In Case You Missed It: New and Noteworthy This Week
This weekly blog series is a roundup of recent news items and developments that I found interesting and would like to share. …
Use of Standardized Patients to Assess Quality of Tuberculosis Care: A Pilot, Cross Sectional Study
Existing studies of the quality of tuberculosis care have relied on recall-based patient surveys, questionnaire surveys of knowledge, and prescription or medical record analysis, and the results mostly show the health-care provider’s knowledge rather than actual practice. No study has used standardized …
Use of Standardized Patients to Assess Quality of Tuberculosis Care: A Pilot, Cross Sectional Study
Existing studies of the quality of tuberculosis care have relied on recall-based patient surveys, questionnaire surveys of knowledge, and prescription or medical record analysis, and the results mostly show the health-care provider’s knowledge rather than actual practice. No study has used standardized …
International Profiles Of Health Care Systems 2014, Singapore Chapter
This publication presents overviews of the health care systems of Australia, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Each overview covers health insurance, public and private financing, health system organization …
Opportunities for Investment in Health and Wellness
There is a growing need for healthcare products and services worldwide. The world population is projected to increase by at least another two to three billion by the end of the century. All will seek access to high quality, affordable healthcare. Incomes …
FriendlyCare Clinic
This case study looks at FriendlyCare, a chain of clinics established in 1999 to meet the healthcare needs of middle class Filipinos. The concept received financial support from 1999 to 2003 from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The founders …
Understanding public drug procurement n India: a comparative qualitative study of five Indian states
This study, which appeared in BMJ Open, provides an initial qualitative comparison of the different procurement models in India to frame questions for future research in this area; to capture the finer differences between the state models through 53 process and price …
Understanding public drug procurement n India: a comparative qualitative study of five Indian states
This study, which appeared in BMJ Open, provides an initial qualitative comparison of the different procurement models in India to frame questions for future research in this area; to capture the finer differences between the state models through 53 process and price …
Tele-Health delivery models in India – An analysis
In this report, ACCESS Health International undertook a comparative analysis of three models used in telehealth organizations currently operational in India: CARE Rural Health Mission, World Health Partners, and E-Health Point. The aim is to facilitate a discussion with policy makers on …
Urban Primary Healthcare and Private Sector in India – A Brief Analysis of Kriti, Swasth India, and Viva Sehat
Primary care in urban areas is dominated by single practitioner clinics and unqualified practitioners. The markets where these providers operate are fragmented and unregulated, and quality of care is unreliable. In the recent years, several initiatives have attempted to reduce fragmentation of …
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