This document is intended to be read by the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection (former MoH) and includes some recommendations that could be implemented on the aim to increase allocative efficiency, thus improving macroeconomic performance of the Colombian Health System (CHS). It will be conducted as follows: first it will briefly review the background and actual context of the CHS, after t...

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) addresses consumer protection, employer-provided insurance coverage, as well as the government's role in providing health care access to the most vulnerable populations. Within the practice of neurology, the PPACA has the challenging goal of reconciling the needs of the growing elderly population with the financial barriers to costly yet av...

Unintentional injuries are major cause of death and disability in children. In this regard, mothers play important role in adopting preventive measures to avoid these injuries. The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of protection motivation to prevent home injuries among mothers with children under 5 year-old. This study was performed on 204 mothers having children under 5 year-o...

Official United Kingdom figures record annually 1400 deaths and 145,000 sufferers from chronic effects of occupational injury and disease. Evidence indicates that occupational disease directly due to work is underestimated. With more understanding of the multiple causes of disease, the concept of work related disorders has broadened to include four categories: work as a direct cause, a contribu...

Several studies have suggested that tea consumption might protect against the development and progression of cardiovascular disease, one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The endothelium plays a pivotal role in arterial homeostasis. Reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability with endothelial dysfunction is considered the earliest step in the pathogenesis of atherosclero...

Wendy K. Mariner ∗ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 976 I. FRAMING THE QUESTIONS......................................................... 979 II. USES OF HEALTH INFORMATION ........................................... 986 A. Clinical Medical Care, Payment for Services, and Health Care Operations ............................

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides consultation and support services to the University community on matters related to environmental and occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection. The services include monitoring compliance to legislative requirements, training, incident investigations and developing health and safety related policies and programs. EHS provid...

T Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which became law in 2010 and was recently upheld on June 28, 2012, by the Supreme Court, addresses a number of significant changes in health care access and services in the United States (National Federation on Independent Business Et Al. v. Sebelius Et Al., 2012; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2012a). As the nation f...

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) provides consultation and support services to the University community on matters related to environmental and occupational health and safety as well as environmental protection. The services include monitoring compliance to legislative requirements, training, incident investigations and developing health and safety related policies and programs. EHS provid...

In recent years, inequality has risen in the region alongside rapid economic growth. The widening income gap strengthens the case for a government response, and fiscal policy is one of the most suitable policy instruments to promote a more equitable society that provides opportunities for all. Developing Asia has trailed other parts of the world in equity-promoting fiscal expenditures, namely e...