Raana Zakeri, Shirin Nosratnejad. MSc of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Iranian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Iranian Center of Excellence for Health Management, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; PHD in Health Economic, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Services Management, Department of Health Services Management, School ...

Work-related stress has become one of the major problems in working societies and it increases employees' risk of disease. Its importance has been emphasized also due to its' great socio-economic consequences. Different stress management and worksite interventions have been implemented, however, the actual practices in companies have been assessed little. The purpose of this study was to examin...

Health care management within the USA operations of the Ford Motor Company is a substantial and critical enterprise. The company provides health care coverage for a population of 636,000 active employees, retirees and their dependents at a cost of US$1.5 billion annually. The company realizes that effective management of health care resources requires continuous improvement in the services for ...

Achieving universal health coverage (UHC)—defined as access to needed health services to all and protection against financial risks arising from paying for health services [1]—is among the top priorities of reform agendas across many countries. Provision of health services should be determined by individuals’ need rather than their ability to pay and, at the same time, utilization of services b...

INTRODUCTION Integrating care is a developing feature of provincial health delivery in Canada for those with chronic conditions. The purposes of this project were to review the conceptual understandings underlying integrated care, examine the features of models of cost-effective care for the elderly, and then ascertain to what extent Canadian provinces were implementing these features. METHOD...

knowing and applying the basic management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, as well as their permutations and combinations, are vital to effective delivery of public health services. presently, graduate programs that prepare public health professionals neither emphasize teaching management theory, nor its application. this deficit puts those who become man...