Explaining differences in hospital performance: Does the answer lie in the labour market? [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between performance of English public sector hospitals (NHS trusts) and the quality of their nursing staff. Performance ratings of NHS trusts published in 2001 and 2002 indicate a clear regional divide. This divide is
Carol Propper +2 more
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Agricultural Injuries With Dementia: Double Whammy?
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nearly 40% of US farmers are over 65 years old. Some emerging evidence links agricultural occupational exposure to increased dementia risk. However, little is known about dementia and injury outcomes in agricultural settings. Methods We employed data from the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Programs Participant Use File (
Kanika Arora +3 more
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Private hospitals\' difficulties: Top managers\' perspective
Payesh, 2011 Objective(s): To explore difficulties existing between private hospitals and other health related organizations such as Ministry of Health, Medical Council, Emergency Center, State Forensic Medical Organization, and insurance agencies in Tehran, Iran ...
Fatemeh Zariei Gavkani +3 more
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Prospective payment system : consequences for hospital-physician interactions in the private sector [PDF]
In 2004, French health authorities plan to introduce a prospective payment system for hospitals delivering acute care based on the DRG classification system.
Ana, MAULEON +2 more
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UTILISATION OF IN-PATIENT BEDS IN IRISH ACUTE PUBLIC HOSPITALS. ESRI Research Bulletin 2010/4/5 [PDF]
, 2010 Health care systems in many developed countries have services financed and provided by both public and private sectors. In Ireland, though, the public/private mix is atypical: a private patient can be treated in an acute public hospital and seen by a ...
O’Reilly, Jacqueline, Wiley, Miriam
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Equity in the Utilisation of Hospital Inpatient Services in Ireland? An Improved Approach to the Measurement of Health Need [PDF]
The complex interweaving of public and private provision in Irish hospitals has led to concerns that hospital care is not available to all on the basis of need alone.
Richard Layte
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz +7 more
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Keynesian hospitals? Public employment and political pressure [PDF]
This paper uses an unusual administrative dataset covering the universe of French hospitals to consider hospital employment: this is consistently higher in public hospitals than in Not-For-Profit or private hospitals, even controlling for many measures ...
Andrew E. Clark, Carine Milcent
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Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald +3 more
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INVESTIGATING THE PATIENT SATISFACTION WITHIN ROMANIAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS [PDF]
Although it is not commonly accepted within healthcare services industry, the importance of marketing is more and more recognized nowadays by the organizations activating in the field. Current perception resides in a series of factors as: ethical aspects
Mihoc Florin +2 more
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