BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Demand for health care service has significantly increased, while the quality of healthcare and patient safety has become national and international priorities. This paper aims to identify the gaps and the current initiatives for optimizing the quality of care and patient safety in Malaysia. DESIGN Review of the current literature. Highly cited articles were used as the...

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The new Krapina Neanderthal museum consists of two sections: a section reconstructing the life of the Krapina Neanderthal and a section bringing the latest knowledge about the evolution of life on Earth. It is a well of scientific information, a teaching tool, and the world's largest find of Neanderthal fossil remains. This article briefly reports a tour visit of members of the Croatian Scienti...

This issue brief explores the continuing evolution of the Medicaid program on several fronts. It discusses the benefits and cost-sharing flexibility that is included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) and examines the implications of these provisions for states, beneficiaries, and providers. The paper also explores recent trends in section 1115 waiver development and considers the use o...

in this study the synthesis of molybdenum oxide nano-whiskers with circular cross-section is performed. in some areas, it was observed that also some whiskers have open tips exhibiting their hollow structures. these whiskers have side dimensions ranging 2-5 μm with an average diameter in the nanometer rang. the structure suggested the vapor-liquid-solid growth mechanism (vls). scanning elect...

The Oregon Health Plan (OHP), Oregon's section 1115 Medicaid waiver program, expanded eligibility to all residents living below poverty. We use survey data, as well as OHP administrative data, to profile the expansion population and to provide lessons for other States considering such programs. OHP's eligibility expansion has proved a successful vehicle for covering large numbers of uninsured a...

For a licence to be issued, the Regulator must be satisfied that the release will not pose any risks to human health and safety or the environment that cannot be managed. To this end, Section 51 of the Act requires the Regulator to prepare a risk assessment and risk management plan (RARMP) for each licence application, in consultation with a wide range of expert groups and stakeholders includin...