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2. Revisiting organizational culture in healthcare: Heterogeneity as a resource.
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Tietschert M, Bahadurzada H, and Kerrissey M
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- Humans, Male, Female, Adult, United States, Surveys and Questionnaires, Middle Aged, Occupational Stress psychology, Quality of Health Care standards, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Personnel psychology, Health Personnel statistics & numerical data, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Culture
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Aligning culture to be similar across work units is a common organizational tactic, but its appropriateness for the multidisciplinary context of healthcare is far from certain. Variation in perceptions of culture across large health systems may serve a functional purpose in delivering high quality care and ameliorating job stress; however, past research in healthcare has focused on culture as the average set of values and norms (i.e., cultural content) rather than on (dis)agreement about values and norms among organizational members (i.e., cultural structure). This survey-based study examines both cultural content (averages among individuals) and structure (distances between individuals) in departments of a large U.S. healthcare organization (total sample = 26,314 workers, response rate = 84%). We used linear models to associate four commonly used culture measures with outcome measures (perceived care quality, intent to stay, and manageable job stress). We found substantial heterogeneity in perceptions for multiple culture types. We found curvilinear relationships between heterogeneity for all culture types and outcomes, suggesting that heterogeneity promotes positive outcomes up to a certain point after which the positive effect declines. For research, our findings point to the importance of studying culture in healthcare with greater focus on heterogeneity; for practice, this study highlights how culturally-focused efforts to improve care quality and worker experience in healthcare should be more precise about balancing cultural alignment and heterogeneity., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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3. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Outcomes, Improving Value, and Work Environment - Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.
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McHugh A, Miller C, and Stewart C
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- Humans, Quality Improvement, Workplace, Pandemics, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Working Conditions, COVID-19 epidemiology
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Health care delivery science, according to Faerber, "focuses on ways to improve health and services to individuals and populations." The triple aim, described as improving population health, enhancing the care experience, and reducing costs; is a model for health care improvement. In 2014, the triple aim expanded to the quadruple aim to include the health and satisfaction of health care professionals., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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4. Institutional design and moral conflict in health care priority-setting.
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Petrov P
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- Humans, Australia, Delivery of Health Care ethics, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Policy, Politics, Conflict, Psychological, United States, Health Priorities ethics, Health Priorities organization & administration, Morals
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Priority-setting policy-makers often face moral and political pressure to balance the conflicting motivations of efficiency and rescue/non-abandonment. Using the conflict between these motivations as a case study can enrich the understanding of institutional design in developed democracies. This essay presents a cognitive-psychological account of the conflict between efficiency and rescue/non-abandonment in health care priority-setting. It then describes three sets of institutional arrangements-in Australia, England/Wales, and Germany, respectively-that contend with this conflict in interestingly different ways. The analysis yields at least three implications for institutional design in developed democracies: (1) indeterminacy at the level of moral psychology can increase the probability of indeterminacy at the level of institutional design; (2) situational constraints in effect require priority-setting policy-makers to adopt normative-moral pluralism; and (3) the U.S. health care system may be in an anti-priority-setting equilibrium., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.)
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5. Assessing the ripple effects of natural disasters on healthcare systems: a narrative review.
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Dagnino F, Qian Z, and Beatrici E
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- Humans, Health Services Accessibility organization & administration, Disaster Planning organization & administration, Developing Countries, Climate Change, Terminal Care psychology, Terminal Care organization & administration, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Natural Disasters, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Purpose of Review: Natural disasters are on the rise, driven by shifts in climatic patterns largely attributed to human-induced climate change. This relentless march of climate change intensifies the frequency and severity of these disasters, heightening the vulnerability of communities and causing significant harm to both lives and socio-economic systems. Healthcare services are particularly strained during extreme weather events, with impacts felt not only on infrastructure but also on patient care., Recent Findings: This narrative review explored the overarching impact of natural disasters on healthcare infrastructure. We delved into how these disasters impact diverse health conditions, the healthcare systems of low and middle-income countries (LMICs), the psychological toll on both clinicians and survivors, and the ramifications for end-of-life care., Summary: Natural disasters significantly impact healthcare, especially in LMICs due to their limited resources. Patients with cancer or chronic diseases struggle to access care following a natural disaster. Those in need for palliative care experience delay due to shortages in medical resources. Psychological consequences like posttraumatic stress disorder on disaster survivors and healthcare providers highlight the need for mental health support. Addressing challenges requires proactive disaster preparedness policies and urgent public policy initiatives are needed for optimal disaster response., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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6. A critical and systematic literature review of epistemic justice applied to healthcare: recommendations for a patient partnership approach.
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Côté CI
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- Humans, Knowledge, Physician-Patient Relations, Philosophy, Medical, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care ethics, Patient Participation, Social Justice
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Invalidation from healthcare practitioners is an experience shared by many patients, especially those marginalized or living with contested conditions (e.g., chronic pain, fibromyalgia, etc.). Invalidation can include not taking someone's testimony seriously, imposing one's thoughts, discrediting someone's emotions, or not perceiving someone's testimony as equal and competent. Epistemic injustices, that is, the disqualification of a person as a knower, are a form of invalidation. Epistemic injustices have been used as a theoretical framework to understand invalidation that occurs in the patient-healthcare provider relationship. However, to date, the different recommendations to achieve epistemic justice have not been listed, analyzed, nor compared yet. This paper aims at better understanding the state of the literature and to critically review possible avenues to achieve epistemic justice in healthcare. A systematic and critical review of the existing literature on epistemic justice was conducted. The search in four databases identified 629 articles, from which 35 were included in the review. Strategies to promote epistemic justice that can be applied to healthcare are mapped in the literature and sorted in six different approaches to epistemic justice, including virtuous, structural, narrative, cognitive, and partnership approaches, as well as resistance strategies. These strategies are critically appraised. A patient partnership approach based on the Montreal Model, implemented at all levels of healthcare systems, seems promising to promote epistemic justice in healthcare., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.)
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7. A Pharmacist Clinician Model as part of a collaborative clinical workforce: A philosophical critique.
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Rushworth GF, Forsyth P, Radley A, Duggan C, Sampson R, Cunningham S, and Maguire B
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- Humans, United Kingdom, Cooperative Behavior, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Pharmacists organization & administration, Professional Role, Pharmaceutical Services organization & administration
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The term 'clinician' is not reserved for any healthcare professional group. However, there is a general acceptance that a clinician would have the knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to clinically assess and manage a patient autonomously. The expectation, in a modern collaborative healthcare system, is that this work would be completed as a part of a planned and integrated multi-disciplinary care delivery structure, where any given clinician delivers a devolved element of that patient's care. Forthcoming changes to regulation and professional development pathways in the UK will have a profound impact on pharmacist professional identity and practice. From 2026, all new UK pharmacist registrants will have full independent prescribing rights. A paradigm shift is expected to enable the development of a Pharmacist Clinician Model, incorporating pharmaceutical care needs with wider clinical assessment, diagnostic, and clinical management responsibilities. Consideration is given to this model and its implications. Changes to regulation, policy, education, and the governance required to deliver safe and effective pharmacist clinicians are outlined. A philosophical critique on the nature of being a clinician, and the differentiation of pharmacist clinician roles compared to other healthcare professions, is given. A further examination of the projected risks and expected benefits of this transformative practice model are then explored., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest None., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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8. Collaboration for implementation of decentralisation policy of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Zambia.
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Chavula MP, Matenga TFL, Maritim P, Munakampe MN, Habib B, Liusha N, Banda J, Sinyangwe NN, Halwiindi H, Mweemba C, Mubanga A, Kaonga P, Chewe M, Phiri H, and Zulu JM
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- Humans, Zambia, Politics, Stakeholder Participation, Health Services Accessibility organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Cooperative Behavior, Community Health Workers organization & administration, Female, Male, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant drug therapy, Health Policy, Qualitative Research, Health Personnel
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Background: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) infections are a public health concern. Since 2017, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Zambia, in collaboration with its partners, has been implementing decentralised MDR-TB services to address the limited community access to treatment. This study sought to explore the role of collaboration in the implementation of decentralised multi drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Zambia., Methods: A qualitative case study design was conducted in selected provinces in Zambia using in-depth and key informant interviews as data collection methods. We conducted a total of 112 interviews involving 18 healthcare workers, 17 community health workers, 32 patients and 21 caregivers in healthcare facilities located in 10 selected districts. Additionally, 24 key informant interviews were conducted with healthcare workers managers at facility, district, provincial, and national-levels. Thematic analysis was employed guided by the Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance., Findings: The principled engagement was shaped by the global health agenda/summit meeting influence on the decentralisation of TB, engagement of stakeholders to initiate decentralisation, a supportive policy environment for the decentralisation process and guidelines and quarterly clinical expert committee meetings. The factors that influenced the shared motivation for the introduction of MDR-TB decentralisation included actors having a common understanding, limited access to health facilities and emergency transport services, a shared understanding of challenges in providing optimal patient monitoring and review and their appreciation of the value of evidence-based decision-making in the implementation of MDR- TB decentralisation. The capacity for joint action strategies included MoH initiating strategic partnerships in enhancing MDR-TB decentralisation, the role of leadership in organising training of healthcare workers and of multidisciplinary teams, inadequate coordination, supervision and monitoring of laboratory services and joint action in health infrastructural rehabilitation., Conclusions: Principled engagement facilitated the involvement of various stakeholders, the dissemination of relevant policies and guidelines and regular quarterly meetings of clinical expert committees to ensure ongoing support and guidance. A shared motivation among actors was underpinned by a common understanding of the barriers faced while implementing decentralisation efforts. The capacity for joint action was demonstrated through several key strategies, however, challenges such as inadequate coordination, supervision and monitoring of laboratory services, as well as the need for collaborative efforts in health infrastructural rehabilitation were observed. Overall, collaboration has facilitated the creation of a more responsive and comprehensive TB care system, addressing the critical needs of patients and improving health outcomes., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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9. Effective management of infectious diseases requires ongoing engagement across the health system.
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Barbour V
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- Humans, Australia, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Communicable Disease Control organization & administration, Communicable Diseases therapy
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10. A framework for health information governance: a scoping review.
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Ghaffari Heshajin S, Sedghi S, Panahi S, and Takian A
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- Humans, COVID-19, Medical Informatics organization & administration, Health Information Systems organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Background: As a newly emerged concept and a product of the twenty-first century, health information governance is expanding at a rapid rate. The necessity of information governance in the healthcare industry is evident, given the significance of health information and the current need to manage it. The objective of the present scoping review is to identify the dimensions and components of health information governance to discover how these factors impact the enhancement of healthcare systems and services., Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ProQuest and the Google Scholar search engine were searched from inception to June 2024. Methodological study quality was assessed using CASP checklists for selected documents. Endnote 20 was utilized to select and review articles and manage references, and MAXQDA 2020 was used for content analysis., Results: A total of 37 documents, including 18 review, 9 qualitative and 10 mixed-method studies, were identified by literature search. Based on the findings, six core categories (including health information governance goals, advantages and applications, principles, components or elements, roles and responsibilities and processes) and 48 subcategories were identified to form a unified general framework comprising all extracted dimensions and components., Conclusions: Based on the findings of this scoping review, health information governance should be regarded as a necessity in the health systems of various countries to improve and achieve their goals, particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries. Moreover, in light of the undesirable effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in various countries, the development and implementation of health information governance models at organizational, national and international levels are among the pressing concerns. Researchers can use the present findings as a comprehensive model for developing health information governance models. A possible limitation of this study is our limited access to some databases., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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11. Supporting the nation in crisis: the military health system's role in enhancing public health capacity through public-private partnerships.
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Mani V, Pomer A, Korona-Bailey J, Janvrin M, Coles CL, Schoenfeld AJ, Weissman JS, and Koehlmoos TP
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- Humans, United States, Military Health Services, Capacity Building organization & administration, Cooperative Behavior, Public-Private Sector Partnerships, COVID-19 epidemiology, Public Health, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2
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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused significant global disruptions to the healthcare system, which was forced to make rapid changes in healthcare delivery. The pandemic necessitated closer collaboration between the US civilian healthcare sector and the military health system (MHS), resulting in new and strengthened partnerships that can ultimately benefit public health and healthcare for the nation. In this study, we sought to understand the full range of partnerships in which the MHS engaged with the civilian sector during the COVID-19 pandemic and to elicit lessons for the future., Methods: We conducted key informant interviews with MHS policymakers and advisers, program managers and providers who were affiliated with the MHS from March 2020 through December 2022. Key themes were derived using thematic analysis and open coding methods., Results: We conducted 28 interviews between December 2022 and March 2023. During the pandemic, the MHS collaborated with federal and local healthcare authorities and private sector entities through endeavours such as Operation Warp Speed. Lessons and recommendations for future pandemics were also identified, including investment in biosurveillance systems and integration of behavioural and social sciences., Conclusions: The MHS rapidly established and fostered key partnerships with the public and private sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic experience showed that while the MHS is a useful resource for the nation, it also benefits from partnering with a variety of organizations, agencies and private companies. Continuing to develop these partnerships will be crucial for coordinated, effective responses to future pandemics., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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12. Medical Practice and the Climate Crisis.
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Levinson W
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- Humans, Quality Improvement, Climate Change, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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- 2024
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13. Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Clinical Decision Support Systems and Care Delivery.
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Ouanes K and Farhah N
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- Humans, Clinical Decision-Making methods, Early Diagnosis, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Decision Support Systems, Clinical organization & administration, Artificial Intelligence
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This review aims to assess the effectiveness of AI-driven CDSSs on patient outcomes and clinical practices. A comprehensive search was conducted across PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus. Studies published from January 2018 to November 2023 were eligible for inclusion. Following title and abstract screening, full-text articles were assessed for methodological quality and adherence to inclusion criteria. Data extraction focused on study design, AI technologies employed, reported outcomes, and evidence of AI-CDSS impact on patient and clinical outcomes. Thematic analysis was conducted to synthesise findings and identify key themes regarding the effectiveness of AI-CDSS. The screening of the articles resulted in the selection of 26 articles that satisfied the inclusion criteria. The content analysis revealed four themes: early detection and disease diagnosis, enhanced decision-making, medication errors, and clinicians' perspectives. AI-based CDSSs were found to improve clinical decision-making by providing patient-specific information and evidence-based recommendations. Using AI in CDSSs can potentially improve patient outcomes by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, optimising treatment selection, and reducing medical errors., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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14. Mapping the way: functional modelling for community-based integrated care for older people.
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McGill A, Salehi V, McCloskey R, Smith D, and Veitch B
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- Humans, Aged, Geriatric Assessment, Health Services for the Aged organization & administration, Canada, Focus Groups, Aged, 80 and over, Social Work organization & administration, Health Personnel, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated organization & administration, Community Health Services organization & administration
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Background: Healthcare system sustainability is challenged by several critical issues; one of the most pressing is the ageing population. Traditional, episodic care delivery models are not designed for older people who are medically complex and frail. These individuals would benefit from health and social care that is more comprehensive, coordinated, person-centred and accessible in the communities in which they live. Delivering this is a challenging endeavour. Community-based health and social care professionals are siloed, dispersed across various locations and sectors, each with their own mental models, electronic health information systems, and means of communication. To move away from fragmented care delivery models and towards a more integrated approach to care, an analysis of the process of community-based comprehensive geriatric assessment was conducted in an urban location in Atlantic Canada. The purpose of the study was to identify where in the community-based comprehensive geriatric assessment process challenges and opportunities existed for moving towards a more integrated model of care delivery., Method: The functional resonance analysis method (FRAM) and dynamic FRAM (DynaFRAM) modelling were used to model the community-based health and social care system and create a hypothetical patient journey scenario. Data collected to inform modelling consisted of document review, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews with health and social care professionals providing care and service to older people in the community setting., Findings: Challenges and opportunities for implementing integrated care in the local context were identified. Findings from the FRAM and DynaFRAM analysis informed the co-design of multi-level process improvement recommendations that aim to move the local community-based comprehensive geriatric assessment process towards a more integrated model of care., Conclusions: A transformative redesign of community-based health and social care in the local context is necessary but cannot be accomplished without an understanding of how health and social care professionals conduct their work and how older people may receive care under the dynamic conditions. The FRAM and DynaFRAM modelling provided an enhanced understanding of system operations and functionality and demonstrated a critical step that should not be overlooked for decision-makers in their efforts to implement a more integrated model of care., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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15. How can health systems approach reducing health inequalities? An in-depth qualitative case study in the UK.
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Parbery-Clark C, McSweeney L, Lally J, and Sowden S
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- Humans, United Kingdom, Health Status Disparities, Organizational Case Studies, Interviews as Topic, State Medicine organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Healthcare Disparities, Health Inequities, Qualitative Research
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Background: Addressing socioeconomic inequalities in health and healthcare, and reducing avoidable hospital admissions requires integrated strategy and complex intervention across health systems. However, the understanding of how to create effective systems to reduce socio-economic inequalities in health and healthcare is limited. The aim was to explore and develop a system's level understanding of how local areas address health inequalities with a focus on avoidable emergency admissions., Methods: In-depth case study using qualitative investigation (documentary analysis and key informant interviews) in an urban UK local authority. Interviewees were identified using snowball sampling. Documents were retrieved via key informants and web searches of relevant organisations. Interviews and documents were analysed independently based on a thematic analysis approach., Results: Interviews (n = 14) with wide representation from local authority (n = 8), NHS (n = 5) and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector (n = 1) with 75 documents (including from NHS, local authority, VCSE) were included. Cross-referenced themes were understanding the local context, facilitators of how to tackle health inequalities: the assets, and emerging risks and concerns. Addressing health inequalities in avoidable admissions per se was not often explicitly linked by either the interviews or documents and is not yet embedded into practice. However, a strong coherent strategic integrated population health management plan with a system's approach to reducing health inequalities was evident as was collective action and involving people, with links to a "strong third sector". Challenges reported include structural barriers and threats, the analysis and accessibility of data as well as ongoing pressures on the health and care system., Conclusion: We provide an in-depth exploration of how a local area is working to address health and care inequalities. Key elements of this system's working include fostering strategic coherence, cross-agency working, and community-asset based approaches. Areas requiring action included data sharing challenges across organisations and analytical capacity to assist endeavours to reduce health and care inequalities. Other areas were around the resilience of the system including the recruitment and retention of the workforce. More action is required to embed reducing health inequalities in avoidable admissions explicitly in local areas with inaction risking widening the health gap., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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16. Evidence-informed, experience-based co-design: a novel framework integrating research evidence and lived experience in priority-setting and co-design of health services.
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Morley C, Jose K, Hall SE, Shaw K, McGowan D, Wyss M, and Winzenberg T
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- Humans, Evidence-Based Practice, Health Services, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Priorities
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Objective: To describe a new co-design framework termed Evidence-informed, Experience-based Co-design (E2CD)., Background: Involving consumers and clinicians in planning, designing and implementing services results in the end-product being more likely to meet the needs of end-users and increases the likelihood of their uptake and sustainability. Different forms and definitions of co-design have been described in the literature and have had varying levels of success in health service redesign. However, many fall short of including people with lived experience in all aspects of the process, particularly in setting priorities for service (re)design. In addition, health services need to deliver evidence-based care as well as care that meets the needs of users, yet few ways of integrating research evidence into co-design processes are described. This paper describes a new framework to approach co-design which addresses these issues. We believe that it offers a roadmap to address some of healthcare's most wicked problems and potentially improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. We use improving services for people with high healthcare service utilisation as a working example of the Framework's application., Conclusion: Evidence-informed experience-based co-design has the potential to be used as a framework for co-design that integrates research evidence with lived experience and provides people with lived experience a central role in decision-making about prioritising and designing services to meet their needs., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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17. 'We thought supporting was strengthening': re-examining the role of external assistance for health systems strengthening in Zimbabwe post-COVID-19.
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Mhazo AT and Maponga CC
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- Zimbabwe, Humans, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 epidemiology, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Zimbabwe has received substantial external assistance for health since the early 2000s, including funding earmarked for, or framed as, health systems strengthening (HSS). This study sought to examine whether external assistance has strengthened the health system (i.e. enabled comprehensive changes to health system performance drivers) or has just supported the health system (by increasing inputs and improving service coverage in the short term). Between August and October 2022, we conducted in-depth key informant interviews with 18 individuals and reviewed documents to understand: (1) whether external funding has supported or strengthened Zimbabwe's health system since the 2000s; (2) whether the experience of COVID-19 fosters a re-examination of what had been considered as HSS during the pre-pandemic era; and (3) areas to be reconsidered for HSS post COVID-19. Our findings suggest that external funders have supported Zimbabwe to control major epidemics and avert health system collapse. However, the COVID-19 pandemic showed that supporting the health system is not the same as strengthening it, as it became apparent at that time that the health sector is plagued with several system-wide bottlenecks. External funding is fragile and highly unsustainable, which reinforces the oft-ignored reality that HSS is a sovereign mandate of country-level authorities, and one that falls outside the core interests of external funders. The key positive lesson from the pandemic is that Zimbabwe is capable of raising domestic resources to fund HSS. However, there is no guarantee that such funding will be maintained. There is a need, then, to reconsider government's stewardship for HSS. External funders need to re-examine whether their funding really strengthens the national health system or just supports the country to provide basic services in their areas of interest., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.)
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18. Bilateral health agreements of South Africa: an analysis of issues covered.
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Hanefeld J, Modisenyane M, Vearey J, Lunt N, Smith R, and Walls H
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- South Africa, Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Global Health, COVID-19 epidemiology, Health Policy, International Cooperation
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The bilateral agreements signed between South Africa and countries in Southern and Eastern Africa are a rare example of efforts to regulate health-related issues in a world region. As far as we know, there are no comparable bilateral health governance mechanisms in regions elsewhere. Furthermore, the rapidly growing literature on global health governance and governance for global health has to date not addressed the issue of patient mobility and how to govern it. In this study, we examine the issues included in these agreements, highlight key issues that they address, identify areas of omission and provide recommendations for improvement. This analysis should inform the development of such governance agreements both in Southern Africa and in regions elsewhere. We obtained 13 bilateral health agreements between South Africa and 11 neighbouring African countries as part of a broader research project examining the impact on health systems of patient mobility in South Africa, and thematically analysed their content and the governance mechanisms described. The agreements appear to be solidarity mechanisms between neighbouring countries. They contain considerable content on health diplomacy, with little on health governance, management and delivery. Nonetheless, given what they do and do not address, and how, they provide a rare insight into mechanisms of global health diplomacy and attempts to address patient mobility and other health-related issues in practice. The agreements appear to be global health diplomacy mechanisms expressing solidarity, emerging from a post-apartheid period, but with little detail of issues covered, and a range of important issues not addressed. Further empirical work is required to understand what these documents mean, particularly in the Covid-19 context, and to understand challenges with their implementation. The documents also raise the need for particular study of bilateral flows and experience of patients and health workers, and how this relates to health system strengthening., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.)
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19. Human resource challenges in health systems: evidence from 10 African countries.
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Sheffel A, Andrews KG, Conner R, Di Giorgio L, Evans DK, Gatti R, Lindelow M, Sharma J, Svensson J, Wane W, and Welander Tärneberg A
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- Humans, Africa South of the Sahara, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Workforce, Health Personnel
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Sub-Saharan Africa has fewer medical workers per capita than any region of the world, and that shortage has been highlighted consistently as a critical constraint to improving health outcomes in the region. This paper draws on newly available, systematic, comparable data from 10 countries in the region to explore the dimensions of this shortage. We find wide variation in human resources performance metrics, both within and across countries. Many facilities are barely staffed, and effective staffing levels fall further when adjusted for health worker absences. However, caseloads-while also varying widely within and across countries-are also low in many settings, suggesting that even within countries, deployment rather than shortages, together with barriers to demand, may be the principal challenges. Beyond raw numbers, we observe significant proportions of health workers with very low levels of clinical knowledge on standard maternal and child health conditions. This study highlights that countries may need to invest broadly in health workforce deployment, improvements in capacity and performance of the health workforce, and on addressing demand constraints, rather than focusing narrowly on increases in staffing numbers., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.)
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20. Shifting roles of community health workers in the prevention and management of noncommunicable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.
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Haregu T, Delobelle P, Shrestha A, Panniyammakal J, Thankappan KR, Parasuraman G, Schouw D, Ramalingam A, Issaka A, Cao Y, Levitt N, and Oldenburg B
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- Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Pandemics prevention & control, COVID-19 prevention & control, COVID-19 epidemiology, Community Health Workers organization & administration, Noncommunicable Diseases prevention & control, Noncommunicable Diseases therapy, Professional Role
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Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the implementation of crisis-driven responses that involved shifts in the roles of CHWs in terms of delivering services for people with NCDs. Strategically aligning these shifts with health systems is crucial to improve NCD service delivery. The aim of this review was to identify and describe COVID-19-triggered shifting roles of CHWs that are promising in terms of NCD service delivery. We searched Ovid Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science and CABI for Global Health for relevant articles published between 1 January 2020 and 22 February 2022. Studies that were conducted within a COVID-19 context and focused on the shifted roles of CHWs in NCD service delivery were included. We used Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to report the findings. A total of 25 articles from 14 countries were included in this review. We identified 12 shifted roles of CHWs in NCD service delivery during COVID-19, which can be categorized in three dimensions: 'enhanced' role of CHWs that includes additional tasks such as medication delivery; 'extended' roles such as the delivery of NCD services at household level and in remote communities; and 'enabled' roles through the use of digital health technologies. Health and digital literacy of people with NCDs, access to internet connectivity for people with NCDs, and the social and organizational context where CHWs work influenced the implementation of the shifted roles of CHWs. In conclusion, the roles of CHWs have shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic to include the delivery of additional NCD services at home and community levels, often supported by digital technologies. Given the importance of the shifting roles in the prevention and management of NCDs, adaptation and integration of these shifted roles into the routine activities of CHWs in the post-COVID period is recommended., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.)
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21. Factors critical for the successful delivery of telehealth to rural populations: a descriptive qualitative study.
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Barry R, Green E, Robson K, and Nott M
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- Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, Aged, Interviews as Topic, Rural Population, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Attitude of Health Personnel, Telemedicine, Qualitative Research, Rural Health Services organization & administration
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Background: The use of telehealth has proliferated to the point of being a common and accepted method of healthcare service delivery. Due to the rapidity of telehealth implementation, the evidence underpinning this approach to healthcare delivery is lagging, particularly when considering the uniqueness of some service users, such as those in rural areas. This research aimed to address the current gap in knowledge related to the factors critical for the successful delivery of telehealth to rural populations., Methods: This research used a qualitative descriptive design to explore telehealth service provision in rural areas from the perspective of clinicians and describe factors critical to the effective delivery of telehealth in rural contexts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with clinicians from allied health and nursing backgrounds working in child and family nursing, allied health services, and mental health services. A manifest content analysis was undertaken using the Framework approach., Results: Sixteen health professionals from nursing, clinical psychology, and social work were interviewed. Participants mostly identified as female (88%) and ranged in age from 26 to 65 years with a mean age of 47 years. Three overarching themes were identified: (1) Navigating the role of telehealth to support rural healthcare; (2) Preparing clinicians to engage in telehealth service delivery; and (3) Appreciating the complexities of telehealth implementation across services and environments., Conclusions: This research suggests that successful delivery of telehealth to rural populations requires consideration of the context in which telehealth services are being delivered, particularly in rural and remote communities where there are challenges with resourcing and training to support health professionals. Rural populations, like all communities, need choice in healthcare service delivery and models to increase accessibility. Preparation and specific, intentional training for health professionals on how to transition to and maintain telehealth services is a critical factor for delivery of telehealth to rural populations. Future research should further investigate the training and supports required for telehealth service provision, including who, when and what training will equip health professionals with the appropriate skill set to deliver rural telehealth services., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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22. Starting continuous improvement; creating a common understanding of stroke care delivery in a general hospital.
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Fjermeros A, Berg GV, Holtskog H, and Benders J
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- Humans, Qualitative Research, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Interviews as Topic, Total Quality Management, Stroke therapy, Hospitals, General, Quality Improvement
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Background: Continuous improvement is based on fostering practitioners' suggestions to modify their own work processes This improvement strategy is widely applied in healthcare but difficult to maintain. The cross-disciplinary nature of many care processes constitutes an extra impediment., Methods: The study had an explorative design with a qualitative single-case approach. The case presents a project to improve the treatment of patients with thrombotic stroke. Data was obtained via hands on involvement, documents, observations, and interviews with participants in a cross-functional improvement group. A thematic analysis method was employed., Results: Through learning how tasks were carried out in other disciplines, the participants developed a common understanding of why it took so long to provide treatment to stroke patients. These insights were used to implement practical changes, leading to immediate improvements in stroke care delivery. The results were fed back so that successes became visible. Participants' understandings of the local context enabled them to convince peers of the rationale of changes, setting in motion a permanent improvement structure. The participants considered that mapping and then assessing the entire workflow across disciplines were relevant methods for improving the quality of patient care., Conclusion: Starting an improvement project in a cross disciplinary environment requires deep engagement on the part of professionals. A quintessential prerequisite is therefore the realization that the quality of care depends on cross-disciplinary cooperation. A facilitated learning arena needs to (1) create insights into each other's colleagues' tasks and process interdependencies, (2) increase understanding of how the distribution of tasks among specialist units affects the quality of care, and (3) frequently report and provide feedback on results to keep the process going., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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23. AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service-State-Based Solutions to Health Care Improvement.
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Rhodes KV, Sessums LL, and Valdez RB
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- United States, Humans, State Government, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Quality Improvement, United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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24. Effectiveness of de-implementation of low-value healthcare practices: an overview of systematic reviews.
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Kien C, Daxenbichler J, Titscher V, Baenziger J, Klingenstein P, Naef R, Klerings I, Clack L, Fila J, and Sommer I
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care standards, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Implementation Science, Quality Improvement organization & administration, Quality of Health Care standards, Quality of Health Care organization & administration, Systematic Reviews as Topic
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Background: Reducing low-value care (LVC) is crucial to improve the quality of patient care while increasing the efficient use of scarce healthcare resources. Recently, strategies to de-implement LVC have been mapped against the Expert Recommendation for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation of strategies. However, such strategies' effectiveness across different healthcare practices has not been addressed. This overview of systematic reviews aimed to investigate the effectiveness of de-implementation initiatives and specific ERIC strategy clusters., Methods: We searched MEDLINE (Ovid), Epistemonikos.org and Scopus (Elsevier) from 1 January 2010 to 17 April 2023 and used additional search strategies to identify relevant systematic reviews (SRs). Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full texts against a priori-defined criteria, assessed the SR quality and extracted pre-specified data. We created harvest plots to display the results., Results: Of 46 included SRs, 27 focused on drug treatments, such as antibiotics or opioids, twelve on laboratory tests or diagnostic imaging and seven on other healthcare practices. In categorising de-implementation strategies, SR authors applied different techniques: creating self-developed strategies (n = 12), focussing on specific de-implementation strategies (n = 14) and using published taxonomies (n = 12). Overall, 15 SRs provided evidence for the effectiveness of de-implementation interventions to reduce antibiotic and opioid utilisation. Reduced utilisation, albeit inconsistently significant, was documented in the use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines, as well as in laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging. Strategies within the adapt and tailor to context, develop stakeholder interrelationships, and change infrastructure and workflow ERIC clusters led to a consistent reduction in LVC practices., Conclusion: De-implementation initiatives were effective in reducing medication usage, and inconsistent significant reductions were observed for LVC laboratory tests and imaging. Notably, de-implementation clusters such as change infrastructure and workflow and develop stakeholder interrelationships emerged as the most encouraging avenues. Additionally, we provided suggestions to enhance SR quality, emphasising adherence to guidelines for synthesising complex interventions, prioritising appropriateness of care outcomes, documenting the development process of de-implementation initiatives and ensuring consistent reporting of applied de-implementation strategies., Registration: OSF Open Science Framework 5ruzw., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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25. Care models for individuals with chronic multimorbidity: lessons for low- and middle-income countries.
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Endalamaw A, Zewdie A, Wolka E, and Assefa Y
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- Humans, Chronic Disease therapy, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Models, Organizational, Multimorbidity, Developing Countries
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Background: Patients with multiple long-term conditions requires understanding the existing care models to address their complex and multifaceted health needs. However, current literature lacks a comprehensive overview of the essential components, impacts, challenges, and facilitators of these care models, prompting this scoping review., Methods: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews guideline. Our search encompassed articles from PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar. The World Health Organization's health system framework was utilized to synthesis the findings. This framework comprises six building blocks (service delivery, health workforce, health information systems, access to essential medicines, financing, and leadership/governance) and eight key characteristics of good service delivery models (access, coverage, quality, safety, improved health, responsiveness, social and financial risk protection, and improved efficiency). Findings were synthesized qualitatively to identify components, impacts, barriers, and facilitators of care models., Results: A care model represents various collective interventions in the healthcare delivery aimed at achieving desired outcomes. The names of these care models are derived from core activities or major responsibilities, involved healthcare teams, diseases conditions, eligible clients, purposes, and care settings. Notable care models include the Integrated, Collaborative, Integrated-Collaborative, Guided, Nurse-led, Geriatric, and Chronic care models, as well as All-inclusive Care Model for the Elderly, IMPACT clinic, and Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Teams (GeriPACT). Other care models (include Care Management Plus, Value Stream Mapping, Preventive Home Visits, Transition Care, Self-Management, and Care Coordination) have supplemented the main ones. Care models improved quality of care (such as access, patient-centeredness, timeliness, safety, efficiency), cost of care, and quality of life for patients that were facilitated by presence of shared mission, system and function integration, availability of resources, and supportive tools., Conclusions: Care models were implemented for the purpose of enhancing quality of care, health outcomes, cost efficiency, and patient satisfaction by considering careful recruitment of eligible clients, appropriate selection of service delivery settings, and robust organizational arrangements involving leadership roles, healthcare teams, financial support, and health information systems. The distinct team compositions and their roles in service provision processes differentiate care models., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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26. Global lessons on delivery of primary healthcare services for people with non-communicable diseases: convergent mixed methods.
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Mash R, Hirschhorn LR, Kakar IS, John R, Sharma M, and Praveen D
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- Humans, Developing Countries, Global Health, Qualitative Research, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Primary Health Care organization & administration, Noncommunicable Diseases therapy
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Objective: To extract key lessons on primary healthcare (PHC) service delivery strategies for non-communicable diseases (NCD) from the work of researchers funded by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD)., Design: A convergent mixed methods study that extracted data using a standardised template from research projects funded by the GACD that focused on PHC. The strategies implemented in these studies were mapped onto the PHC Performance Initiative framework. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with researchers from purposefully selected projects to understand the strategies and contextual factors in more depth., Setting: PHC contexts from low or middle-income countries (LMIC) as well as vulnerable groups within high-income countries. Projects came from all regions of the world, particularly East Asia and Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Latin America and Caribbean., Participants: The study extracted data on 84 research projects and interviewed researchers from 16 research projects., Results: Research projects came from all regions of the world, and mainly focused on diabetes (35.3%), hypertension (28.3%) and mental health (27.6%). Mapped onto the PHC Performance Initiative framework: 49.4% focused on high-quality PHC (particularly the comprehensiveness of NCD care, 41.2%); 41.2% on the availability of PHC services (particularly the competence of healthcare workers, 36.5%); 35.3% on population health management (particularly community-based services, 35.3%); 34.1% on facility organisation and management (particularly team-based care, 20.0%) and 31.8% on access (particularly digital technology, 23.5%). Most common strategies were task shifting and training to improve the comprehensiveness of NCD care through community-based services. Contextual factors related to inputs: infrastructure, equipment and medication, workforce (particularly community health workers), finances, health information systems and digital technology., Conclusion: Key strategies and contextual factors to improve PHC service delivery for NCDs in LMICs were identified. These strategies should combine with other strategies to strengthen the PHC system as a whole, while improving care for NCDs., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.)
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27. Inflammatory bowel disease has no borders: engaging patients as partners to deliver global, equitable and holistic health care.
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Lamb CA, Titterton C, Banerjee R, Gomberg A, Rubin DT, and Hart AL
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- Humans, Patient Participation, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases therapy, Global Health, Holistic Health
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Competing Interests: CT and AG have lived experience of inflammatory bowel disease. CAL is Secretary of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Section Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology; sits on the Steering Committee of IBD UK; acknowledges research support from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Medical Research Council, The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust, Crohn's & Colitis UK, EU Innovative Medicines Initiative, Wellcome Trust, Open Targets, Janssen, Takeda, AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Orion, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi Aventis, UCB, Biogen, Genentech, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck Sharp & Dohme; has undertaken consultancy for Janssen and Bristol Myers Squibb; has received honoraria for development and delivery of education from Ferring, Takeda, Janssen, Dr Falk, and Nordic Pharma; and has received conference attendance support from Tillotts Pharma UK, Janssen, the British Society of Gastroenterology, and the European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation. CT has received conference travel support from the European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation. RB has received grants or research support from the Asian Healthcare Foundation and The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust; payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing, or educational events from Takeda, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Cipla, Abbott, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceuticals, and Zydus; support for attending meetings from Takeda and Johnson & Johnson; and participation on data safety monitoring or advisory boards from Pfizer, Takeda, Johnson & Johnson, and Cipla. DTR has received grant support from The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Gastrointestinal Research Foundation, and Takeda; has served as a consultant for AbbVie, Altrubio, Apex, Avalo Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Buhlmann Diagnostics Corp, Celgene, Chronicles Health, ClostraBio, Connect BioPharma, Image Analysis Group, Index Pharmaceuticals, Intouch Group, Iterative Health, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Lilly, Odyssey Therapeutics, Pfizer, Prometheus Biosciences (now Merck Sharp & Dohme), Reistone, Samsung Neurologica, Sangamo, Shanghai Pharm Biotherapeutics, Takeda, Tissium, and Trellus Health; has received payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing, or educational events from AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, and Janssen; serves on the Board of Trustees for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation; is on the Board of Directors for Cornerstones Health; and holds stock options in Iterative Health (artificial intelligence computational tools in gastroenterology), AltruBio (biotechnology research), and Datos Health (remote patient monitoring). ALH sits on the Governing Board of European Crohn's & Colitis Organisation; declares consultancy fees from AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Galapagos, Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Pfizer, and Lilly; has received honoraria from AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Galapogos, Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Pfizer, Lilly; and has received support for attending meetings or travel from AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celltrion, Galapagos, Johnson & Johnson, Takeda, Pfizer, and Lilly. All other authors declare no competing interests.
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28. Towards an integrative approach of healthcare: implementing positive health in three cases in the Netherlands.
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de Bekker A, Beijer M, and Lemmens L
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- Netherlands, Humans, Qualitative Research, Female, Health Promotion methods, Health Promotion organization & administration, Male, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated organization & administration, Organizational Case Studies, Job Satisfaction, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Interviews as Topic
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Background: The healthcare system is under tremendous pressure. One possible solution towards relieving some of this pressure is to use Positive Health, which takes 'health' as a starting point, rather than 'illness'. Positive Health provides opportunities for stimulating integrated care., Methods: Three cases in the Netherlands are studied in this paper. Their way of working with Positive Health is investigated through semi-structured and narrative interviews, using realist-evaluation and thematic analyses., Results: Seven 'working elements' are identified that enhance the chances of successfully implementing Positive Health in practice (part 1). The interviews show that healthcare professionals have noticed that people adopt a healthier lifestyle and gain a greater degree of control over their own health. This boosts job satisfaction for healthcare professionals too. The organisations and professionals involved are enthusiastic about working with Positive Health, but still experience barriers (part 2)., Conclusions: The results of this study imply that implementing Positive Health in practice can facilitate collaboration between organisations and professionals from different disciplines, such as healthcare, welfare, and municipal health services. Operating from the perspective of a shared goal, professionals from different disciplines will find it easier to jointly organise activities to foster citizens' health. Additionally, more attention is paid to non-medical problems affecting people's well-being, such as loneliness or financial problems., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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29. Mental health care measures and innovations to cope with COVID-19: an integrative review.
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Silva ASCPD, Furtado LAC, Tofani LFN, Bigal AL, Bragagnolo LM, Vieira ADCS, Lima CL, Oliveira LB, and Chioro A
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- Humans, Brazil epidemiology, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Services Accessibility, Public Health, COVID-19 epidemiology, Mental Health Services organization & administration, Mental Health
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This integrative review aims to identify the mental health care measures that were produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted on three databases (SciELO, PubMed, and LILACS) with the following descriptors in Portuguese, English, and Spanish: "SAÚDE MENTAL" or "SALUD MENTAL" or "MENTAL HEALTH" AND "COVID-19" from 2020 to 2021. In total, 3,451 articles were found, 43 of which were analyzed. Most measures were digital, stemmed from public institutions, focused on the local perspective, and were integrated with the public health care system. This study discusses the models of care in mental health based on measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discusses the Brazilian health care system, reiterating its resilience. In conclusion, digital measures occurred most often. This study suggest the evaluation of the accessibility of this mental health care model for most vulnerable groups. Finally, this research reinforces the importance of the Brazilian health care system for public health and access to information to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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30. The Invisibility of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Primary Healthcare.
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Silva PHBD, Barros LCN, Zambelli JDC, Barros NF, and Oliveira ESF
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- Humans, Attitude of Health Personnel, Health Personnel organization & administration, Female, Male, Qualitative Research, Integrative Medicine organization & administration, Brazil, Adult, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Primary Health Care organization & administration, Complementary Therapies, Interviews as Topic
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Invisibility is an issue that requires more attention among healthcare professionals, as some activities in Primary Care go unnoticed. One example is the offer of complementary therapies, whose implementation has been frail and, consequently, can be overlooked in the Unified Health System. This study aims to understand the factors contributing to the public invisibility of Integrative and Complementary Practices in Primary Care. It is a descriptive, exploratory, and qualitative research involving semi-structured interviews with 20 professionals in the Metropolitan Region of Goiânia. Thematic content analysis was applied to the interviews, revealing elements indicating the public invisibility of these practices, such as insufficient discussion in team meetings, inconsistency in the recording in user files, and low prioritization in implementation. In the interviews, social humiliation, a product of public invisibility, can also be perceived due to overload, embarrassments, and lack of physical space for the provision of practices to the users. It is concluded that Integrative and Complementary Practices are often overlooked in Primary Care.
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31. Qualitative research in the context of healthcare training: interdisciplinary perspectives.
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Oliveira ESF, Brasil CCP, and Higa EFR
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Personnel education, Interdisciplinary Research organization & administration, Qualitative Research
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32. Healthcare actions offered to homeless people: state of the art.
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Queiroz DC, Veras RM, and Menezes AEGDS
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- Humans, Brazil, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology, Substance-Related Disorders therapy, Vulnerable Populations, Ill-Housed Persons, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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The number of homeless people (HP) has been increasing in recent years. Government actions have been implemented to improve the living conditions for this population, especially those focused on health care. This study has as research question: What are the healthcare strategies of services and programs being offered to the homeless population in Brazil? Its objective is to analyze the health care strategies adopted by services and programs offered to the homeless population in Brazil. To achieve this purpose, a search was conducted in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (Lilacs), and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases, resulting in 21 articles. The analysis revealed the scope and challenges of the health care networks, indicating drug use as the main reason for seeking the services, with the Street Clinics (CnaR, Consultório na Rua) being an important service capable of promoting the creation of links between the HP and other sectors. of health. The importance of networking and the complexity of population health care were recurring topics in the discussions, as they deal with actions aimed at vulnerable and stigmatized people, showing needs and singularities in the way of living in society.
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33. TAVR and the US Public Health Emergency: A Critical Evaluation of Care Delivery and the Importance of Public-Private Partnerships During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Wright RS
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- Humans, United States, SARS-CoV-2, Public Health, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Pandemics, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control, Public-Private Sector Partnerships organization & administration, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
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34. Assessing patient satisfaction and healthcare delivery amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Koul A, Saeed S, Kaur KN, and Niazi F
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- Humans, India epidemiology, Male, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Adult, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Surveys and Questionnaires, Quality of Health Care, Adolescent, Pandemics, Aged, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 prevention & control, Patient Satisfaction statistics & numerical data
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Introduction: Amidst the challenges posed by Covid-19, assessing healthcare quality in India is crucial, particularly through patient satisfaction levels., Methodology: A cross-sectional survey of 277 participants in Jammu and Kashmir was conducted, utilizing a semi-structured questionnaire and PSQ-18. Data analysis was performed using SPSS (v25) including Chi-Square tests and Descriptive analysis., Results: Out of 277 participants, 70.8% expressed high satisfaction with medical care. Majority (70%) agreed that doctors explained medical tests well. Additionally, 70% strongly agreed that their doctor's office was well-equipped. Dissatisfaction factors were notably low. Significant associations were found between age and alcohol use (p = 0.041), gender and alcohol use (p = 0.007), gender and tobacco use (p = 0.032), and education level and vaccination (p = 0.001)., Conclusion: The study highlights high patient satisfaction during the pandemic. Improving accessibility and quality of primary healthcare and community centres is essential to meet patient needs effectively., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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35. Pandemic preparedness and health system resilience in 14 European countries.
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Radford KH, Karanikolos M, and Cylus J
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- Humans, Europe epidemiology, Disaster Planning organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Pandemic Preparedness, Pandemics prevention & control, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Influenza, Human prevention & control
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Objective: To assess national pandemic preparedness and response plans from a health system perspective to determine the extent to which implementation strategies that support health system performance have been included., Methods: We systematically mapped pandemic preparedness and response implementation strategies that improve resilience to pandemics onto the Health System Performance Assessment Framework for Universal Health Coverage. Using this framework, we conducted a document analysis of 14 publicly available national influenza pandemic preparedness plans, submitted to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, to assess how well health system functions are accounted for in each plan., Findings: Implementation strategies found in national influenza pandemic preparedness plans do not systematically consider all health system functions. Instead, they mostly focus on specific aspects of governance. In contrast, little to no mention is made of implementation strategies that aim to strengthen health financing. There was also a lack of implementation strategies to strengthen the health workforce, ensure availability of medical equipment and infrastructure, govern the generation of resources and ensure delivery of public health services., Conclusion: While national influenza pandemic preparedness plans often include provisions to support health system governance, implementation strategies that support other health system functions, namely, resource generation, service delivery, and in particular, financing, are given less attention. These oversights in key planning documents may undermine health system resilience when public health emergencies occur., ((c) 2024 The authors; licensee World Health Organization.)
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36. Transactional Care and the Looming Glaucoma Public Health Crisis.
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Singh K
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Glaucoma therapy, Public Health
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37. Measuring and Monitoring Health Equity in Health Care Organizations: Why It's Important and How to Move Forward.
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Evenson SE, Hafferty FW, Sharp RR, and Tilburt JC
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- Humans, United States, Healthcare Disparities, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Equity
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38. Perspectives on the state of cleft lip and cleft palate patient care in Africa.
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Liu RH, Manana W, Tollefson TT, Ntirenganya F, and Shaye DA
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- Humans, Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Developing Countries, Africa epidemiology, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Health Services Accessibility, Cleft Palate surgery, Cleft Lip surgery
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Purpose of Review: Patients with cleft lip -palate (CLP) experience morbidity and social stigma, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as those of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Delays in treatment secondary either to lack of awareness, skills, equipment and consumables; poor health infrastructure, limited resources or a combination of them, has led to SSA having the highest rates of death and second highest rates of disability-adjusted life years in patients with CLP globally. Here we review current perspectives on the state of comprehensive cleft lip and palate repair in Africa., Recent Findings: To bridge gaps in government health services, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have emerged to provide care through short-term surgical interventions (STSIs). These groups can effect change through direct provision of care, whereas others strengthen internal system. However, sustainability is lacking as there continue to be barriers to achieving comprehensive and longitudinal cleft care in SSA, including a lack of awareness of CLP as a treatable condition, prohibitive costs, poor follow-up, and insufficient surgical infrastructure. With dedicated local champions, a comprehensive approach, and reliable partners, establishing sustainable CLP services is possible in countries with limited resources., Summary: The replacement of CLP 'missions' with locally initiated, internationally supported capacity building initiatives, integrated into local healthcare systems will prove sustainable in the long-term., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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39. Benchmarking Sweden's Digitalization Transformation Strategy-Is It a Good Fit for the UAE?
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Al Khatib I, Chembakath JJ, and Ndiaye M
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- United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Patient-Centered Care organization & administration, Patient Participation, Benchmarking, Telemedicine organization & administration
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Background: The ongoing revolution in health care, driven by wearable technology, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things, is reshaping both health care operations and our daily lives. This digital transformation ensures broader access to health care options, fosters patient-centered care and affects both health care institutions and individuals. In Sweden, health care is undergoing a digital shift, with initiatives like personal health management, remote monitoring, and virtual care enhancing patient involvement. This article reviews Sweden's health care digital transformation and compares it with the United Arab Emirates (UAE's) initiatives to assess viability. Methods: Using systematic literature review methods, databases from 2011 to 2023 were searched, supplemented by reference lists. Results: Database searches identified 761 records. A total of 480 articles were screened on basis of title and abstract, yielding 184 that were assessed for eligibility, leading to 40 academic studies to be included and 12 grey literature. Conclusions: The findings highlight Sweden's success in empowering patients through enhanced connectivity with clinical teams, knowledge sharing, and care management. However, due to contextual differences, the UAE should not blindly replicate Sweden's strategy. In conclusion, Sweden's efforts have positively engaged patients in health care, but challenges such as emerging technologies, demographic shifts, and budget constraints persist. Proactive planning and adaptation are crucial, with lessons applicable to the UAE market. Establishing a clear regulatory framework for digital care is imperative for future resilience.
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40. An assessment of sustainable transport infrastructure in a national healthcare system.
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Angelov S, Jimenez CK, Wall V, and O'Croínin D
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- Retrospective Studies, Humans, Bicycling, United Kingdom, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Transportation
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Introduction: Healthcare contributes significantly to carbon dioxide emissions, which can be reduced by promoting sustainable mobility amongst staff commuting. This study aims to investigate the national sustainable transport infrastructure for staff of healthcare facilities and utilise this data to develop a novel scoring and ranking system., Methods: This was an empirical retrospective observational study. Data was collected on all 47 hospitals sustainable transport infrastructure. A working group calculated the weighted scores for each sustainable transport data point. These scores were used to calculate the Total and Active Sustainability Scores for each hospital, allowing a ranking to be formed., Results: 7 of 47 (15 %) hospitals had EV charging on campus. 17 of 47 (36 %) hospitals had secure bike parking. 2 of 47 (4 %) hospitals had a "bike hub". 18 of 47 (38 %) hospitals had a bike lane. 13 of 22 (59 %) city hospitals had bike sharing facilities. 42 of 47 (89 %) hospitals had one public transport route. City hospitals ranked higher in both Total & Active Sustainability Scores., Discussion: This study explored a new concept of measuring sustainable transport infrastructure. Frameworks examining sustainability are available, however, none allowed for ranking of hospitals. This study highlights the lack of both research in this field and sustainable transport infrastructure in hospitals., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The author has no conflicts of interest to declare., (Copyright © 2024 Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Scottish charity number SC005317) and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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41. [Digital Healthcare: Requirements for a Successful Transformation].
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Steidle O, Rego K, and Petzold T
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- Germany, National Health Programs organization & administration, Humans, Models, Organizational, Digital Technology, Forecasting, Telemedicine organization & administration, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Digital transformation of healthcare is the dominating discussion topic for all healthcare stakeholders. Digital transformation encompasses all areas of healthcare and is far more than digital healthcare applications (DiGA), digital care applications (DiPA), telemedicine applications, telematics infrastructure activities, and applications from the fields of eHealth, mHealth, or Telehealth. All existing care processes and structures in the healthcare system are undergoing an inventory in order to transfer analog components of care into a digital context. The digital transformation is not taking place exclusively in economic sectors such as healthcare, but is a process of change throughout society in the collection, use, provision, linking and evaluation of information (=data). For the healthcare sector, it is clear that different technical concepts are used, while digital healthcare takes place in different places and at different times, may include different user (groups) and retains, expands or changes the healthcare context. Established healthcare functions such as diagnostics, therapy, documentation and the management of healthcare services are retained and transferred to a digital context. In addition, new application areas will emerge, such as the overarching access to health data by different actors, real-time-driven monitoring systems of holistic health data, (clinical) decision systems, or the provision of data for health services. Even if the majority of the digital transformation has not yet taken place, it is assumed that these functions and application areas of healthcare will serve to sustainably improve the quality of care and benefit the well-being of all (future) patients. For the transfer of existing processes into a digital context and the establishment of new application areas, there are prerequisites for healthcare institutions and the healthcare system itself., Competing Interests: Die Autorinnen/Autoren geben an, dass kein Interessenkonflikt besteht., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)
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42. Centering equity in a longitudinal health systems science curricula.
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Roy M, Lee RS, and Furfari K
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- Humans, Leadership, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Education, Medical organization & administration, Curriculum, Health Equity
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What Was the Educational Challenge?: Health inequity impedes care at every level of the health care system. Despite this, health equity is not the foundation for most health systems science (HSS) curricula., What Was the Solution?: We reframed our HSS curricula to focus on health equity., How Was the Solution Implemented?: We integrated equity concepts into all HSS content areas. First-year content emphasizes structural competency and is delivered through didactics, discussions, interprofessional education, panels, and service-learning requirements. Second-year content applies HSS principles in the clinical space through direct patient care and assignments. Third- and fourth-year content focuses on HSS advocacy and leadership., What Lessons Were Learned That Are Relevant to a Wider Global Audience?: It is crucial to center health equity in medical curricula to improve patient outcomes. Proper faculty development, non-judgmental discussions, and integration with clinical and medical sciences are critical to successful implementation., What Are the Next Steps?: We will address feedback, emphasize relevance to patients and populations, and refine outcome measures.
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43. Healthcare organisations operating more sustainably will enhance health outcomes for patients and the public.
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Taylor MJ
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- Humans, Public Health, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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44. Transformers and large language models in healthcare: A review.
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Nerella S, Bandyopadhyay S, Zhang J, Contreras M, Siegel S, Bumin A, Silva B, Sena J, Shickel B, Bihorac A, Khezeli K, and Rashidi P
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- Humans, Artificial Intelligence, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Neural Networks, Computer, Electronic Health Records, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning
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With Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly permeating various aspects of society, including healthcare, the adoption of the Transformers neural network architecture is rapidly changing many applications. Transformer is a type of deep learning architecture initially developed to solve general-purpose Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks and has subsequently been adapted in many fields, including healthcare. In this survey paper, we provide an overview of how this architecture has been adopted to analyze various forms of healthcare data, including clinical NLP, medical imaging, structured Electronic Health Records (EHR), social media, bio-physiological signals, biomolecular sequences. Furthermore, which have also include the articles that used the transformer architecture for generating surgical instructions and predicting adverse outcomes after surgeries under the umbrella of critical care. Under diverse settings, these models have been used for clinical diagnosis, report generation, data reconstruction, and drug/protein synthesis. Finally, we also discuss the benefits and limitations of using transformers in healthcare and examine issues such as computational cost, model interpretability, fairness, alignment with human values, ethical implications, and environmental impact., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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45. Growing the global cancer care system: success stories from around the world and lessons for the future.
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Dee EC, Pramesh CS, Booth CM, Rubagumya F, Mutebi M, Feliciano EJG, Eala MAB, Cerri GG, Ginsburg O, Gyawali B, and Moraes FY
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Medical Oncology organization & administration, Rwanda, India, International Cooperation, Neoplasms therapy, Global Health
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Despite major biomedical advancements in various realms of oncology, the benefits of these developments are not equitably distributed, particularly in underresourced settings. Although much work has described the challenges and systemic barriers in global cancer control, in this article we focus on success stories. This article describes clinical care delivered at Rwanda's Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, the cancer research collaborations under India's National Cancer Grid, and the efforts of Latin America's Institute of Cancer of São Paulo in advancing cancer care and training. These examples highlight the potential of strategic collaborations and resource allocation strategies in improving cancer care globally. We emphasize the critical role of partnerships between physicians and allied health professionals, funders, and policy makers in enhancing access to treatment and infrastructure, advancing contextualized research and national guidelines, and establishing regional and global collaborations. We also draw attention to challenges faced in diverse global settings and outline benchmarks to measure success in the fight against cancer., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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46. Feasibility of Glaucoma Detection Programs for At-Risk Populations Using Existing Health Care Infrastructure.
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Girkin CA and Owsley C
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- Humans, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Feasibility Studies, Prevalence, United States epidemiology, Glaucoma diagnosis, Glaucoma epidemiology, Public Health Infrastructure organization & administration, Telemedicine organization & administration
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Prcis: Targeted glaucoma screening strategies performed within retail care-based clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) uncover a high prevalence of glaucoma., Objective: To summarize the glaucoma detection and maintenance programs that utilize existing health care infrastructure to promote up-scalable programs., Methods: Health care infrastructure that already exists may facilitate glaucoma detection. This infrastructure includes retail-based optometry practices and FQHC. Persons who are at risk for glaucoma are disproportionately represented within the patient populations served by much of this infrastructure, thus suggesting that it could be useful for deploying glaucoma screening programs. Glaucoma screening within FQHCs reveals a very high prevalence of glaucoma and related disease in the patients seeking care at these facilities., Results: These telemetric-based care delivery programs have a high patient acceptance. A simulated telemedicine program modeled after a telemedicine program based in Walmart Vision Centers for the diagnosis of glaucoma indicated that there was moderate diagnostic agreement between an ophthalmologist's telemedicine diagnosis and an ophthalmologist's in-person diagnosis. There was also moderate agreement between an optometrist's telemedicine diagnosis and the ophthalmologist's in-person diagnosis., Conclusion: Telemetric care delivery programs that capitalize on existing infrastructure within a retail-based care setting or FQHCs may provide a promising setting to cost-effectively screen for glaucoma and other eye diseases that are potentially expandable nationwide., Competing Interests: Disclosure: C.A.G. was supported by Heidelberg Engineering. The remaining author declares no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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47. Service design for the transformation of healthcare systems: A systematic review of literature.
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Vaz N and Araujo CAS
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- Humans, Organizational Innovation, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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There is a growing interest in applying the Service Design (SD) approach to innovate and transform healthcare systems. However, comprehensive studies are scarce. This study systematically reviews the literature on SD initiatives towards healthcare system transformation. The research questions are: How has the SD approach been applied to the healthcare sector? To what extent are the SD initiatives contributing to transform the health systems? What are the main challenges faced by SD initiatives to transform the health system? Which are the main stakeholders involved in the process, and how could they change according to the type of initiative? The search was conducted in March 2021 in eight databases and returned 990 articles evaluated through a research protocol, resulting in 47 studies included in this review. These studies were explored through thematic analysis and considering two conceptual models: the SD approach (Patrício et al., 2020) and the ecosystem perspective (Beirão et al., 2017). The findings show that SD initiatives have been implemented at all levels of the ecosystem, but only 49% (47/23 studies) present a transformative character. The SD initiatives challenges were organized into four themes: (1) Planning SD initiatives as a lever in transforming health systems; (2) Using SD tools creatively; (3) Considering the use of new technologies to transform health systems positively, and (4) Facing the challenges of applying the Experience-Based Design and Experience Based in Co-Design approaches in project development. This study is relevant for helping managers and researchers in their efforts to design truly transformative services with a focus on improving health systems and social wellbeing., Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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48. Collaboration between traditional health practitioners and biomedical health practitioners: Scoping review.
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Jama NA, Nyembezi A, Ngcobo S, and Lehmann U
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- Humans, Cooperative Behavior, Medicine, Traditional methods, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Traditional Medicine Practitioners, Health Personnel
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Background: Collaboration between traditional health practitioners (THPs) and biomedical health practitioners (BHPs) is highly recommended in catering for pluralistic healthcare users. Little is known about bidirectional collaborations at healthcare service provision level., Aim: To map global evidence on collaboration attempts between THPs and BHPs between January 1978 and August 2023., Method: We followed the Arksey and O'Malley framework in conducting this scoping review. Two reviewers independently screened articles for eligibility. A descriptive numerical and content analysis was performed on ATLAS.ti 22. A narrative summary of the findings was reported using the PRISMAScR guideline., Results: Of the 8404 screened studies, 10 studies from 12 articles were included in the final review. Studies came from America (n = 5), Africa (n = 2), China (n = 2) and New Zealand (n = 1). Eight studies reported case studies of bidirectional collaboration programmes, while two studies reported on experimental research. All collaborations occurred within biomedical healthcare facilities. Collaboration often entailed activities such as relationship building, training of all practitioners, coordinated meetings, cross-referrals, treatment plan discussions and joint health promotion activities., Conclusion: This study confirmed that practitioner-level collaborations within healthcare are few and sparse. More work is needed to move policy on integration of the two systems into implementation. There is a need to conduct more research and document emerging collaborations.Contribution: This research illuminates the contextual challenges associated with sustaining collaborations. The data would be important in informing areas that need strengthening in the work towards integration of THPs and BHPs.
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49. Effect of COVID-19 on paediatric TB service delivery and patients' comfort receiving TB services in Cameroon and Kenya during COVID: a qualitative assessment.
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Mbunka MA, Katirayi L, McCormick S, Ndimbii J, Masaba R, Denoeud-Ndam L, Petnga SJ, Ouma M, Kuate A, Okomo G, Simo L, Yara D, Tiam A, and Tchounga B
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- Humans, Kenya epidemiology, Cameroon epidemiology, Child, Preschool, Male, Female, SARS-CoV-2, Health Personnel psychology, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Adult, Infant, Social Stigma, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration, Focus Groups, COVID-19 epidemiology, Tuberculosis epidemiology, Tuberculosis therapy, Qualitative Research, Caregivers psychology
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Background: The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a setback to the gains achieved in tuberculosis (TB) control by impairing TB diagnosis, delaying treatment initiation and aggravating TB deaths. This study explored the effect of COVID-19 on paediatric TB services provided through the Catalysing Paediatric TB Innovations (CaP-TB) project among caregivers of children receiving TB services and healthcare workers (HCWs) providing TB services in Cameroon and Kenya., Methods: From March to September 2021, in-depth interviews (44) were conducted with caregivers whose children under 5 years had gone through TB services and programme managers (10) overseeing the CaP-TB project. Focus group discussions were conducted with HCWs (07) and community health workers (04) supporting TB care services. Transcripts were coded and analysed by using MAXQDA V.12., Results: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused fear and anxiety among HCWs and caregivers. This fear was motivated by stigma related to COVID-19 and affected the ability to screen patients for TB due to the similarity of symptoms with COVID-19. The health-seeking behaviour of patients was affected, as many caregivers avoided hospitals and those accessing the facilities concealed their sickness due to fear of testing positive or being vaccinated. In addition, COVID-19 mitigation strategies implemented by both government and health facilities to curb the spread of the virus limited patient access to paediatric healthcare services. These included temporary closure of health facilities due to COVID-19 infections among staff, transfer of services to other spaces, spacing out patient appointments and reduced time spent with patients., Conclusions: The outbreak of COVID-19 has induced fear and stigma that affected patients' health-seeking behaviour and provider attitudes towards paediatric TB service delivery. In addition, facility and governmental measures put in place to mitigate COVID-19 impact negatively affected paediatric service delivery. Training for health personnel, timely provision of personal protective equipments and appropriate communication strategies could help mitigate COVID-19 impact on paediatric TB service delivery., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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50. Health systems response to climate change adaptation: a scoping review of global evidence.
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Ansah EW, Amoadu M, Obeng P, and Sarfo JO
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- Humans, Global Health, Health Policy, Climate Change, Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Background: The health system plays a critical role in safeguarding the well-being of communities in the face of health risks associated with climate change. This review maps evidence on health systems' adaptation to climate risk and barriers to effective adaptation., Methods: This review followed the recommendations by Arksey and O'Malley for conducting scoping review. Search for records was conducted in PubMed, Central, Web of Science, JSTOR, Google, and Google Scholar. Only peer-reviewed papers published in English language were included in this review. All the 63 included studies were critically appraise d., Results: We found that efforts are being made to create resilient health systems by incorporating climate change into health policies. Investments are being made in innovative technologies, climate-resilient health infrastructure, enhancing healthcare delivery, developing the capacity of climate specialists and agencies to provide high-quality evidence for resilient health systems. We also found that several obstacles prevent health system adaptation to climate risk, including poor policy implementation and evaluation. The obstacles are further exacerbated by financial constraints, including poverty, a lack of political commitment, inadequate data, and deficient healthcare systems, especially in developing countries. There is also a lack of integration of climate change into mental health actions and the health and safety of healthcare workers., Conclusion: Efforts to develop resilient health systems against climate risks are underway, but persistent obstacles, including inadequate policy implementation, resource limitations, and a lack of integration of climate change into critical health domains, hinder comprehensive adaptation measures, particularly in developing nations., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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