Evolving the Preconception Health Framework

The Evolving Regulatory Framework for Health

With a large potential impact and a high level of complexity in the deployment of IT in healthcare in the U.S., the role of the federal government in setting the context is important. This study provides an overview of the current and evolving regulatory environment that healthcare organizations in the U.S. face when they deploy essential information technologies. We establish the framework of ...

Health research systems: an evolving framework.

Application of Donabedian quality-of-care framework to assess the outcomes of preconception care in urban health centers, Mashhad, Iran in 2012

Background and aim: Improving patient health status is the primary goal of healthcare system. and planning to improve the health care services without taking into account the views of care receivers is not possible .In this regard, Donabedian Model as an appropriate framework in assessing the quality of health care, has particular attention to the issue of "outcomes", which are sometimes seen a...

Why is preconception health and care important?

The aim of the conference was to promote further international cooperation and knowledge sharing amongst researchers. By means of a generous grant from The Swedish Research Council to cover travel costs for invited keynote speakers it became possible for us to plan and realize the conference. Preconception care is a set of interventions intended to identify and to modify biomedical, behavioural...

Highlights from the North Carolina Preconception Health Strategic Plan.

In June 2006 the North Carolina Folic Acid Council, the North Carolina Chapter of the March of Dimes, and the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health created an inventory of preconception health activities in North Carolina. The resulting booklet, Looking Back Moving Forward: North Carolina’s Path to Healthier Mothers and Babies,was developed in response to a recommendation from the US Center...