This article describes the development of a statewide program providing continuity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment to prisoners upon release to the community. We discussed length of stay as a barrier to treatment with key collaborators; developed protocols, a referral process, and forms; mobilized staff; recruited heath-care facilities to accept referrals; and provided short-term access to...

Sui Peng,* Xiaofang Huo,* Davood Rezaei, Qiuyang Zhang, Xi Zhang, Chunhua Yu, Kiyotaka Asanuma, Edaire Cheng, Thai H. Pham, David H. Wang, Minhu Chen, Rhonda F. Souza, and Stuart Jon Spechler Esophageal Diseases Center, VA North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, Department of Internal Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System and ...

This work is mainly aimed to analyze the meaning given by young men to masculinity. By this analysis, discussions involving integral attention to them in health care field can advance. Our methodology is characterized by case study under the social sciences perspective and with hermeneutic-dialectical approach involving 19 male youngsters aged 15 to 17. About the observed results, young men ass...

This article contends that the take up of telemedicine results inevitably in the reconfiguration of the existing work practices and socio-material relationships. This new way of working triggers a variety of shifts in coordination mechanisms, work processes and power relationships in the health care sector. The paper, which is based on the findings of a research project conducted in Northern It...

Implementation of computerized clinical decision support (CDS), and its integration into workflow has not reached its potential. To better understand the use of CDS for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at benchmark institutions for health information technology (HIT), we conducted direct observation, including opportunistic interviews of primary care providers, as well as key informant intervi...

This paper proposes an innovative use of data mining and visualization techniques for decision support in planning and regional-level management of Slovenian public health-care. Data mining and statistical techniques were used to analyze databases collected by a regional Public Heath Institute. We also studied organizational aspects of public health resources in the selected Celje region with t...

The term Diagnosis-related Group (DRG) refers to a classification system used to assess hospital services with the aim of a better management of health care costs and improving performance. The DRG system focuses on the utilization of resources, and is not concerned with the specific type of care provided to the patient. This system highlights any diseconomies and eventual critical aspects of t...

Abstract Background and Aims Patient health literacy (HL), illness perception awareness are key factors driving behaviour. This observational study aims to assess the level of HL, about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/steatohepatitis (NASH) in high-risk primary care (PC) patients Greece, Spain Netherlands. Methods Eligibility criteria included: 1) aged ≥50 years, 2) obesity, and/or me...