Theory of constraints for publicly funded health systems

Theory of constraints for publicly funded health systems.

Originally developed in the context of publicly traded for-profit companies, theory of constraints (TOC) improves system performance through leveraging the constraint(s). While the theory seems to be a natural fit for resource-constrained publicly funded health systems, there is a lack of literature addressing the modifications required to adopt TOC and define the goal and performance measures....

Immigrants' experience with publicly funded private health insurance.

Ensuring open access for publicly funded research

On 16 July 2012, three major announcements transformed open access policy in the United Kingdom. The Research Councils UK (RCUK) announced a stronger version of the open access policy it originally adopted in 2006. 2 The UK minister of universities and science announced that the government had acceptedmost of the recent open access recommendations from theWorkingGroup on ExpandingAccess to Publ...

Medical Savings Accounts in publicly funded health care systems: enthusiasm versus evidence.

Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) have been suggested as a possible solution to Canada's health care funding woes. This approach is intended to reduce demand for health services by making individuals financially responsible for their pattern of consumption. MSAs may have appeal in the private insurance industry. A review of the scant literature on the experience in the public systems of Singapore...

Assessing the Integrity of Publicly Funded Research

Preface Since its establishment in 1992, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) has conducted several studies on research misconduct and research integrity 1 in an attempt to develop a knowledge base on important issues, such as the impact of misconduct allegations on exonerated scientists, the experience of whistleblowers in the aftermath of making allegations, the research guidelines adopted ...