An ombuds is an individual who informally helps people or groups (visitors) resolve disputes and/or interpersonal conflicts as an alternative to formal dispute resolution mechanisms within an organization. Ombuds are nearly ubiquitous in many governmental, business, and educational settings but only recently have gained visibility at medical schools. Medical schools in the United States are inc...

Emission lines from the solar transition region between the chromosphere and the corona often show a two Gaussian component profile with a core and a broad second component contributing up to 25% to the total intensity. For the first time a systematic study of the broadening and Doppler shift of the second weaker components is performed using SUMER on SOHO to explore the spatial structures of t...

Fariba Bakhshian, Hossein Jabbari Beirami, Saba Jabbari Beirami, Seiied Yaaghoob Fatollahi. Ms of midwifery, vice chancellor office, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran; Associated Professor of Health Administration & Management, Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran; Dentistry student, Dentistry faculty, Tabriz University of Medical...

OBJECTIVES Compare proportion lost to follow-up, successful abortion, and staff effort in women who choose office or telephone-based follow-up evaluation for medical abortion at a teaching institution. STUDY DESIGN We performed a chart review of all medical abortions provided in the first three years of service provision. Women receiving mifepristone and misoprostol could choose office follow...

Andrew N. Garman, Psy.D., associate professor and director of master’s programs, Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago; Kristine D. Fitz, CHE, administrative director, Office of Transformation, and instructor, Department of Health Systems Management, Rush University Medical Center, and Maria M. Fraser, senior director, Office of Transformation, Rush Un...

background physician directories are among the most important databases in health systems. objectives the aim of this study was to estimate the accuracy of physician directories in tehran, iran. materials and methods this was a cross-sectional study. tehran, the capital of iran, was selected for study. specialists', fellowships' and subspecialists' information were extracted from islamic republ...

OBJECTIVE This report describes ambulatory care visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments (OPDs), and hospital emergency departments (EDs) as well as factors that may affect where care is sought. Ambulatory medical care utilization is described in terms of patient, practice/facility, and visit characteristics. Visits to office-based physicians are divided into the categories ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether increasing enrollment in State Children's Health Insurance Programs (S-CHIPs) has an impact on the number of office physicians participating in Medicaid and the extent of their participation. Effects are measured for a freestanding S-CHIP program with an open provider panel and an S-CHIP program that uses the state's Medicaid provider panel. DATA SOURCES Children's...

background and purpose: job stress is an important psychological factor. musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common causes of disability in industrialized and developing countries. therefore, this study aimed to assess job stress and its relationship with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers of zahedan university of medical sciences, iran. materials and methods...

OBJECTIVES The report uses a multiplicity estimator from a sample of office-based physicians to estimate the number and characteristics of medical practices in the United States. Practice estimates are presented by characteristics of the practice (solo or group, single, or multi-specialty group, size of practice, ownership, location, number of managed care contracts, use of electronic medical r...