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Rapid growth of private hospitals in China: emerging challenges and opportunities to health sector management

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: China’s private hospital market has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, with private hospitals now outnumbering public hospitals by a factor of two.
Xiaoxi Zhang, Armand Zimmerman, Yanyan Zhang, Osondu Ogbuoji, Shenglan Tang   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of prescription patterns and errors in government versus private hospitals in Dhaka: A cross‐sectional study [PDF]

Health Science Reports
Background and Objectives Prescription errors can inadvertently compromise the effectiveness and increase the risk of adverse events. This study aims to compare prescription patterns and errors between government and private hospitals in Dhaka ...
Md Abdus Samad, K. M. Yasif Kayes Sikdar, Ashfia Tasnim Munia, Farhan Tanvir Patwary, Md Raihan Sarkar, Md. Rashidul Islam Rashed   +5 more
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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]

BMC 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, Prashant Ingle, Deepali Yakkundi, Kerry Scott   +3 more
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Comparison of the results of developing standards for health promotion hospitals in public and private medical centers [PDF]

Research 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, Hamed Baghayi, Shahriar Peyghani Asl, Rahim Khodayari Zarnagh   +3 more
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Private hospitals in low- and middle-income countries: a typology using the cluster method, the case of Morocco [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background The private healthcare sector has become an essential component of healthcare systems globally. This interest has increased with the universal health coverage agenda.
Saad Zbiri, Abdelali Belghiti Alaoui, Imad El Badisy, Najib Diouri, Sanaa Belabbes, Radouane Belouali, Zakaria Belrhiti   +6 more
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Patient satisfaction: Public vs. private hospital in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Gaceta Sanitaria, 2021
Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the level of service satisfaction in public hospitals and private hospitals in Central Sulawesi. Methods: This was an analytical observational study with a cross-sectional approach.
Diah Mutiarasari, Indah Puspasari Kiay Demak, Elli Yane Bangkele, Rosmala Nur, Tri Setyawati   +4 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

BMC 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, Richard Norman, Francesco Piccolo, David Manners   +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

Journal 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, Juan Stephen, Chok Lin Lui   +2 more
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Institutional Framework as a Determinant of Variations in Service Quality Between Public and Private Hospitals in Tanzania

Annales 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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The use of kiosks to improve triage efficiency in the emergency department

npj Digital Medicine, 2023
Triage is a system used to prioritise patients as they enter the emergency department (ED) based on their need for urgent care. In recent decades, EDs have becoming increasingly overcrowded, leading to longer pre-triage waiting times for patients.
Michael Jose Joseph, Matthew Summerscales, Saieesha Yogesan, Anthony Bell, Michele Genevieve, Yogesan Kanagasingam   +5 more
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