the key argument of this commentary is that patient choice has a broader meaning than suggested by consumerist choice models. in increasingly marketized health care systems with diversified and knowledge-based service arrangements, patients are continuously obliged to choose insurers, physicians or hospitals and treatments—whether they like it or not. however, health care users refer to a wide ...

The key argument of this commentary is that patient choice has a broader meaning than suggested by consumerist choice models. In increasingly marketized health care systems with diversified and knowledge-based service arrangements, patients are continuously obliged to choose insurers, physicians or hospitals and treatments—whether they like it or not. However, health care users refer to a wide ...

background: the users’ satisfaction is a method for evaluating the efficacy of healthcare system. we aimed to evaluate the association between the users’ socioeconomic status (ses) and satisfaction with the healthcare system in shiraz, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from december, 2013 to march, 2014, in shiraz, iran. 3400 households were recruited by multi-stage cluste...

Applying IS research to the healthcare context is an important endeavor. However, IS researchers must be cautious about identifying individual roles, the context of the setting, and postulating generalizability. Much of IS theory is rooted in organizations, their business processes, and stakeholders. It is not a simple matter to generalize healthcare IS research, assuming that it is equivalent ...

In today's society, digital coaching systems for healthcare-related interventions are becoming increasingly prevalent. With the rise of intelligent healthcare systems, new opportunities have emerged design and development solutions that tailored to specific needs requirements individual users. However, designing an system is challenging due difficulties in specifying requirements, future users'...

background the traditional roles of managers are insufficient in today’s evolving healthcare market. therefore, they need to improve management practices through playing new roles. so the present study aimed to explore the roles of nurse managers in the context of iranian health care system. methods a qualitative content analysis with semi-structured interviews was used in this study. the study...

The New Ways of Working Programme (NWW) supports the ongoing modernisation of the NHS by encouraging existing staff to evaluate their roles and responsibilities with a view to the full utilisation of skills across the workforce. Non-medical prescribing provides an example of workforce change and role development by which NWW can be critiqued. The introduction of non-medical prescribing within m...

assessing quality of family health services in view points of service users in urmia health posts   nabilou b[1],farokh eslamlou hr[2]*   received: 1 may , 2013 accepted: 2 jul , 2013   abstract background & aims:  community health largely depend on the primary health care sector of each country and primary healthcare including family health, as first contact services have basic role in health ...