Opportunities and challenges related to technology in supporting optimal pharmacy practice models in hospitals and health systems.

Opportunities and challenges related to pharmacy technicians in supporting optimal pharmacy practice models in health systems.

Hospital pharmacy in Canada: ahead of the curve.

In 2008, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and its Research and Education Foundation initiated the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI), the goal of which is to “significantly advance the health and well-being of patients in hospitals and health systems by developing and disseminating optimal pharmacy practice models that are based on the effective use of pharmacists...

A Systematic Review Opportunities and Challenges of Tele-cardiology in Health Care Systems

Aim: Telecardiology provides a useful diagnostic tool for accurate and rapid diagnosis of patients with cardiac disorders to specialist and general practitioners. In this study, a systematic review was conducted to identify effective components and approaches in Telecardiology, such as the opportunities and challenges of applying this system in different domains. Information sources or data: T...

Patient Choice Has Become the Standard Practice in Healthcare Provision: It is Time to Extend its Meaning; Comment on “Is Patient Choice the Future of Health Care Systems?”

The key argument of this commentary is that patient choice has a broader meaning than suggested by consumerist choice models. In increasingly marketized health care systems with diversified and knowledge-based service arrangements, patients are continuously obliged to choose insurers, physicians or hospitals and treatments—whether they like it or not. However, health care users refer to a wide ...

Challenges in the Optimal Management of Human Resources in Hospitals: A Qualitative Study

Introduction:  Optimal management of human resources is considered as a basic and most fundamental principle of management of the health services because manpower is the most important organizational resources. The aim of this study was to identify the challenges in the optimal management of human resources in hospitals. Method: This qualitative study was conducted in hospitals affiliated to Te...