Introduction While the popularity of international care is rising, complexity compromises patient safety. To identify risks and propose solutions to improve care, this study explores experiences healthcare workers with handovers in a European border region. Methods A cross-sectional survey design was used reach out 3000 workers, working for hospitals or emergency services three neighboring coun...

BACKGROUND In the European Union and European Economic Area only 38% of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients notified in 2011 completed treatment successfully at 24 months' evaluation. Socio-economic factors and patient factors such as demographic characteristics, behaviour and attitudes are associated with treatment outcomes. Characteristics of healthcare systems also affect health outcom...

Introduction / objectives As part of the EurSafety Health-net project, a cross-border German-Dutch healthcare project to reduce HAIs, and in cooperation with regional specialists in care for the elderly, we developed an infection control quality improvement program for nursing homes. Aim of this multi-year project is to implement a complete infection control program for nursing homes in a step-...

• Author of case study within the eStandards project: Marco Eichelberg • Project name: IHE Cross-Community Profiles • Project type: concept (but implemented in large-scale deployment for sustained routine use) • Project status (in 10/2015): deployed for sustained routine use • Countries / Regions: deployments primarily in the United States • Project partners: Integrating t...

The article by Brenna and Spandonaro on interregional mobility for acute hospital care in Italy raises important issues concerning social and territorial equity in a healthcare system. Based on Regions and private providers' strategic behavior, the hypothesis adopted to explain patient cross-border mobility (CBM), demonstrated by statistical analysis, may be further explored using qualitative m...

The paper "Working in Canada or the United States: Perceptions of Canadian Nurses Living in a Border Community" by Cameron, Armstrong-Stassen, Rajacich and Freeman sheds new light on the recruitment and retention factors that influence the reasons nurses select certain work environments. In a border city where Canadian nurses have a choice between working in the United States or Canada, the res...