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Clinical and Financial Implications of Medicine Consumption Patterns at a Leading Referral Hospital in Kenya to Guide Future Planning of Care

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Background: Medicines can constitute up to 70% of total health care budgets in developing countries as well as considerable expenditure in hospitals. Inventory management techniques can assist with managing resources efficiently.
Patrick M. Kivoto   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

REHABILITATION NURSES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEATH IN THE CONTEXT OF A PANDEMIC CRISIS BY COVID-19

open access: yesRevista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, 2020
Objective: to analyze the differences in the profile of attitudes of rehabilitation nurses towards death before and after the first critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: quantitative, comparative study, before and after the critical period.
Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira Cardoso   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BackgroundHospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared.
Fonarow, Gregg C   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Approach to Assessing the Preparedness of Hospitals to Power Outages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Within the secondary impacts of electricity blackouts, it is necessary to pay attention to facilities providing medical care for the population, namely the hospitals.
Brehovská, Lenka   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Comparison Between Conventional Intervention and Non-immersive Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Individuals in an Inpatient Unit for the Treatment of COVID-19: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Background: The new human coronavirus that leads to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) has spread rapidly around the world and has a high degree of lethality.
Talita Dias da Silva   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Readmission rates in not-for-profit vs. proprietary hospitals before and after the hospital readmission reduction program implementation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) to penalize hospitals with excessive 30-day hospital readmissions of Medicare enrollees for specific conditions.
Birmingham, Lauren E.   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Factors Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Selected Hospitals of Harari Region, Eastern Ethiopia

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most prevalent complication and the leading cause of death among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients have a 2- to 4-fold increased risk of CVD. There is a scarcity
Lemma Demissie Regassa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This observational, cross-sectional study describes the role played by clinical microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals.
Bruce, Julie   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Advancing the Direction of Health Information Management in Greek Public Hospitals: Theoretical Directions and Methodological Implications for Sharing Information in order to Obtain Decision-Making

open access: yesInformatics, 2016
Although consultants have long placed the use of research information at the centre of their activity, the extent that physicians use this information tends to vary widely.
Evagelia Lappa
doaj   +1 more source

Experience of Medical Disputes, Medical Disturbances, Verbal and Physical Violence, and Burnout Among Physicians in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
BackgroundMedical disputes, medical disturbances, verbal and physical violence against physicians, and burnout have reached epidemic levels. They may negatively impact both physicians and the healthcare system. The experience of medical disputes, medical
Yinuo Wu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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