Recent years have witnessed a parallel and seemingly contradictory trend towards both the standardization and the customization of healthcare and medical treatment. Here, we explore what is meant by ‘standardization’ and ‘customization’ in healthcare settings and explore the implications of these changes for healthcare delivery. We frame the paradox of these divergent and opposing factors in te...

abstract background: in this study we aimed to examine the discrimination and calibration of a severity characterization of trauma (ascot) in our setting to determine whether its usage is appropriate to predict outcome of our trauma patients. methods: this study was conducted in three hospitals. all patients admitted in studied hospitals were divided randomly into two equal subgroups. in each g...

recent years have witnessed a parallel and seemingly contradictory trend towards both the standardization and the customization of healthcare and medical treatment. here, we explore what is meant by ‘standardization’ and ‘customization’ in healthcare settings and explore the implications of these changes for healthcare delivery. we frame the paradox of these divergent and opposing factors in te...