Nicosia, Francesca M. Kaul, Bhavika Totten, Annette M. Silvestrini, Molly C. Williams, Katherine Whooley, Mary A. Sarmiento, Kathleen F.
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Background Obstructive sleep apnea is common among rural Veterans, however, access to diagnostic sleep testing, sleep specialists, and treatment devices is limited. To improve access to sleep care, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) implemented a national sleep telemedicine program. The TeleSleep program components included: 1) virtual clinica...
Alfiero, Simona Brescia, Valerio Bert, Fabrizio
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Background Knowledge resources are in most productive sectors distinctive in terms of competitiveness. Still, in the health sector, they can have an impact on the health of the population, help make the organisations more efficient and can help improve decision-making processes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the Intellectual Capital i...
Asghar, Muhammad Arif Rehman, Ahad Abdul Raza, Muhammad Liaquat Shafiq, Yousra Asghar, Muhammad Asif
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Background The adherence pattern of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) among patients with epilepsy is relatively lower in the United States and different European countries. However, adherence and cost analysis of AEDs in Asian countries have not been thoroughly studied. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze the cost and adherence of AEDs and its ...
Pfaff, Holger Hammer, Antje Ballester, Marta Schubin, Kristina Swora, Michael Sunol, Rosa
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Background The consolidated framework for implementation research states that personal leadership matters in quality management implementation. However, it remains to be answered which characteristics of plural leadership in hospital management boards make them impactful. The present study focuses on social determinants of implementation power of h...
McCrae, Julie S. Robinson, Jo Ann L. Spain, Angeline K. Byers, Kaela Axelrod, Jennifer L.
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Background Health care administrators must establish and promote effective partnerships with community agencies to address social determinants of health, including reducing exposure of infants and young children to chronic stress. Because infants’ experiences are inextricably tied to their caregivers, an important target for mitigating “toxic” stre...
Stockbridge, Erica L. Webb, Nathaniel J. Dhakal, Eleena Garg, Manasa Loethen, Abiah D. Miller, Thaddeus L. Nandy, Karabi
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Background There is excess amenable mortality risk and evidence of healthcare quality deficits for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). We sought to identify sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with variations in two 2015 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures, antipsychotic medication adherenc...
LaMonica, Haley M. Davenport, Tracey A. Ottavio, Antonia Rowe, Shelley C. Cross, Shane P. Iorfino, Frank Jackson, Tanya A. Easton, Michael A. Melsness, Jennifer Hickie, Ian B.
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BackgroundDespite the widely acknowledged potential for health information technologies to improve the accessibility, quality and clinical safety of mental health care, implementation of such technologies in services is frequently unsuccessful due to varying consumer, health professional, and service-level factors. The objective of this co-design s...
Pomey, M. P. de Guise, M. Desforges, M. Bouchard, K. Vialaron, C. Normandin, L. Iliescu-Nelea, M. Fortin, I. Ganache, I. Régis, C.
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Boakye, Godfred Gyedu, Adam Stewart, Melissa Donkor, Peter Mock, Charles Stewart, Barclay
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BackgroundInjuries are a major public health problem globally. With sound planning and organization, essential trauma care can be reliably provided with relatively low-cost equipment and supplies. However, availability of these resources requires an effective and efficient supply chain and good stock management practices. Therefore, this study aime...
Fellenor, John Britten, Nicky Courtenay, Molly Payne, Rupert A. Valderas, Jose Denholm, Rachel Duncan, Polly McCahon, Deborah Tatnell, Lynn Fitzgerald, Richard
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BackgroundUp to 50% of medicines are not used as intended, resulting in poor health and economic outcomes. Medicines optimisation is ‘a person-centred approach to safe and effective medicines use, to ensure people obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines’. The purpose of this exercise was to co-produce a prioritised research agenda fo...
