D espite the enactment of new “prompt pay” legislation in 2003, many health care providers still accept slow, low, or no reimbursement from a health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider organizations (PPO) for their services. Some health care providers do so because they have been conditioned to accept this behavior as a cost of doing business. Others are fearful of retaliation ...

conclusions although the majority of women had pcc records and received advice from healthcare professionals to carry out pchbs, most of them did not adhere to the pchb guideline recommendations. it is therefore suggested that strategies should be adopted to establish pcc services in the healthcare system and encourage clients to adhere to the pchb guideline recommended by the ministry of healt...

OBJECTIVE To conduct site visits to study the early experiences of firms offering consumer-driven health care (CDHC) plans to their employees and firms that provide CDHC products. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING A convenience sample of three firms offering CDHC products to their employees, one of which is also a large insurer, and one firm offering an early CDHC product to employers. STUDY DESIG...

EM initiatives are gaining global acceptance as a result of emergency physicians; local advocates; national, transnational, and international EM organizations; and governmental leadership, organizations, and agencies involved in international health and an evolving global health agenda. Spanning the spectrum from basic initiatives to improve acute care services to mature EM specialty developmen...

OBJECTIVE To develop a conceptual model of a management information system for process-oriented health care organizations. METHODS Qualitative data was collected from two case studies in process-oriented health care settings. The first study addressed the information requirements of health care managers and the second study focused on organizational activities and clinical practice. From thes...

Case studies of three organizations participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim initiative shed light on how they are partnering with providers and organizing care to improve the health of a population and patients’ experience of care while lowering—or at least reducing the rate of increase in—the per capita cost of care. The organizations—CareOregon, a nonprofit mana...

Indonesia used to have one of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in both the southeastern Asian region and globally. With efforts from the government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the past two decades have witnessed considerable improvements in maternal and child health in Indonesia. Here, we examine the current status of maternal and child health in Indonesia and perti...