Treatment practices vary widely across hospitals, often with little connection to patients’ medical needs. We assess impacts of these differences in delivery at childbirth. find that infants quasi-randomly delivered hospitals higher C-section rates are born better shape and less likely be readmitted, suggestive evidence improved survival. These benefits driven by avoidance prolonged labors pose...

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the nurse’s educational practice in Family Health Strategy. Methods: descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose data production used World Café group technique, two meetings, 26 nurses of health district Manaus-AM. The technique was Categorial-Thematic Content Analysis. Results: generated units analysis: Political and Organizational Configuration Educat...

OBJECTIVE Cancer patients are increasingly known to use complementary medicine (CAM) during conventional treatment, but data are limited on how Canadian oncology health professionals attempt to assist patients with their use of cam in the context of conventional cancer care. As part of a larger qualitative study assessing the perceptions of Canadian oncology health professionals regarding integ...

BACKGROUND The unnecessary and unsafe use of injections is common in developing countries like Nepal. Policymakers have an important role in promoting rational and safe injection use. Hence, the present study was carried out to explore the perception of health policymakers regarding safe injection practice in Nepal. METHODS An exploratory qualitative study design was used in this study. Key p...

OBJECTIVE The Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative (MAeHC) is implementing electronic health records (EHRs) in physicians' offices throughout three diverse communities. This study's objective was to assess the degree to which these practices are representative of physicians' practices statewide. DESIGN We surveyed all MAeHC physicians (n=464) and compared their responses to those of a contemp...

Increased recognition of the importance of providing appropriate services to individuals and families with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders has led to widespread recommendations to promote “integration” of mental health and substance abuse systems, services, and treatment as a mechanism to achieve this goal. While this is a logical recommendation, and one that is generally...