Background and Objectives: HospitalBranding is a new concept in Iran that requires focused attention in order to enhance economic performance of health care delivery system. This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework for initiation and promotion of public teaching hospital brand in an Iranian context. Methods: A comparative study of hospital brand...

diaries E. Lamb, president of the Southern Conference. Civil Service Employees Association, has announced committee appointments for the coming year. Committee members are: Resolutions and legislative — John D. O'Brien, Middletown State Hospital, chairman; Francis A. McDonald, Warwick State S c h o o l ; Joseph McCollouRh. Hudson Valley Armories: Raymond Beeb?, Hudson Training Scltool; Frank Gr...

1Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; 2Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; 3Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA; 4Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 5Department of Biostatistics...

The aim was to analyze clinical performance through the application of Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR) and its variation according to admissions payment sources and hospitals financing arrangements. Secondary data was used and diagnoses that account for 80% of hospital deaths were analyzed, adjusted by patient risk. Performance observed was worse than expected in public and mixed-p...

1 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. 2 Bureau of Environmental Disease Prevention, Division of Environmental Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY. 3 Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. 4 Center for Environmental Health and Technology, Brown University, Provi...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease is being increasingly discovered with the advent of rapid diagnostic techniques. This review examines both the clinical and political aspects of this important problem. RECENT FINDINGS New sources are being recognized, including the water supply of pediatric hospitals, long-term care facilities, and rehabilitation centers. Concern by t...

3Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center Hospital, Kanagawa, 2Department of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 6Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Nagakute, 8Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Science, Fukuoka, 9Division of...