BACKGROUND Domestic violence is exceedingly prevalent and is recognized as a health priority by World Health Organization. The prevalence of domestic violence against women has been the topic of a number of previous studies, very few of which have looked into direct and/or indirect costs it imposes on the victim and the state. The current study seeks to determine the direct costs looking into t...

Effective preventive healthcare services have a significant role in reducing fatality and medical expenses in all human societies and the level of accessibility of customers to these services can be considered as a measure of their efficiency and effectiveness. The main purpose of this paper is to develop a service network design model of preventive healthcare facilities with the principal obje...

Computerized Physician Order Entry has emerged as the greatest potential to decrease medications errors and improve efficiency. A literature review was conducted in systematic stages that included the research data from the last 25 years. Efficiencies were found with a decrease in overall workload of nurses, pharmacists and clerical workers. This led to decreased operating expenses. A secure wa...

Infections with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pathogens represent a substantial economic burden for the healthcare system. As the main cost driver, the increase in the length of stay (LOS) in hospital has been identified. The expenses directly related to the antibiotics used for the treatment of MRSA infections, in contrast, were found to be relatively marginal. Nevertheles...

New approaches to curb developmental and end-stage production expenses, whilst generating a safe and effective treatment for cancer, resulting in lower cost for the patient and healthcare system, are warranted. A bioassay-guided fractionation of a Solanum plant, S. sodomaeum, to a standardized extract can be classified as a new drug. It is shown that a specific standardized plant extract, BEC, ...

Thailand has now reached a new demographic turning point with the advent of an ageing society [10]. The older population or population aged 60 and above increased from 1.5 million in 1960 to approximately 7.4 million in 2008, and it is expected to be 17.7 million in 2030 [14]. Since the number of elderly people is growing, the number of chronically-ill patients, including those with diabetes, h...