Health systems and services Books

Advancements in technology have brought about a new era of medicinal practice; however, these new technological trends present both advantages and challenges to their utilization. Design, Development, and Integration of Reliable Electronic Healthcare...

Emerging innovations in the medical sector have created new opportunities for improved patient care and disease control. By optimizing current practices and procedures, improvements in healthcare delivery and quality can be achieved. Oral Healthcare and...

Effective healthcare delivery is a vital concern for citizens and communities across the globe. The numerous facets of this industry require constant re-evaluation and optimization of management techniques. The Handbook of Research on Healthcare...

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Computerized Tomographic Colonography: A Comprehensive Overview is an authoritative volume on CT colonography. Structured in a manner that will allow the reader to understand the practical and larger public health issues...

Focusing on practical, patient related issues, this volume provides the basic concepts of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) as they relate to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and presents various practical applications. It includes EBM concepts for use in...

Diet quality is a broad term that encapsulates both perceived and actual practices, personal preferences and cultural diversity. Measuring dietary quality can be problematic and includes investigating food types, the number or size of portions or their...

Experimental findings have indicated an association between well-child care and cost-efficient health care and increased school readiness. But insurance companies and Medicaid administrators sometimes aren't aware of the findings, which is why a book on...

This exploratory study aimed at assessing the cultural determinants of the weight of health problems in Cameroon with focus on the experience of person living with epilepsy in the Manguissa community. It also took into consideration socio-economic and...

Stop! You have found it! This is the one. Your search for the answer to Healthcare Reform is over. This book is the one to read. Why? It is unique, concise, an easy read, informative, educational, and not bogged down by extra bulky text that only...

When I was told I needed chemotherapy I froze with fear. The word itself has almost mystical powers, conjuring up vivid mental images of frail, shadow-like people curled up on beds, quietly writhing in agony and slowly losing the will to live. In truth...

Theoretically informed and empirically grounded, Rethinking Obesity invites readers to reconsider the medical and public health framing of population weight (gain) as a massive global problem, epidemic or crisis. Attentive to social values, scientific...

Liber ""Institutionum Medicinae Practicae V1"" auctore De Kanilfeld et Giovanni B. Borsieri editus, anno MDCCCLXXXV, est opus medicum quod praecepta et doctrinas medicinae practicae continet. In hoc libro, auctores describunt morbos, symptomata, et curas...

Within the last twenty years a large-scale bottom-up privatization has taken place in Vietnam, changing and dismantling the public health care system. This process has led to severe tensions inherent in the transitional society of Vietnam between equity...

If we know what to do, then why aren't we doing it? Implementation of evidence-based practice can be a formidable challenge. This guide contains a concise, step-by-step process that incorporates aspects of performance improvement practices into...

The Electronic Health Records Specialist: Focusing on the Role for Organizational Success underscores the increasingly crucial role of the Electronic Health Records Specialist (EHRS) within healthcare organizations. The book offers a comprehensive...

Celebrate Pain-free Periods is a comprehensive exploration of the complex and often misunderstood world of menstruation, including its associated myths, taboos, and stigmas. This book delves deep into the physical and emotional aspects of menstruation,...

¿La enfermedad del hígado graso está afectando a su salud y bienestar? ¿Quiere controlar su enfermedad pero no sabe cómo empezar? "Libro de Cocina de Hígado Graso para Principiantes: Desbloquee una Vida de Vitalidad a Través de una Gran Cantidad de...

Increased awareness of the nutritional properties of foods and recent trends towards low-input and sustainable agriculture have led to a renewed interest in underutilized crops. In addition, the dependence on a small number of crop species limits the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sonstiges, Note: 1,7, SRH Hochschule Riedlingen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Unter der Regierung des Reichskanzlers Otto von Bismarck wurde 1883 das Krankenversicherungsgesetz für Arbeiter vom...

Einsendeaufgabe aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich BWL - Sonstiges, Note: 2,2, Deutsche Hochschule für Prävention und Gesundheitsmanagement GmbH, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement wird zunehmend als wichtiger Wirtschaftsfaktor...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Public Health, Note: 1.5, ZHAW - Zürcher Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften (Ïnstitut für Gesundheitsökonomie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit vergleicht die Gesundheitssysteme...

Human activity recognition (HAR) is determined through the acquisition of images or kinematic states, which are analyzed by prediction models. The goal of these systems is to correctly classify the data into one of the following categories: gestures,...

"You have stage three cirrhosis. Your liver is functioning at 10 percent. John . . . you have three months to live." These words shocked John Stewart into questioning whether his healthcare career would end where it all began-in a hospital emergency room...

After thirty-six years as a plastic surgeon, working finally as a Consultant in Edinburgh, John McGregor was a year into retirement when fate dealt him a cruel blow in the form of a stroke.His initial misgivings at being on the receiving end of the NHS...

This Log Book is perfect for new moms, dads and nannies.Our journal has been designed to look simple and that will help you keep all of your baby log information in one handy and easy-to-use book.Inside you will find:✔ Feedings (time, food, and amount)✔...

All healthcare providers and organizations are being challenged to improve outcomes, reduce costs and increase patient satisfaction when delivering care. Are you confident that your nursing and allied health staff are performing their clinical...

"An Uplifting Experience" is a courageous and life-affirming account of Jan's journey, following the discovery of a malignant lump in her breast. It is written with freshness, honesty and lots of her natural humour. Her book, whilst carrying you with...

Early Thoughts on Creating Comprehensive Trauma Centers This volume has been many years in writing. When Dr. Donald Meichenbaum first suggested it and I approached my coauthor Lasse Nurmi, it did not seem to be as formidable a...

Social Networks, Drug Injectors' Lives, and HIV/AIDS recognizes HIV as a socially structured disease - its transmission usually requires intimate contact between individuals - and shows how social networks shape high-risk...

The preparation of this volume began with a conference held at Trier University, approximately thirty years after the publication of the first Belief in a Just World (BJW) manuscript. The location of the conference was...

Let us not go over the old ground, let us rather prepare for what is to come. -Marcus Tullius Cicero Improvements in the health status of communities depend on effective public health and healthcare infrastructures. These...

Health has been conceptualized by world and national health organizations (WHO, CDC, Healthy People 2010) as more than the absence of disease.  It involves a focus on physical, psychosocial, and functional aspects of life as well as the prevention...

The purpose of this text is to provide not only the science and current knowledge of pediatric pain management but a rationale for intervention. The book is ground-breaking in that it provides pearls for the recognition and management of multiple...

Voluntaries For An East London Hospital is a book written by H. B. Donkin in 1887. The book is a collection of poems that were written to raise funds for the East London Hospital. The poems are reflective of the author's experiences in the hospital and...

Transactions of the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania: Fifteenth Annual Session, Held at Cresson Springs, Pennsylvania, September 2-3, 1879 is a book that chronicles the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Homeopathic Medical...

""Transactions of the Indiana State Medical Association, 1905: Fifty-Sixth Annual Session"" is a book that documents the proceedings of the annual meeting of the Indiana State Medical Association held in 1905. The book contains a variety of articles and...

The Community Health Problem is a book written by Athel Campbell Burnham in 1920. The book focuses on the public health issues and challenges faced by communities during the early 20th century. Burnham provides a comprehensive analysis of the various...

""The Relative Mortality After Amputations Of Large And Small Hospitals, And The Influence Of The Antiseptic System Upon The Mortality"" is a medical research book written by Henry Charles Burdett in 1882. The book investigates the mortality rates of...

The British National Health Service celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 1978. A Royal Commission was set up to consider the role of the National Health Service, and it is the debates that surrounded this Royal Commission that form the basis for the...

Comprehensive and practical, this unique text discusses the pragmatic aspects of social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

This is Volume XI of twenty-one of collection of works on Individual Differences. Initially published in 1931, it offers a look at the psychology of genius and is created from the careful examination of a very comprehensive primary source of material in...

This is Volume IV of nineteen in a collection on Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Originally published in 1953, this study is an investigation of the psychological effects of different types of leucotomy.

First Published in 1999. First Published in 1999. This is the final volume of 10 from the international library of psychology, looking at physiological psychology and focuses on the image and appearance of the human body, Studies in the Constructive...

This is Volume XVIII in a series of twenty-one in a collection on Individual Differences. Originally published in 1931, this posthumously published work provides the reader with an introduction to psych-chirology with additions by the current editor's...

This is Volume XXVII of thirty-two of a series on Developmental Psychology. Originally published in 1956, this is part one(papers and discussions) of two on mental health and infant development, and is the proceedings of the International Seminar held...