Oversight May Reduce Military Health System Leakage: Preventing Inappropriate Interhospital Transfers

Scottish audit of interhospital transfers of acutely ill adults

Monitoring interhospital transfers in Western Greece during 2003-2011: its role in health policy.

INTRODUCTION Interhospital transfers (ITs) could provide insight into regional healthcare efficiency and evidence for policy-making. The aim of this study was to analyse ITs carried out in the Western Greece region over a nine-year period. METHODS Archives of the National Center of Emergency Medical Services of Patras and official healthcare resources were used to analyze patient transfers fr...

Military Health System Review

On May 28, 2014, the Secretary of Defense ordered a comprehensive review of the Military Health System (MHS). The review was directed to assess whether: 1) access to medical care in the MHS meets defined access standards; 2) the quality of health care in the MHS meets or exceeds defined benchmarks; and 3) the MHS has created a culture of safety with effective processes for ensuring safe and rel...

The Electronic Health Record System May Destroy the Empathy

Aims: The use of the electronic health record systems has been developed in the health system, but it is still not known whether empathy is created in the visit of the patient despite this system. Therefore, this study was designed with the purpose of comparing patients’ perceptions about physicians’ empathy after the patient viewed standardized and scripted video vignettes of two physicians on...

antibiotic and interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing