Human resources have an essential meaning in stability and sustainability of business activities. The quality human contributes to increasing intelligence thinking, as well productivity efficiency all activities enterprise. study aims determine the influence different factors on Vietnamese enterprises’ management, including staffing plans, personnel selection, employee use, resource training, r...

In October 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) denied payment for ten selected health care– associated infections (HAI). In January 2009, California enacted mandatory reporting of infection prevention processes and HAI rates. This longitudinal mixed-methods study examined the impact of federal and state policy changes on California hospitals. Data on structures, processes...

BACKGROUND Many older people are vulnerable with multiple health problems and need of extensive care and support for quality of life. The main objective of this study was to explore the older people's perspectives on an "elderly-friendly" hospital. METHODS Hospital was stratified by four domains including government, semi-government, community, and private. We interviewed 33 hospitalized olde...

Against the backdrop of the political intrigue in biomedicine’s ascendancy to orthodoxy, this article examines its contemporary rapprochement with Complementary Alternative Medicine (CAM), in the move toward an integrated medical regime. It also identifies and explores factors underlying the rapprochement, as well as different ethical challenges that face integrated medicine. It argues that a m...

The health and education departments of government share a responsibility for promoting the health of children through policies in the school setting. These policies can be enhanced through the involvement of such stakeholders as school personnel, students, parents or caregivers, health professionals, the non-profit sector and industry. Although there is little evidence-based literature on the ...

The referral system in health care has been noted as very influential in determining which services are accessed and when. Nonetheless, existing studies have relied on specific measurable factors relating to health personnel, transportation and communication infrastructure, and finance to explain the challenges facing the referral policy in developing countries. While this is understandable, th...