Purpose: To review the published evidence of the impact of alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) delivered in emergency departments (EDs) on healthcare utilizati[...]

While the United States has an abysmal maternal mortality rate for a developed country (17.4 deaths for every 100,000 live births), this national maternal mortality rate [...]

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between mammogram adherence in Filipino American women and 3 factors: need, enabling and predispo[...]

China is leveraging the cloud and mobile computing to enable doctors and other healthcare professionals to collaborate, share information, and more easily access reports,[...]

Objective: To evaluate shared decision-making (SDM) and delineate SDM processes in audio-recorded conversations between language congruent Spanish-/English-speaking clini[...]

From International Network on Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs (INEBRIA) Meeting 2013 Rome, Italy. 18-20 September 2013.

This paper uses management science methodology to compare the cost-effectiveness of two different approaches to preventing coronary heart disease in the province of New B[...]

While the importance of information technology in reducing soaring healthcare costs and enhancing service quality is increasingly being recognized, significant challenges[...]

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of soft systems methodology (SSM) to address the problematic situation of low opt-in rates for Precision[...]

Data analytics provide the ability to systematically identify patterns and insights from a variety of data as organizations pursue improvements in their processes, produc[...]

It has been forecasted by the World Economic Forum that by 2040, annual global healthcare spending will be about US$25 trillion (Akpakwu andSeidman, 2018). Technological [...]

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are small (typically physician owned) healthcare facilities that specialize in performing outpatient surgeries and therefore compete aga[...]

Introduction: This is the first article in a series that evaluates the health concerns of people living in a Salvadoran rural community after major earthquakes. Part I re[...]

Background: Use of complementary and alternative therapies has increased in the United States during the past 5 years. Little is known about the use of these therapies in[...]

Background: Post-anesthesia shivering affects 55% of patients who receive a subarachnoid block and increases the risk of cardiac complications. Ondansetron can reduce the[...]

Objective. To estimate the effect of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) use on healthcare utilization as measured by health claims. Data Sources. A unique data set that co[...]

This paper presents a review of academic literature, policy documents from government organizations and international agencies, and reports from industries and popular me[...]

This dissertation is the first historical examination of the women's health self-help movement in the late twentieth century. In the late 1960s, feminists across the coun[...]

It is often assumed that “ethics” refers to a pre-established and settled set of professional guidelines or even a “philosophy of life” that outlines a list of values to [...]

Maternal mortality is a global public health concern. At present, the US reports the highest number of maternal deaths among all Global North countries. Research shows di[...]

Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) are becoming a required technology across the health care sector. Long-term care (LTC) facilities have lagged other settings [...]

When healthcare providers smoke, their willingness to deliver smoking cessation messages is inhibited. Although they acknowledge the health consequences of smoking, they [...]

This study examines predictors of Western physician utilization using the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use for Chinese elders who reside in Shanghai and[...]

This paper shares a pilot project designed to provide student nurses, from diverse countries, with the opportunity to gain a global rural healthcare perspective while cre[...]

HIV-related care and treatment engagement are crucial steps to improve individual and population-level health; yet, many young people (18–25 years old) with HIV are not m[...]