BMC Health Services Research

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NEW: Decolonizing global health

Guest Edited by Robert Kaba Alhassan, Nafissatou Diop, and Henry Zakumumpa

NEW: Economic Evaluations of Vaccine Programs

Guest Edited by Sayem Ahmed, Saskia den Boon, Edris Hasanpoor, and Abdur Razzaque Sarker

Combatting health service delays

Guest Edited by Katherine Harding, Alessandro Jatoba, and Yafang Tsai

Editor's choice

Editor's Choice thumbnail 1 Medical screening tests and vaccination among hospital-based physicians in Israel

Editor's Choice thumbnail 2 The impact of COVID-19 on psychiatric and mental health services in Europe: suffering experienced by professionals

Published collections

Innovations for better health and social justice

Guest Edited by Magdalena Szaflarski

Telehealth

Guest Edited by Bassey Ebenso and Hao Xue

Resilient and responsive health systems in a changing world

Guest Edited by Jane K. O'Hara and Siri Wiig

Articles

Information and communication technology-based interventions for suicide prevention implemented in clinical settings: a scoping review

Authors: Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Keri Durocher, Lydia Sequeira, Juveria Zaheer, John Torous and Gillian Strudwick

Content type: Research 23 March 2023
Development of a patients’ satisfaction analysis system using machine learning and lexicon-based methods

Authors: Shiva Khaleghparast, Majid Maleki, Ghasem Hajianfar, Esmaeil Soumari, Mehrdad Oveisi, Hassan Maleki Golandouz, Feridoun Noohi, Maziar Gholampour dehaki, Reza Golpira, Saeideh Mazloomzadeh, Maedeh Arabian and Samira Kalayinia

Content type: Research 23 March 2023
Use of health services one year before primary colorectal cancer

Authors: Elina Hermiö, Karri Seppä, Heidi Ryynänen, Elli Hirvonen, Liisa Pylkkänen, Jutta Järvelin, Nea Malila and Janne Pitkäniemi

Content type: Research 23 March 2023
Optimizing naloxone distribution to prevent opioid overdose fatalities: results from piloting the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach within syringe service programs

Authors: Sheila V. Patel, Lynn D. Wenger, Alex H. Kral, Kenneth Sherr, Anjuli D. Wagner, Peter J. Davidson and Barrot H. Lambdin

Content type: Research article 22 March 2023
Reports from the frontline: health workers describe COVID-19 risks and fears in five cities in Brazil

Authors: Carl Kendall, Ana Ecilda Lima Ellery, Nivaldo Carneiro Junior, Rosane da Silva Santana, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Mírian Cohen, Marto Leal, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli and Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr

Content type: Research 22 March 2023

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Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Authors: Yafang Tsai

Content type: Research article 14 May 2011
How nurses and their work environment affect patient experiences of the quality of care: a qualitative study

Authors: Renate AMM Kieft, Brigitte BJM de Brouwer, Anneke L Francke and Diana MJ Delnoij

Content type: Research article 13 June 2014
Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Authors: Catarina Cardoso Tomás, Emanuel Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Uba-Chupel, G. Furtado, C. Rocha, A. Teixeira, P. Ferreira, Celeste Alves, Stefan Gisin, Elisabete Catarino, Nelma Carvalho, Tiago Coucelo, Luís Bonfim, Carina Silva, Débora Franco…

Content type: Meeting Abstracts 6 July 2016
The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research

Authors: John B Sexton, Robert L Helmreich, Torsten B Neilands, Kathy Rowan, Keryn Vella, James Boyden, Peter R Roberts and Eric J Thomas

Content type: Research article 1 December 2006
The knowledge, ability, and skills of primary health care providers in SEANERN countries: a multi-national cross-sectional study

Authors: Shizheng Du, Yuling Cao, Tong Zhou, Agus Setiawan, Myat Thandar, Virya Koy, Mohd Said Bin Nurumal, Hong Anh, Wipada Kunaviktikul and Yan Hu

Content type: Research article 27 August 2019

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Innovations for better health and social justice
Edited by: Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski
Collection published: 30th May 2022

Advancing Dementia Care
Edited by: Dr. Clarissa Giebel and Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 13 May 2020

Health Services Research for Opioid Use Disorders
Edited by: Dr. Kim Hoffman
Collection published: 31 March 2020

Management of Infectious Diseases in Health Systems and Services
Edited by: Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 19 March 2020

Aims and scope

BMC Health Services Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health services research. The journal has a special focus on digital health, governance, health policy, health system quality and safety, healthcare delivery and access to healthcare, healthcare financing and economics, implementing reform, and the health workforce.

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