(518) Health care utilization in rural settings

A review on laboratory tests’ utilization: A trigger for cutting costs and quality improvement in health care settings

Background: Considering the role of laboratory tests as a central part of controlling health expenditure, this study intends to investigate laboratory tests overutilization in Iran to pave the way for future interventions.   Methods: Inappropriate laboratory utilization was reviewed in a cross-sectional survey through the retrospective analysis of 384 medical records at a tertiary cente...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

job satisfaction on primary health care providers in the rural settings

background: job satisfaction remains as an important concern for both employer and employee. the leaving of work­place and migration to city centers is one of the main results of job dissatisfaction among the primary health care (phc) provid­ers in rural setting of iran, behvarzes. determining the predictor's factors of the phc providers' job dissatisfac­tion and provid­ing appropriate strategi...

The Rural Hawai’i Behavioral Health Program: Increasing Access to Primary Care Behavioral Health for Native Hawaiians in Rural Settings

Health care access issues present significant challenges for rural populations and health providers. Psychology can support improved access and quality of rural health services through the development of integrated behavior health programs within primary care settings. This article reviews a clinical training and service delivery program, the Rural Hawai’i Behavioral Health Program, which has e...

Can rural health insurance improve equity in health care utilization? a comparison between China and Vietnam

INTRODUCTION Health care financing reforms in both China and Vietnam have resulted in greater financial difficulties in accessing health care, especially for the rural poor. Both countries have been developing rural health insurance for decades. This study aims to evaluate and compare equity in access to health care in rural health insurance system in the two countries. METHODS Household surv...