PURPOSE - The issue of offshore outsourcing of healthcare services is a critical but little-examined problem in healthcare research. The purpose of this study is to contribute to filling this void. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A library-based study was carried out of the development of the Indian medical transcription offshoring industry. Findings- Cost-saving potential and the degree of outso...

during the past decade there has been an unceasing trend to reduce child and maternal mortality rate, and thus a demand to examine and address the existing challenges. despite the importance of consistent healthcare during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period, some iranian women are not currently using these types of services. therefore, the study on the important parameters that can lea...

To compare the agreement of electronic health record (EHR) data versus Medicaid claims data in documenting adult preventive care. Insurance claims are commonly used to measure care quality. EHR data could serve this purpose, but little information exists about how this source compares in service documentation. For 13 101 Medicaid-insured adult patients attending 43 Oregon community health cente...

Chatbots are emerging as a promising platform for accessing and delivering healthcare services. The evidence is in the growing number of publicly available chatbots aiming at taking an active role provision prevention, diagnosis, treatment This article takes closer look how these address design aspects relevant to service provision, emphasizing Human-AI interaction transparency AI automation de...

Background: Healthcare (HC) deliberations are under huge pressure during the perinatal period. Like other healthcare sub-sectors, maternal HC delivery has encountered substantial moderations over years, similar to commutive streak that swept across field twenty-five years. Aim: Our literature aims examine scientific research on professional care (PC) inform procedural decisions. Results: By eva...

establishing justice in healthcare services is currently a major challenge for public healthcare systems, especially in developing countries. inadequate distribution of resources and facilities is among the root causes of unfair access to healthcare. using ranking mechanisms, healthcare managers are able to compare different areas in terms of the services they receive, which will help achieve b...

BACKGROUND Germany is introducing a nation-wide telemedicine infrastructure that enables electronic health services. The project is facing massive resistance from German physicians, which has led to a delay of more than five years. Little is known about the actual burdens and drivers for adoption of e-health innovations by physicians. OBJECTIVE Based on a quantitative study of German physicia...

BACKGROUND Continuity of GP care is associated with reduced hospitalisations, but solid documentation of its relationship to use of outpatient specialist services is lacking. AIM To test the association between continuity of GP care and use of inpatient and outpatient specialist services. DESIGN AND SETTING A cross-sectional population-based study with questionnaire data from the sixth Trom...