In this paper, we present a collaborative approach for the health care systems. The expert knowledge is embedded within DSS to provide intelligent decision support. The problem space contains multiple Hub and Spoke networks. Information about these networks is dynamically captured and represented in a Meta-data table. This master table enables collaboration between any two networks in the probl...

BACKGROUND Every day approximately 1500 women worldwide die due to pregnancy or childbirth related complications. Maternal health care use is critical in reducing maternal mortality worldwide. Cameroon has one of the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide, but there is little knowledge about maternal health care use in Cameroon, particularly in more remote areas. The purpose of this study w...

Most social support research has examined support from an individual patient perspective and does not model the broader social context of support felt by caregivers. Understanding how social support networks may complement healthcare services is critical, considering the aging population, as social support networks may be a valuable resource to offset some of the demands placed on the healthcar...

Health care interventions may affect the health of patients' family networks. It has been suggested that these "health spillovers" should be included in economic evaluation, but there is not a systematic method for doing this. In this article, we develop a framework for including health spillovers in economic evaluation. We focus on extra-welfarist economic evaluations where the objective is to...

objective: health and medicare issue plays a vital role in socio-economic life of the people in any society. that is why most of the economic planners expect much more from public health sector, including creating jobs, revenues and healthy social opportunities in addition to basic health necessities. the main objective of the present study is to measure the level of development of different pr...

background: medial educations' models should train physicians with competencies and commitment to meet health needs in the community. this social accountability in medical education is not a new concept but provides equity, quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness in health care system. the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of faculty members towards the situation and activiti...

background and aim: grounded theory has taken some different theoretical perspectives since its creation in 1967 by barney glaser. considering that applying grounded theory partly depends on an awareness of its philosophical perspectives, gaining knowledge about these various perspectives is required for health care professionals who are interested in studying the social processes. this review ...

background being in a position of vulnerability, distress and uncertainty reduces the ability of the parents to protect their children and makes them need support from others. the first step to aid clients more is to identify their supportive sources. this study aimed to determine parents' experiences of supportive sources during their children surgery. materials and methods this is a desc...