Blockchain Applications in Health Care and Public Health: Increased Transparency

Blockchain Applications and Use Cases in Health Information Technology

Blockchain technology applications have the potential to transform our current use of health information technology and the associated hardware and software infrastructure. The underlying technology and associated crypto currency with its decentralized architecture suggests a range of applications that can, we argue, bring cost savings and efficiencies versus traditional legacy systems currentl...

Public health medicine and purchasing health care.

Primary Care, Public Health, and Mental Health

Primary care providers (PCPs) can perform a central role in bridging mental health and public health. This role was recognized by the Mental Health/Mental Illness Expert Panel convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adult and Community Health. PCPs, who form the backbone of the US health workforce, can serve a critical role in all stages of mental health deliver...

How Increased Transparency in Decision-making Affects Perceived Legitimacy ΠThe Case of Priority Setting in Public Health Care

This paper explores, theoretically and empirically, the common assumption that transparency enhances perceived legitimacy, i.e. willingness to accept decisions and trust in decisionmakers. Special attention is given to the case of priority setting in health care, a typical example of a policy area with contentious decisions where increased transparency is often called on as a cure against decli...

evidence of adverse selection in irans health insurance market

در این تحقیق به مطالعه وجود انتخاب نامساعد(کژ گزینی) در بازار بیمه درمان تکمیلی ایران پرداخته شده است. داده های مورد نیاز توسط پرسشنامه و به روش نمونه گیری خوشه ای جمع آوری شده است. پرسشنامه ها در میان افراد شاغل ساکن شهر تهران توریع شد. در این تحقیق با استفاده از تخمین دو مدل لجستیک و به دست آوردن ضریب همبستگی میان تقاضای بیمه درمان تکمیلی و رخداد خسارت به بررسی موضوع مورد نظر پرداخته شده است....