BACKGROUND The implementation of revised surgical resident work hours has led many teaching hospitals to integrate health care extenders into the trauma service. We undertook this review to assess the effectiveness of these individuals in meeting the goals of the work hour restrictions and whether they impact other hospital and patient outcomes. METHODS During the year 2002, we integrated two...

background hepatitis b infection is still the main cause of chronic liver disease in iran, which is associated with significant economic and social costs. objectives this study aimed to estimate the financial burden caused by chb infection and its complications in iran. results the total annual cost for the activate population of chb patients and for those receiving treatment at various disease...

 Criteria to select proposals and associated budgets included the presence of all following elements: non-interventional study, prospective and longitudinal patient follow-up, full Contract Research Organization (CRO) services. Criteria to exclude proposals/budgets included the presence of one of the following elements: retrospective study design or chart review, patient-reported outcome valid...

This paper presents a model of spread sheet cost for training and development programs to the nursing staff in a hospital organization. Significant items of the total cost have been considered in relation to its elaboration and proper functioning. This model is divided into four parts: Item 1--data related to the training programs; Item 2--direct costs of these programs; Item 3--indirect costs ...

this study aimed at investigating the effect of intellectual capital and organizational performance on service quality. research method was descriptive and correlation, structural equation modeling. the population consisted of all 219 male and female staff of sport and youth general offices in west azerbaijan province. 180 subjects were selected as the sample by purposive non-random sampling me...

We study the economic cost of dementia in Chile, and its variation according to socioeconomic status (SES). We use primary data from a survey of 330 informal primary caregivers who completed both a RUD-Lite and a socio-demographic questionnaire to evaluate the severity of dementia and caregiver's burden. The costs of dementia are broken into three components: direct medical costs (medical care,...