We analyse the effect of competition on quality provision in mixed markets, such as healthcare and education, where public private providers coexist. draw two key assumptions about provider namely that it faces a regulated price is (partly) motivated. also explore effects changes state subsidy co-payment fees. Our main contribution that, under certain circumstances, more leads to lower average ...

background being in a position of vulnerability, distress and uncertainty reduces the ability of the parents to protect their children and makes them need support from others. the first step to aid clients more is to identify their supportive sources. this study aimed to determine parents' experiences of supportive sources during their children surgery. materials and methods this is a desc...

Background: Breaking bad news in a clinical setting can lead to negative experience for the healthcare provider when delivered inappropriately. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Innovation Project seeks discover if providers who receive formal education breaking patients have increased self-efficacy compared with not formally educated DNP Program. comparison was analyzed using pre-test/post...

Mental health professionals do not often collaborate with families when providing treatment to the mentally ill, even though research shows better patient outcomes with family involvement. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) developed a course, Professional Provider Family Education Course (PP FEC), to educate mental health providers in outreach to families. This article reports t...

Health care consumers increasingly obtain health information from the Internet to inform their health care; the health care consumer, who also has the role of patient, maintains the right to access information from sources of their choosing for this purpose. However, noteworthy considerations exist including information appraisal skills, health literacy and the patient-provider relationship. Aw...

Patient education is associated with better patient outcomes and supported by international guidelines and organizations, but a range of barriers prevent widespread implementation of comprehensive education for people with progressive kidney disease, especially in the United States. Among United States patients, obstacles to education include the complex nature of kidney disease information, lo...

While it is not critical for health care providers to know everything about the InterStim (sacral nerve neuromodulation) equipment and programming, Part II of this series will increase the provider's knowledge about InterStim therapy by describing the equipment, delineating patient education needs, and discussing the art of programming. This article will assist the provider in trouble shooting ...