico: a cross-sectional study of the public and private sector

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Surgical, anaesthesia and obstetric (SAO) care are essential, life-saving components of universal healthcare. In Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, the capacity of SAO care is unknown.
John G Meara   +8 more
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Institutional Framework as a Determinant of Variations in Service Quality Between Public and Private Hospitals in Tanzania

open access: yesAnnales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska Sectio H, Oeconomia, 2023
Purpose of the article: This study was set to determine the influence of institutional framework on service quality in both private and public hospitals. The paper sought to establish the perception of respondents regarding the institutional factors that
Raphael Habi, Emmanuel Matiku
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Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using continuous heparin infusion

open access: yesIndian Heart Journal, 2016
Objectives: Levels of anticoagulation during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) remain controversial. Prolonged activated clotting time (ACT) during OPCAB increases blood loss during surgery and can also cause paradoxical increase in ...
Kamales Kumar Saha   +7 more
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