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Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18(Suppl 1):2940
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Using overbooking to manage no-shows in an Italian healthcare center
In almost all healthcare systems, no-shows (scheduled appointments missed without any notice from patients) have a negative impact on waiting lists, costs and resource utilization, impairing the quality and qu...
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Review of emergency obstetric care interventions in health facilities in the Upper East Region of Ghana: a questionnaire survey
Maternal morbidity and mortality is most prevalent in resource-poor settings such as sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. In sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana is one of the countries still facing particular challenge...
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Study protocol: young carers and young adult carers in Switzerland
In Switzerland, the issue of young carers and young adult carers - young people under the age of 18 and 24 respectively, who take on significant or substantial caring tasks and levels of responsibility that wo...
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An examination of user costs in relation to smokers using a cessation service based in the UK
Smoking cessation services provide support to smokers who desire to quit. Published studies to date have looked at the cost and benefit of service provision but typically focus on clinical trial data. Using ro...
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Heard and valued: the development of a model to meaningfully engage marginalized populations in health services planning
Recently, patient engagement has been identified as a promising strategy for supporting healthcare planning. However, the context and structure of universalistic, “one-size-fits-all” approaches often used for ...
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Exploring the differential impact of individual and organizational factors on organizational commitment of physicians and nurses
Physician and nursing shortages in acute and critical care settings require research on factors which might drive their commitment, an important predictor of absenteeism and turnover. However, the degree to wh...
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Does risk-adjusted payment influence primary care providers’ decision on where to set up practices?
Providing equal access to health care is an important objective in most health care systems. It is especially pertinent in systems like the Swedish primary care market, where private providers are free to esta...
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Death at no cost? Persons with no health insurance claims in the last year of life in Switzerland
Lack of health insurance claims (HIC) in the last year of life might indicate suboptimal end-of-life care, but reasons for no HIC are not fully understood because information on causes of death is often missin...
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Qualitative approaches to use of the RE-AIM framework: rationale and methods
There have been over 430 publications using the RE-AIM model for planning and evaluation of health programs and policies, as well as numerous applications of the model in grant proposals and national programs....
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:177 -
Patients’ knowledge and attitudes to the Wise List - a drug formulary from the Stockholm Drug and Therapeutic committee
Involving patients in decisions about their pharmacotherapy is crucial for a satisfactory treatment outcome. Information and opinions about medicines are available from a variety of sources. The Wise List is t...
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Porous safety net: catastrophic health expenditure and its determinants among insured households in Togo
In Togo, about half of health care costs are paid at the point of service, which reduces access to health care and exposes households to catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). To address this situation, the To...
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SCOPEOUT: sustainability and spread of quality improvement activities in long-term care- a mixed methods approach
Interventions to improve quality of care for residents of long-term care facilities, and to examine the sustainability and spread of such initiatives, remain a top research priority. The purpose of this explor...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:174 -
The impact of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign on routine primary health service provision and health workers in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study
The burden of cervical cancer and shortage of screening services in Tanzania confers an urgent need for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. However, the sustainability and impact of another new vaccine cam...
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Cost-effectiveness in extracorporeal life support in critically ill adults in the Netherlands
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is used to support the cardiorespiratory function in case of severe cardiac and/or respiratory failure in critically ill patients. According to the ELSO guidelines ECLS shoul...
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Chronic disease management perspectives of colorectal cancer survivors using the Veterans Affairs healthcare system: a qualitative analysis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the US. CRC survivors may have complex healthcare needs requiring care from both specialists and primary care. Our objective was to unders...
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Using normalisation process theory to evaluate the implementation of a complex intervention to embed the surgical safety checklist
The surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) was introduced in 2008 to improve teamwork and reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with surgery. Although mandated in many health care institutions around the worl...
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An assessment of the malaria-related knowledge and practices of Tanzania’s drug retailers: exploring the impact of drug store accreditation
Since 2003 Tanzania has upgraded its approximately 7000 drug stores to Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs), involving dispenser training, introduction of record keeping and enhanced regulation. Prior to...
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How can healthcare organizations implement patient-centered care? Examining a large-scale cultural transformation
Healthcare organizations increasingly are focused on providing care which is patient-centered rather than disease-focused. Yet little is known about how best to transform the culture of care in these organizat...
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Online-based interventions for sexual health among individuals with cancer: a systematic review
Online interventions have the advantages of being widely available, accessible, comfortable, cost effective, and they can provide tailored information and support. Despite these benefits, the effects of specif...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:167 -
Time utilization and perceived psychosocial work environment among staff in Swedish primary care settings
Over the past decades, reorganizations and structural changes in Swedish primary care have affected time utilization among health care professionals. Consequently, increases in administrative tasks have substa...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:166 -
Impact of a genetic counseling requirement prior to genetic testing
Genetic counseling by a Genetic Counselor (GC) is a requirement prior to genetic testing for cancer susceptibility genes (GC-mandate policy) for some insurers. This study evaluated the impact of this policy fr...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:165 -
Study protocol: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial of Moral Reconation Therapy in the US Veterans Health Administration
Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a cognitive-behavioral intervention aimed at reducing risk for criminal recidivism by restructuring antisocial attitudes and cognitions (i.e., “criminogenic thinking”). MRT ha...
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Patient-identified information and communication needs in the context of major trauma
Navigating complex health care systems during the multiple phases of recovery following major trauma entails many challenges for injured patients. Patients’ experiences communicating with health professionals ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:163 -
Enhancing communication skills for telehealth: development and implementation of a Teach-Back intervention for a national maternal and child health helpline in Australia
Telehealth professionals require advanced communication skills, in part to compensate for lack of visual cues. Teach-Back is a best practice communication technique that has been recommended but not previously...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:162 -
The effects of home-based primary care on Medicare costs at Spectrum Health/Priority Health (Grand Rapids, MI, USA) from 2012-present: a matched cohort study
In the United States, home-based primary care (HBPC) is increasingly proposed as a means of enabling frail elders to remain at home for as long as possible, while still receiving needed medical care. However, ...
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The determinants of individual health care expenditures in prison: evidence from Switzerland
Prison health systems are subject to increasing pressures given the specific health needs of a growing and aging prison population. Identifying the drivers of medical spending among incarcerated individuals is...
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Teamwork in primary palliative care: general practitioners’ and specialised oncology nurses’ complementary competencies
Generalists such as general practitioners and district nurses have been the main actors in community palliative care in Norway. Specialised oncology nurses with postgraduate palliative training are increasingl...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:159 -
Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait
Conducting patient safety culture assessments can provide hospitals with information on how structures and processes within their system can impact patient outcomes. This study used the Hospital Survey on Pati...
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Substance use and self-harm: a cross-sectional study of the prevalence, correlates and patterns of medical service utilisation among patients admitted to a South African hospital
Substance use is a potentially modifiable risk factor for suicidal behaviour. Little is known about the epidemiology of substance use among self-harm patients in South Africa. This study set out to collect epi...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:157 -
Community mobilization and maternal Care of Women Living with HIV in poor settings: the case of Mfuwe, Zambia
Research has shown that community mobilization is a useful strategy in promoting maternal care of HIV negative women in resource poor settings; however, similar evidence for women living with HIV is missing. T...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:155 -
Access to primary care and computed tomography use in the emergency department
The decision to obtain a computed tomography CT scan in the emergency department (ED) is complex, including a consideration of the risk posed by the test itself weighed against the importance of obtaining the ...
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Selling my sheep to pay for medicines – household priorities and coping strategies in a setting without universal health coverage
The first month of life is the period with the highest risk of dying. Despite knowledge of effective interventions, newborn mortality is high and utilization of health care services remains low in Ethiopia. In...
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The effects of continuity of care on hospital utilization in patients with knee osteoarthritis: analysis of Nationwide insurance data
Korea’s rapidly aging population has led to a rise in the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (which reached upwards of 21.3% in 2017) in elderly people aged 65 years and over. Most patients with knee osteoarthr...
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Sustainability in Health care by Allocating Resources Effectively (SHARE) 8: developing, implementing and evaluating an evidence dissemination service in a local healthcare setting
This is the eighth in a series of papers reporting Sustainability in Health care by Allocating Resources Effectively (SHARE) in a local healthcare setting. The SHARE Program was a systematic, integrated, evide...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:151 -
“One program that could improve health in this neighbourhood is ____?” using concept mapping to engage communities as part of a health and human services needs assessment
This paper presents the findings of a rapid needs assessment conducted at the request of the local health authority responsible for health care services, the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (O...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:150 -
Delays in seeking and receiving health care services for pneumonia in children under five in the Peruvian Amazon: a mixed-methods study on caregivers’ perceptions
Delays in receiving adequate care for children suffering from pneumonia can be life threatening and have been described associated with parents’ limited education and their difficulties in recognizing the seve...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:149 -
Disinvestment in healthcare: an overview of HTA agencies and organizations activities at European level
In an era of a growing economic pressure for all health systems, the interest for “disinvestment” in healthcare increased. In this context, evidence based approaches such as Health Technology Assessment (HTA) ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:148 -
Health care resource use among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: the PIvOTAL retrospective observational study
Data are scarce regarding real-world health care resource use (HCRU) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An understanding of current clinical practices and HCRU is needed to provide a benchmark for rapidly...
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A systematic review of team-building interventions in non-acute healthcare settings
Healthcare is increasingly delivered in a team-based format emphasizing interdisciplinary coordination. While recent reviews have investigated team-building interventions primarily in acute healthcare settings...
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A stakeholder co-design approach for developing a community pharmacy service to enhance screening and management of atrial fibrillation
Community pharmacies provide a suitable setting to promote self-screening programs aimed at enhancing the early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF). Developing and implementing novel community pharmacy servi...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:145 -
Failing to retain a new generation of doctors: qualitative insights from a high-income country
The failure of high-income countries, such as Ireland, to achieve a self-sufficient medical workforce has global implications, particularly for low-income, source countries. In the past decade, Ireland has dou...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:144 -
Guideline appraisal with AGREE II: online survey of the potential influence of AGREE II items on overall assessment of guideline quality and recommendation for use
The AGREE II instrument is the most commonly used guideline appraisal tool. It includes 23 appraisal criteria (items) organized within six domains. AGREE II also includes two overall assessments (overall guide...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:143 -
Reducing time-to-unit among patients referred to an outpatient stroke assessment unit with a novel triage process: a prospective cohort study
To evaluate the performance of a novel triage system for Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) units built upon an existent clinical prediction rule (CPR) to reduce time to unit arrival, relative to the time of symp...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:142 -
Comparing public and private providers: a scoping review of hospital services in Europe
What is common to many healthcare systems is a discussion about the optimal balance between public and private provision. This paper provides a scoping review of research comparing the performance of public an...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:141 -
High rate of unplanned pregnancy in the context of integrated family planning and HIV care services in South Africa
Integration of family planning services into HIV care was implemented in South Africa as a core strategy aimed at reducing unintended pregnancies among childbearing women living with HIV. However, it is unclea...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:140 -
Readability of written medicine information materials in Arabic language: expert and consumer evaluation
Written Medicine Information (WMI) is one of the sources that patients use to obtain information concerning medicine. This paper aims to assess the readability of two types of WMIs in Arabic language based on ...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:139 -
A qualitative investigation of healthcare workers’ strategies in response to readmissions
Readmission of a patient to a hospital is typically associated with significant clinical changes in the patient’s condition, but it is unknown how healthcare workers modify their provision of care when conside...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:138 -
Social capital in a regional inter-hospital network among trauma centers (trauma network): results of a qualitative study in Germany
As inter-hospital alliances have become increasingly popular in the healthcare sector, it is important to understand the challenges and benefits that the interaction between representatives of different hospit...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:137 -
Beyond coverage: improving the quality of antenatal care delivery through integrated mentorship and quality improvement at health centers in rural Rwanda
Inadequate antenatal care (ANC) can lead to missed diagnosis of danger signs or delayed referral to emergency obstetrical care, contributing to maternal mortality. In developing countries, ANC quality is often...
Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2018 18:136