Background. The performance assessment of medical organization’s activities has taken on great significance as the whole world tends to implement model value-based healthcare and system compulsory health insurance is focused increasing financial support organizations.
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UNLABELLED Introduction Information and communication technologies were introduced in community-based polyclinics as a result of a Cuban health system policy to make information more readily accessible to health professionals and other health workers at the primary health care level. Objective Assess phase one of the Program to Introduce Information and Communication Technologies in Primary Hea...

Dear Editor, Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common cancer in Singapore. Between 2008 and 2012, it accounts for 17.5% of cancer in males and 13.6% in females.1 Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is a useful screening tool in decreasing CRC mortality.2 A study conducted in Hong Kong, found that physician’s recommendation had led to increased FOBT uptake among patients [odds ratio (OR) of 23.5%]....

It is well known that one fragility fracture begets another. Fracture Liaison Services have been shown to narrow the care gap that exists in the care of patients with fragility fractures. A secondary fracture prevention programme "OPTIMAL" (Osteoporosis Patient Targeted and Integrated Management for Active Living) has been in existence in the public restructured hospitals and polyclinics of Sin...

In 1978 at Alma Ata, Malaysia endorsed the World Health Organization's Declaration of Health for All through Primary Health Care. Since then Malaysia has made great strides in meeting its objectives. There is now an expanded scope of services with better facilities in the public community polyclinics. Primary Care departments have been established in the local universities, either independently...

A total of 27 competition days, more than 3000 athletes, over 10,000 components of the Olympic family, 3,500 workers, 2,500 volunteers, an overall business of more than 2 billion Euros. These, in a nutshell, are just a few of the data concerning the XX Olympic and the IX Paralympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy, 2006. Such a huge event, obviously required a meticulously organized medical service ...