Introduction Syndromic surveillance systems offer richer understanding of population health. However, because of their complexity, they are less used at small public health agencies, such as many local health departments (LHDs). The evolution of these systems has included modifying user interfaces for more efficient and effective use at the local level. The North Carolina Preparedness and Emerg...

Sanderson et al’s realist review of strategic purchasing identifies insights from two strands of theory: the economics of organisation and inter-organisational relationships. Our findings from a programme of research conducted by the RESYST (Resilient and Responsive Health Systems) consortium in seven countries echo these results, and add to them the crucial area of org...

The Countdown to 2015 country profiles present, in one place, comprehensive evidence to enable an assessment of a country's progress in improving reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Profiles are available for each of the 75 countries that together account for more than 95% of all maternal and child deaths. The two-page profiles are updated approximately every 2 years with new data...

BACKGROUND Over the past decade, substantial global investment has been made to support health systems and policy research (HSPR), with considerable resources allocated to training. In Canada, signs point to a larger and more highly skilled HSPR workforce, but little is known about whether growth in HSPR human resource capacity is aligned with investments in other research infrastructure, or wh...

ISSUE: In most states, one agency has responsibility for Medicaid enrollees' physical health services and at least one other agency has responsibility for their behavioral health services. Apportioning responsibility for the physical and behavioral health of Medicaid beneficiaries into different agencies inevitably leads to different--and sometimes misaligned--policy goals, program priorities, ...

Administrative and proJessional issues Jor the occupational therapist working in home health care include contractual relationships, reJerral systems, third-party reimbursement, documentation, equipment, and ethics. In this paper, the regulations Jor third-party reimbursement by Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Jor occupational therapy in home health care are explained, including the Medicare...

this article is a commentary of an overview on “medical tourism” submitted by lunt and marrion, which describes a framework for the study of the issues related to medical tourism. the commentary attempts to differentiate between the current interest in medical tourism and the time-honored and well-established treatment abroad from countries with underdeveloped health systems. the commentary als...

abstract aim and background: this study was conducted with the aim of explaining aspects of conceptual framework of indicators for mental health.providing mental health indicators conceptual framework could provide for the creation of a unified set of mental health indicators. methods and materials: this research was conducted in the method of systematic review and in type of library researchin...