recent years have witnessed a parallel and seemingly contradictory trend towards both the standardization and the customization of healthcare and medical treatment. here, we explore what is meant by ‘standardization’ and ‘customization’ in healthcare settings and explore the implications of these changes for healthcare delivery. we frame the paradox of these divergent and opposing factors in te...

This article examines the potential role of health IT in addressing healthcare disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. An overview of health IT utilization among healthcare providers notes certain characteristics that may disproportionately affect minority populations. Current and emerging health IT use among racial and ethnic minority populations is examined, highlighting are...

Students with good health status tend to attain better educational performance low risk of academic failure unlike students issues. The discrepancies in the loss instructional hours due unplanned and delayed medical care widens gap between healthy unhealthy students. Systems potential providing excellent information access relevant personnel eliminating absenteeism lateness duty which are param...

BACKGROUND To reduce financial barriers to access, and improve access to and use of skilled maternal and newborn healthcare services, the government of Ghana, in 2003, implemented a new maternal healthcare policy that provided free maternity care services in all public and mission healthcare facilities. Although supervised delivery in Ghana has increased from 47% in 2003 to 55% in 2010, strikin...

Health system re-organisation is a common approach to healthcare reform aimed at better managing demographic shifts, changes in the health-burden profile, healthcare technologies, public expectations and the need for efficiency and sustainability in health service delivery [1, 2]. In line with international trends the Irish health system is undergoing major re-organisation. Some of these change...

Our healthcare system is fragmented, with a misalignment of incentives, or lack of coordination, that spawns inefficient allocation of resources. Fragmentation adversely impacts quality, cost, and outcomes. Eliminating waste from unnecessary, unsafe care is crucial for improving quality and reducing costs--and making the system financially sustainable. Many believe this can be achieved through ...

Modernization of medical healthcare system using technology has become an important in research direction today. The healthcare system is intended to efficiently deliver the healthcare services. The healthcare system is defined as the industry which provides health services (health activities) so as to meet the health needs and demands of individuals, the family and the community. In this study...

INTRODUCTION A long and protracted civil war compounded by the occurrence of nature-related disasters have forced thousands of Somalis to take refuge in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) to escape violence and seek shelter. Dwellers of these camps have limited accessibility to and affordability of the fractured healthcare facilities located in nearby towns. A free, outreach, mobile,...