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Over the last decade state prisons have experienced unprecedented growth and many demographic changes. At the same time, courts are requiring states to provide mental health screening and treatment to prisoners. Findings from recent... more
This study examines the effect of 13 strategic management activities on the financial performance of a national sample of 797 U.S. rural hospitals during the period of 1983-1988. Controlled for environment-market, geographic-region, and... more
Objectives This study sought to explore perspectives of trans and gender diverse (TGD) people of ways to alleviate gender dysphoria in service provision and to develop a framework for application in health and other areas that can be used... more
Nothing stands still. Technology evolves dramatically, customer needs keep changing, and new industries emerge. To forge ahead in this highly competitive landscape, businesses increasingly rely on service and service products to create... more
Research has it that developing countries face major challenges that are related to the provision of poor quality healthcare services which have been attributed to inadequate knowledge and skills compounded with low staff members. M&E in... more
BACKGROUND Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are collaborations between clinical practitioners and academics. PBRNs aim to foster research in general practice through opportunities to learn more about how to undertake and... more
This ethnographic study of interpretations of stress among hospital social workers reveals concrete ways in which institutional systems take form in the mundane actions and interpretations of individuals embedded in these systems. It also... more
European policymakers have recently become increasingly committed to using Impact Assessment (IA) to inform policy decisions. Welcoming this development, the public health community has not yet paid sufficient attention to conceptual... more
Objective The aim of the present study was to describe, from the perspective of the healthcare funder, the cost components of the Australian Transition Care Program (TCP) and the healthcare resource use and costs for a group of transition... more
Endophthalmitis, an ophthalmic condition characterized by an inflammation of the intraocular cavity, can have substantial implications for vision. However, little is known about the cost of treatment. The objective of this study was to... more
Results of reliability and agreement studies are intended to provide information about the amount of error inherent in any diagnosis, score, or measurement. The level of reliability and agreement among users of scales, instruments, or... more
Anxiety Uncertainty Management (AUM) theory (Gudykunst, 2004) suggests that both anxiety and uncertainty are key factors that influence cross-cultural engagement within health services. The current study employed an experimental design to... more
A new reimbursement system for general hospitals in Israel was introduced in July 1990. The new system specified that for 15 selected procedures, hospitals would be paid by the insurers prospectively, rather than by the traditional... more