The Oral Healthcare System in Japan

Pharmacoeconomics: An Effective Tool for Prioritization in Iran Healthcare System Prioritization in Iran Healthcare System

Pharmacoeconomics: An Effective Tool for Prioritization in Iran Healthcare System Prioritization in Iran Healthcare System

Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Healthcare Workers with the Healthcare System Reform Plan in Healthcare Networks in Bushehr Province in 2018: A Qualitative Study

Background: Evaluating and identifying existing challenges of the healthcare system reform plan can help policy makers and executives address these shortcomings and achieve the goals of the plan. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the satisfaction of health network employees with healthcare reform plan in Bushehr province. Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducte...

Infection Control in Healthcare Settings in Japan

In Japan, the practice of infection control in healthcare settings has a short history of less than 3 decades. Before that, infection control practices were far from perfect and even ignored. This review summarizes changes in infection control in Japan since the 1980s and offers some comparisons with practices in foreign countries, especially the United States. Infection control is far better n...

Misuse of emergent healthcare in contemporary Japan

BACKGROUND Medical care is obviously an important public service to ensure the health of a nation; however, medical resources are not always used appropriately. 'Convenience-store consultations' and inappropriate ambulance transportation represent instances of such improper use by contemporary Japanese citizens in recent years. This article illustrates two examples of misuse and discusses poten...