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What would be the effect of referral to high-volume hospitals in a largely rural state?

Ward M.M.; Jaana M.; Wakefield D.S.; Ohsfeldt R.L.; Schneider J.E.; Miller T.; Lei Y. (KANSAS CITYONE WEST ARMOUR BLVD, STE 301, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 USA, 2004)

Context: Volume of certain surgical procedures has been linked to patient outcomes. The Leapfrog Group and others have recommended evidence-based referral using specific volume thresholds for nonemergent cases. The literature ...
Intensive care unit utilization and interhospital transfers as potential indicators of rural hospital quality

Wakefield D.S.; Ward M.; Miller T.; Ohsfeldt R.; Jaana M.; Lei Y.; Tracy R.; Schneider J. (KANSAS CITYONE WEST ARMOUR BLVD, STE 301, KANSAS CITY, MO 64111 USA, 2004)

Context: Obtaining meaningful information from statistically valid and reliable measures of the quality of care for disease-specific care provided in small rural hospitals is limited by small numbers of cases and different ...
Clinical information technology in hospitals: A comparison between the state of Iowa and two provinces in Canada

Jaana M.; Ward M.M.; Pare G.; Wakefield D.S. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005)

Despite the growing interest in adopting information technology (IT) in healthcare, the degree of technology sophistication varies among healthcare organizations. Changes in the health care sector and continuous pressure ...
The providers of health services in Lebanon: A survey of physicians

Kassak K.M.; Ghomrawi H.M.K.; Osseiran A.M.A.; Kobeissi H. (, 2006)

Background: Emerging from civil distress carries with it major challenges to reforming a health system. One such challenge is to ensure an adequate supply of competent human resources. The objective of this study was to ...
Clinical information system availability and use in urban and rural hospitals

Ward M.M.; Jaana M.; Bahensky J.A.; Vartak S.; Wakefield D.S. (, 2006)

Clinical information systems (CIS) capture clinical data to support more efficient and effective decision making and clinical care delivery. Only a few estimates of CIS availability and use in hospitals are available ...
Determinants of radiologists' productivity in private group practices in California

Monaghan D.A.; Kassak K.M.; Ghomrawi H.M.K. (, 2006)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine factors that would affect radiologists' productivity in private group practices in California. Methods: Individual productivity data were collected for 236 private practice ...
Antecedents of clinical information technology sophistication in hospitals

Jaana M.; Ward M.M.; Pare G.; Sicotte C. (, 2006)

Grounded in the resource-based theory and the innovation diffusion theory, this article develops and tests a research model for assessing the antecedents of hospital innovativeness with regard to clinical information ...
Hospital accreditation policy in Lebanon: Its potential for quality improvement

El-Jardali F. (, 2007)

Limited evidence exists on whether government owned-and-funded hospital accreditation system brings long-lasting impact in terms of continuous quality improvement to patient care. Literature shows that hospitals might adopt ...
Human resources for health planning and management in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Facts, gaps and forward thinking for research and policy

El-Jardali F.; Jamal D.; Abdallah A.; Kassak K. (, 2007)

Background: The early decades of the 21st century are considered to be the era of human resources for health (HRH). The World Health Report (WHR) 2006 launched the Health Workforce Decade (2006-2015), with high priority ...
The impact of hospital accreditation on quality of care: Perception of Lebanese nurses

El-jardali F.; Jamal D.; Dimassi H.; Ammar W.; Tchaghchaghian V. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2008)

Background: In developing countries, accreditation is increasingly being used as a tool for government regulation to guarantee quality of care. Although Lebanon is the first country in the East Mediterranean Region to ...
Smuggling as the key to a combined market: British American Tobacco in Lebanon

Nakkash R.; Lee K. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2008)

Objectives: To understand the strategy of British American Tobacco (BAT) and other transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) to gain access to the Lebanese market, which has remained relatively closed under monopoly ownership ...
Career trajectories of nurses leaving the hospital sector in Ontario, Canada (1993-2004)

Alameddine M.; Baumann A.; Laporte A.; O'Brien-Pallas L.; Levinton C.; Onate K.; Deber R. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2009)

Title. Career trajectories of nurses leaving the hospital sector in Ontario, Canada (1993-2004). Aim. This paper is a report of an analysis of the career trajectories of nurses 1 year after leaving hospitals. Background. ...
The case for developing publicly-accessible datasets for health services research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Saleh S.S.; Alameddine M.S.; El-Jardali F. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2009)

Background. The existence of publicly-accessible datasets comprised a significant opportunity for health services research to evolve into a science that supports health policy making and evaluation, proper inter- and ...
Assessment of human resources management practices in Lebanese hospitals

El-Jardali F.; Tchaghchagian V.; Jamal D. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2009)

Background: Sound human resources (HR) management practices are essential for retaining effective professionals in hospitals. Given the recruitment and retention reality of health workers in the twenty-first century, the ...
HIV surveillance and epidemic profile in the Middle East and North Africa

Shawky S.; Soliman C.; Kassak K.M.; Oraby D.; El-Khoury D.; Kabore I. (, 2009)

HIV infection is the most devastating infection that has emerged in the recent history. The risk of being infected can be associated with both individual's knowledge and behavior and community vulnerability influenced by ...
Eliciting policymakers' and stakeholders' opinions to help shape health system research priorities in the Middle East and North Africa region

El-Jardali F.; Makhoul J.; Jamal D.; Ranson M.K.; Kronfol N.M.; Tchaghchagian V. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2010)

Evidence-informed decisions can strengthen health systems. Literature suggests that engaging policymakers and other stakeholders in research priority-setting exercises increases the likelihood of the utilization of research ...
The current state of patient safety culture in lebanese hospitals: A study at baseline

El-Jardali F.; Jaafar M.; Dimassi H.; Jamal D.; Hamdan R. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2010)

Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct a baseline assessment of patient safety culture in Lebanese hospitals. Design: The study adopted a cross-sectional research design and utilized the hospital survey on ...
The cost impact of hospital-acquired conditions among critical care patients

Saleh S.S.; Callan M.; Therriault M.; Landor N. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2010)

BACKGROUND: The modifications introduced to the inpatient prospective payment system on October 1, 2008, to disallow payment for 8 secondary conditions, if not present on admission (POA), constitute a significant shift ...
The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Rural Employer-Based Wellness Program

Saleh S.S.; Alameddine M.S.; Hill D.; Darney-Beuhler J.; Morgan A. (MALDENCOMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA, 2010)

Context: The cost-effectiveness of employer-based wellness programs has been previously investigated with favorable financial and nonfinancial outcomes being detected. However, these investigations have mainly focused on ...
The safety and quality of childbirth in the context of health systems: Mapping maternal health provision in Lebanon

DeJong J.; Akik C.; El Kak F.; Osman H.; El-Jardali F. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, 2010)

Objective: to provide basic information on the distribution (public-private and geographically) and the nature of maternity health provision in Lebanon, including relevant health outcome data at the hospital level in order ...

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