Global infrastructure reports suggest that, in the wake of the fiscal crisis, healthcare Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are seen as a growing area as governments switch attention to social welfare projects. Spain is unique in having had a PPP hospital in operation for over a decade which is funded through a capitation fee. This paper takes a critical approach to evaluate the project, with o...

QUESTION What are the costs and utilisation of healthcare resources, their determinants, and quality of life for people attending outpatient physiotherapy after ankle fracture? DESIGN Longitudinal observational study. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-four adults (2 dropouts) following cast removal after isolated ankle fracture attending outpatient physiotherapy at three hospitals in Sydney, Australia. ...

Since 1948 the private sector has viewed itself as complementary to the NHS. Before the NHS was set up in 1948 health care was provided by charities and voluntary hospitals, private medical clubs, occupational medical services and works clubs, fee for service insurance, friendly societies, public medical services (which were funded by subscription), and medical fees paid on an ad hoc basis. The...

OBJECTIVE To determine differences in the rate of falls, healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), and the degree of social isolation in hospitalized older adults admitted to private versus semi-private rooms. BACKGROUND The American Institute of Architects recommends that private rooms become the industry standard for all new construction of acute care hospitals. Healthcare design researchers c...

INTRODUCTION In Singapore, few studies have been done on the factors that the general public considers to be most important in the healthcare system. We conducted this pilot study to determine the factor structure, reliability and validity of statements in a healthcare survey questionnaire as predictors of public perception of a good healthcare system. METHODS Data on public perceptions of he...

Background We investigated predictors of the rural clients' satisfaction level (CSL), and interlinks between perceived specific service quality (PSSQ), perceived utility value (PUV), CSL, and clients' reactions (CR) towards current and future utilization of providers and facilities in the public-private mixed health system of Bangladesh. Methods A quantitative study using interviewer-administ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether latent tuberculosis infection risk factors are associated with an increased likelihood of latent tuberculosis infection testing in the US private healthcare sector. DATA SOURCE A national sample of medical and pharmacy claims representing services rendered January 2011 through December 2013 for 3,997,986 commercially insured individuals in the US who were 0 to 6...

With widespread of smart phones and the progress of wireless Body Sensor Networks(BSNs),mobile healthcare (m-Healthcare) is used for better health monitoring and is seeking a lot of attention towards it. But mHealthcare still faces some problems like information security and preservation of private data. With the help of this we propose a protected and private opportunistic computing system. Th...

In the past few decades various industries have adopted new information systems and supply chain management techniques. Unfortunately, although many industries saw significant gains, the health care industry—both large hospitals and small private practices—are slow to consider new technologies. According to the Health Care Information Technology Model (HCIT) and the Supply Chain Operations Refe...