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Healthcare providers’ perspectives on sustaining respectful maternity care appreciated by mothers in five hospitals of Rwanda
BackgroundChildbirth reserves respect, as emphasized by the World Health Organization in 2018, and the focus towards the need for positive, dignified...
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Healthcare Information Management Systems Cases, Strategies, and Solutions
This new edition of the classic textbook provides bold and honest descriptions of the current and evolving state of US healthcare information...
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A sco** review of continuous quality improvement in healthcare system: conceptualization, models and tools, barriers and facilitators, and impact
BackgroundThe growing adoption of continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives in healthcare has generated a surge in research interest to gain a...
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“We’re sinking”: a qualitative interview-based study on stakeholder perceptions of structural and process limitations to the Canadian healthcare system
BackgroundDespite longstanding efforts and calls for reform, Canada’s incremental approach to healthcare changes has left the country lagging behind...
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Healthcare spending in high-income and upper-middle-income countries: a cross-country analysis
This research investigates the determinants of government healthcare expenditure in high-income and upper-middle-income countries by exploring...
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Girl child marriage and its association with maternal healthcare services utilization in sub-Saharan Africa
BackgroundPrevious studies on child marriage have revealed its association with adverse health behaviors and outcomes, such as increased fertility,...
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Healthcare workers’ freedom of movement in times of pandemics: an emerging norm of customary international law
BackgroundA shortage of healthcare workers can hinder the ability to prepare for and respond to global security threats caused by diseases that are...
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Universal health coverage and the poor: to what extent are health financing policies making a difference? Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in Zambia
BackgroundZambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. Several evaluations...
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Universal health coverage in Pakistan: is the health system geared up to take on the challenge?
BackgroundThere is a strong and wide consensus that Pakistan must pursue universal health coverage (UHC) attainment as the driving force for...
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Do healthcare providers consider the social determinants of health? Results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in the United States
BackgroundWhile the social determinants of health (SDOH) have a greater impact on individual health outcomes than the healthcare services a person...
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Assessing Patient and Community-Level Social Factors; The Synergistic Effect of Social Needs and Social Determinants of Health on Healthcare Utilization at a Multilevel Academic Healthcare System
We investigated the role of both individual-level social needs and community-level social determinants of health (SDOH) in explaining emergency...
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Development of an individual index of social vulnerability that predicts negative healthcare events: a proposed tool to address healthcare equity in primary care research and practice
PurposeSocially disadvantaged patients may lack self-efficacy to navigate a complex health system making them vulnerable to healthcare inequity. We...
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Barriers to and Recommendations for Equitable Access to Healthcare for Migrants and Refugees in Aotearoa, New Zealand: An Integrative Review
The health system in Aotearoa New Zealand is predicated on equity in access to health services as a fundamental objective yet barriers to equitable...
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Research capacity, motivators and barriers to conducting research among healthcare providers in Tanzania’s public health system: a mixed methods study
BackgroundBuilding health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries is essential to achieving universal access to safe, high-quality...
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of a universal, preventative-focused, parent and infant programme
BackgroundThis study assessed whether a relatively newly developed Parent and Infant (PIN) parenting support programme was cost-effective when...
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A mixed methods protocol to implement universal firearm injury risk screening and intervention among youth and adults in emergency departments across a large US health system
BackgroundFirearm injury is a leading cause of preventable death in the USA. Healthcare providers are uniquely poised to focus on firearm safety and...
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Contemporary evidence of workplace violence against the primary healthcare workforce worldwide: a systematic review
Violence against healthcare workers recently became a growing public health concern and has been intensively investigated, particularly in the...
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Saying and doing are different things: a sco** review on how health equity is conceptualized when considering healthcare system performance
IntroductionEnsuring healthcare systems provide equitable, high quality care is critical to their users’ overall health and wellbeing. Typically,...
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Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet? Lessons from four countries
BackgroundSeven years after the commitment to United Nations’ call for Universal Health Coverage, healthcare services in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,...
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National Surgical Healthcare Policy Development and Implementation: Where do We Stand in Africa?
BackgroundNational surgical policies have been increasingly adopted by African countries over the past decade. This report is intended to provide an...
