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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess whether the relative efficiency of South African municipalities in primary health care and hospital care is different and whether South African municipalities can learn from each other to improve on their efficiency. Design/methodology/approach The...
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for the consumer, to provide a context for current work being undertaken by the Internet Studies Research Group (ISRG … previous research and the findings from the group’s own studies. Problems inherent in electronic provision, such as the … outline of the implications of the issues for both the current and future work of the ISRG and the wider research community.  …
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City University and the University of Sheffield have been commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the use of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access issues related to one of these pilot projects, the Living...
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indicating relatively low use of videos as compared to text‐based services. Results indicated that those who used the services …
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Provides a summary of a Department of Health funded research study investigating performance and impact of four pilot … digital interactive television services in the consumer health field. These were launched in various locations in the UK in … 2001. Text and video, interactive and transactional services were featured. Pilots were investigated using a combination of …
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Purpose – This paper aims to report the results of a study investigating the relevance criteria used by health care professionals when seeking medical images. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 29 participants using a think‐aloud protocol and face‐to‐face interviews...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how healthcare professionals search for and select the medical … images they need within medical settings. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 29 healthcare professionals participated in …
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healthier lifestyle and the healthcare systems worked with a relatively large nursing force already prior to the COVID pandemic. …
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A Brookings Intézet valódi amerikai „think tank”: olyan washingtoni székhelyű, nonprofit szervezet, amely a közpolitikák teljes spektrumát átfogó, színvonalas kutatási és oktatási tevékenységet folytat. Az Intézet elsősorban a társadalomtudományokra, azokon belül is a...
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Developed countries are demanding more quality assurance activities from their health care sectors. Briefly reviews the history of quality assurance in the health care sector and the reasons for the renewed demand for quality assurance. Discusses recent developments in New Zealand and the United...
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