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A multi-faceted approach to promote knowledge translation platforms in eastern Mediterranean countries: climate for evidence-informed policy

El-Jardali F.; Ataya N.; Jamal D.; Jaafar M. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2012)

Objectives: Limited work has been done to promote knowledge translation (KT) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). The objectives of this study are to: 1.assess the climate for evidence use in policy; 2.explore views ...
A narrative review on the effect of economic downturns on the nursing labour market: Implications for policy and planning

Alameddine M.; Baumann A.; Laporte A.; Deber R. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2012)

Economic downturns and recession lead to budget cuts and service reductions in the healthcare sector which often precipitate layoffs and hiring freezes. Nurses, being the largest professional group in healthcare, are ...
Acceptability of quality reporting and pay for performance among primary health centers in Lebanon

Saleh S.; Alameddine M.; Natafgi N. (AMITYVILLE26 AUSTIN AVE, PO BOX 337, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701 USA, 2013)

Primary health care (PHC) is emphasized as the cornerstone of any health care system. Enhancing PHC performance is considered a strategy to enhance effective and equitable access to care. This study assesses the acceptability ...
Accreditation of hospitals in Lebanon: Is it a worthy investment?

Saleh S.S.; Sleiman J.B.; Dagher D.; Sbeit H.; Natafgi N. (OXFORDGREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, 2013)

Objective. This study explores the views of Lebanese hospitals on the worthiness of accreditation vis-à-vis its associated expenses in addition to examining the type and source of financial investments incurred during the ...
An effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of a hospital-based discharge transition program for elderly medicare recipients

Saleh S.S.; Freire C.; Morris-Dickinson G.; Shannon T. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2012)

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the business case of postdischarge care transition (PDCT) among Medicare beneficiaries by conducting a cost-benefit analysis. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: A general hospital in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Assessment of human resources management practices in Lebanese hospitals.

El-Jardali F.; Tchaghchagian V.; Jamal D. (, 2010)

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 ...
Beyond accreditation: A multi-track quality-enhancing strategy for primary health care in low- and middle-income countries

Saleh S.S.; Alameddine M.S.; Natafgi N.M. (Baywood Publishing Co. Inc.; AMITYVILLE26 AUSTIN AVE, PO BOX 337, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701 USA, 2014)

Many define an equitable health care system as one that provides logistical and financial access to quality care to the population. Realizing that fact, many low- and middle-income countries started investing in enhancing ...
Bibliographic review of research publications on access to and use of medicines in low-income and middle-income countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Identifying the research gaps

Rashidian A.; Jahanmehr N.; Jabbour S.; Zaidi S.; Soleymani F.; Bigdeli M. (LONDONBRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND, 2013)

Objectives: We assessed the situation of academic publications on access to and use of medicines (ATM) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). We aimed to inform priority ...
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. ...
Career transitions of inactive nurses: A registration database analysis (1993-2006)

Alameddine M.; Baumann A.; Onate K.; Deber R. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND, 2011)

Background: One important strategy to address nursing shortages is to tap into the pool of licensed nurses who are not currently working in nursing and induce them to return to the nursing labour market. However, there is ...
Climate for evidence-informed health systems: A print media analysis in 44 low- and middle-income countries that host knowledge-translation platforms

Cheung A.; Lavis J.N.; Hamandi A.; El-Jardali F.; Sachs J.; Sewankambo N. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2011)

Background: We conducted a print media analysis in 44 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Eastern Mediterranean in order to understand one dimension of the climate for evidence-informed health systems and to ...
Climate for evidence-informed health systems: A profile of systematic review production in 41 low- and middle-income countries, 1996-2008

Law T.; Lavis J.; Hamandi A.; Cheung A.; El-Jardali F. (LONDON1 WIMPOLE STREET, LONDON W1G 0AE, ENGLAND, 2012)

Objective: To describe systematic review production in 41 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the eastern Mediterranean to understand one dimension of the climate for evidence-informed health systems and to provide ...
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 ...
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 ...
Design, implementation and scaling up of the balanced scorecard for hospitals in Lebanon: Policy coherence and application lessons for low and middle income countries

El-Jardali F.; Saleh S.; Ataya N.; Jamal D. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2011)

Objectives: This paper describes the development and implementation of the first national hospital performance indicators in Lebanon including its institutionalization within existing policy framework and the initiation ...
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 ...
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 ...
Evaluating a capacity building program on women’s health for displaced community health workers in fragile settings in Lebanon

Naal, Hady; Mendelsohn, Rebecca; Brome, Dayana; Noubani, Aya; Nabulsi, Dana; Saleh, Shadi; Muhieddine, Dina (Human Resources for Health, 2021)

Background: Displaced populations in fragile settings experience health disparities that are seldom attended to. Task-shifting, which involves training non-specialized community health workers (CHW) to deliver basic ...

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