this study aimed to explore the effects of national targeted subsidies policy on health behavior of iranian households.in this qualitative study, data were collected between january 2012 and december 2013 through face-to-face interviews (23 experts in national and provincial levels of health system and 18 household heads) and through a comprehensive and purposive document analysis. the data was...

national health information network (nhin) is a network in which all health care organizations, government agencies and other health-related organizations are connected to each other to exchange information about health. due to the necessity of a framework for nhin development, in this paper, according to the literature review, a definition for nhin framework was provided, and then the nhin rel...

background and objectives: informal payment in the health settings is a significant challenge facing the health system, with consequences such as inequity in access to healthcare services, distrust to health care system, and dissatisfied customers. detailed identification of the nature of the problem is perquisite to developing relevant overcoming strategies. given that, this study aimed at pro...

aim and background: appropriate and comprehensive response to problems and needs of mental health services requires to employ participatory approaches. therefore, this literature review study aimed to assess interprofessional collaboration as one of the beneficial methods of delivering mental health services. methods and materials: in this review study, data was collected by searching electroni...

the role of competition in healthcare is much debated. despite a wealth of international experience in relation to competition, evidence is mixed and contested and the debate about the potential role for competition is often polarised. this paper considers briefly some of the reasons for this, focusing on what is meant by “competition in healthcare” and why it is more valuable to think about th...

Health Demand and Health Determinants in China This paper identifies health determinants in rural and urban China. Using the 2000 wave of the China Health and Nutrition Survey, we find that education has an important positive effect on health. We also find that region is an important determinant of health. Our results indicate that the self-reported health status is not significantly different ...

With the U.S. health care system in the midst of a major transition spurred on by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), there is renewed debate over key health workforce policy issues. Health insurance coverage is expanding under the ACA, which will likely lead to increased demand for health care services. Longer-term, there will be increased emphasis on value, efficiency, and accountability within th...

It is important to share demand information among the members in supply chains. In recent years, production and inventory systems with advance demand information (ADI) have been discussed, where advance demand information means the information of demand which the decision maker obtains before the corresponding actual demand arrives. Appropriate production and inventory control using demand info...