Travel from developed countries to developing ones, like India and Thailand, with the intention of receiving medical treatment is a recent trend that has come be known as "medical tourism." Medical tourism offers potential for much lower healthcare costs well other benefits shorter wait times. However, despite these low expenses, Syrian tourist still faces number issues could make it difficult ...

Background: The objective of the health system reform plan is to review individuals’ satisfaction in the field of health and to reduce their concerns and medical expenses. The disregarding of some workers in this plan seems to have resulted in their dissatisfaction, which can in turn cause problems such as neglecting of patients and patients' dissatisfaction. Therefore, the identification...

BACKGROUND While healthcare costs for rotavirus gastroenteritis requiring hospitalization may be burdensome on households in Malaysia, exploration on the distribution and catastrophic impact of these expenses on households are lacking. OBJECTIVES We assessed the economic burden, levels and distribution of catastrophic healthcare expenditure, the poverty impact on households and inequities rel...

Abstract Additive manufacturing is a rapidly evolving technology bringing numerous and wide opportunities for the design team involved in process by creating intricate customized products with saving labor, time, other expenses. Innovative AM methods practical applications aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, industries have been developed commercialized through extensive research over last ...

With heightened emphasis on the imperatives to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivered in U.S. hospitals and health systems, healthcare managers are challenged to consider innovative approaches to address these issues. Leadership development programs are increasingly common offerings within healthcare organizations, but linking such initiatives to quality and efficiency impro...

BACKGROUND Mutual health organizations (MHO) have been seen as a promising alternative to the fee-based funding model but scientific foundations to support their generalization are still limited. Very little is known about the extent of the impact of MHOs on health-seeking behaviours, quality and costs. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We present the results of an evaluation of the effects attr...