An imponant aspect of the ongoing debate on rural health policy is how to deliver inpatient care in sparsely populated rural areas. One alternative is to create a new classification of rural inpatient facility that would deliver more limited services than available in a rural hospital, have more flexibility in staffing requirements, and possibly be reimbursed differently. The support of the Hea...

reduction in maternal mortality requires an in-depth knowledge of the causes of death. this study was conducted to explore the circumstances and events leading to maternal mortality through a holistic approach. using narrative text analysis, all documents related to maternal deaths occurred from 2007 to 2011 in kerman province/iran were reviewed thoroughly by an expert panel. a 93-item chart ab...

introduction: by considering daily progress of advanced technology and unimaginable advances in the management technology region, demand to educate and improve working personnel of administrative health and hygiene fields seems to be vital by considering the present situation. the main purpose of this study is to specify the educational demand of health care management graduates who are working...

BACKGROUND Health care systems initiating major behavioral health programs often face challenges with variable implementation and uneven patient engagement. One large health care system, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), recently initiated the MOVE!® Weight Management Program, but it is unclear if veterans most in need of MOVE!® services are accessing them. The purpose of this study was to ...

Use of emergency contraception is low in South Africa despite high rates of unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. Existing studies have demonstrated that women access emergency contraception from commercial pharmacies rather than from public health facilities at no charge. Research has also demonstrated that awareness of emergency contraception is a key barrier to improving uptake, especially in ...

PURPOSE Previous studies have shown that adenosine agonists are effective in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP). However, the mechanism(s) responsible for this ocular hypotensive effect has not been established. This study evaluates the relative contribution of changes in aqueous flow and outflow facility associated with the ocular hypotensive response to the adenosine agonist cyclohexyladenos...

“Pals don’t evaluate pals”. Although the comment was traded at the pissoir in a health administration facility many years ago, its memory has always accompanied the author most susceptible to use that type of toilets. The claim belongs to the type of heartfelt and shocking statements –such as “democracy raises crime: It’s time for security companies to disembark in Spain” heard very early in th...

BACKGROUND Master facility lists (MFL) maintain an important standard (unique identifier) in country health information systems that will aid integration and interoperability of multiple health facility based data sources. However, this standard is not readily available in several low and middle income countries where reliable data is most needed for efficient planning. The World Health Organiz...

OBJECTIVES To assess the provision of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC), knowledge of high-risk pregnancies and referral capacity at health centres in Southern Ethiopia. DESIGN A facility-based survey, using an abbreviated version of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability needs assessment tool for emergency obstetric and newborn care. Modules included infrastructure, sta...

BACKGROUND Physicians who serve as public health specialists at public health centers and health departments in local or central government have significant roles because of their public health expertise. The aim of this study is to analyze the retention and career paths of such specialists in Japan. METHOD We analyzed the data of seven consecutive surveys, spanning 1994 to 2006. We first ana...