background: improving patient safety is a priority of the international common. patient safety is a critical component to the quality of health care. the aim of this study was to assess patient safety culture among employees of health care providers, hospitals in tehran. methods: the survey was a cross-sectional study was done in 2010. data were collected from all the staff groups in hospitals ...

INTRODUCTION BIRTE WASSENBERG " Cross-border cooperation can be compared to a patchwork, where pieces of material have been sewn together. The border regions are the seams of Europe and everyone knows that the whole piece is only as strong as its seams. This experience has instilled in me the profound conviction that border regions play a fundamental role as a testing ground and driving force f...

OBJECTIVE To identify the main strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of the Ecuador-Peru "peri-border" health care program and to analyze the legislative, managerial, and organizational arrangements adopted to integrate the two country's national health systems in the border area. METHODS A descriptive, qualitative case study was carried out using three complementary methods: literature revie...