Healthcare systems, due to their importance and growing robustness, are often kept separate from other welfare state systems. Important changes in the healthcare systems European countries occurred at beginning of 1990s connected with introduction market healthcare. This was accompanied by a change discourse an emphasis on terms such as ‚personal responsibility‘, ‚choice‘ ‚consumers‘. replaced ...

the increase of healthcare costs improved as a rule the health of the population. sometimes the positive effects of this expense are shaded off. on one hand, this expense improves the offer of the medical care. other influential factors on the health of population, we quote as example the training, the lifestyle, the hygiene and the distribution of income. on the other hand the increase of thes...

‘whistleblowing’ has come to increased prominence in many health systems as a means of identifying and addressing quality and safety issues. but whistleblowing – and the reactions to it – have many complex and ambiguous aspects that need to be considered as part of the broader (organisational) cultural dynamics of healthcare institutions.

Choice overload is a common problem in many online settings, including healthcare. Online healthcare platforms tend to provide large variety of behavior intervention information or programs help individuals modify their lifestyles improve wellness. However, having too options can significantly increase searching cost, prevent users from discovering the truly relevant interventions, and harm use...

The idea of customers’ empowerment in healthcare emerged in response to the rising concern that customers or patients should be able to play a critical role in improving their own health. In traditional healthcare practices, a patient is the recipient of care as well as medical decisions. However, a paradigm shift has taken place – that is, a change from patients who merely receive care to thos...

Healthcare professionals are a vital aspect of public health delivery in humanitarian crises. Both overt and subtle complexities in the decision making process during periods of instability may involve moral and ethical considerations. Few studies have examined the lived experiences of healthcare professionals encountering ethical challenges in the field. The aims of this qualitative study were...