A Call for a Holistic Approach to Measuring Quality in Healthcare Services by Reem Arman

“… Quality in healthcare is a construct whose measurement is vital for quality assurance and improvement purposes. …”
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Primary health care strengthening through the lens of healthcare system thinking by Ramprakash Kaswa, Klaus von Pressentin

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Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services by Adeponle O. Adeoye, Yewande T. Nejo, Chinwe L. Ochu, Josephine Bayigga, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Adedayo O. Faneye, Charles O. Adewemimo, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Prosper Okonkwo, Adewale Victor Opayele, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina, Ikemefule Rex Uzoma, Priscilla Ibekwe, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Georgina Njideka Odaibo

“…This was due to various factors such as healthcare workers’ unwillingness to provide services, exposed healthcare system gaps that affected service delivery, and the shift of attention and resources to COVID-19. …”
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Perceived coercion amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrea S. Stoltenberg, Veronica Ranieri, Hege Kristine N. Dahlen, Eleni Nastouli, SAFER Investigators, Roger Almvik, Sarah J. L. Edwards, Sunjeev K. Kamboj

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From data to diagnosis: leveraging deep learning in IoT-based healthcare by Miracle A. Atianashie, Chukwuma Chinaza Adaobi

“… In the evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of deep learning within the Internet of Things (IoT) presents transformative potentials for medical diagnostics and patient care. …”
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Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

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Securing fog computing in healthcare with a zero-trust approach and blockchain by Navjeet Kaur, Ayush Mittal, Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Sarita Simaiya, Surjeet Dalal, Kashif Saleem, Ehab Seif Ghith

“…Abstract As healthcare systems increasingly adopt fog computing to improve responsiveness and real-time data processing at the edge, significant security challenges emerge due to the decentralized architecture. …”
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Towards health justice: Implementing structural competency in women’s healthcare education by Daina Charnelle Fougang, Charles Mpofu, Dianne Wepa

“…Findings: The review presents (1) comprehensive evidence of health disparities in women’s healthcare, particularly affecting racial and ethnic minorities; (2) the critical role of structural competency in addressing systemic barriers and discrimination in healthcare delivery; (3) effective teaching strategies including lecture-based, case-based, team-based, and simulation-based learning approaches; Findings indicate that successful implementation of structural competency requires multi-level interventions across individual, interpersonal, clinic, community, research, and policy domains. …”
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Evidence-based practice models and frameworks in the healthcare setting: a scoping review by Jarrod Dusin, Andrea Melanson, Lisa Mische-Lawson

“…Specifically, how EBP models and frameworks used in healthcare settings align with the original model of (1) asking the question, (2) acquiring the best evidence, (3) appraising the evidence, (4) applying the findings to clinical practice and (5) evaluating the outcomes of change, along with patient values and preferences and clinical skills.Design A Scoping review.Included sources and articles Published articles were identified through searches within electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus) from January 1990 to April 2022. …”
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Healthcare Utilization, Costs of Care, and Mortality Among Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Hiangkiat Tan, Tao Gu, Er Chen, Rajeshwari Punekar, Perry B. Shieh

“…**Objectives:** To understand treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs of care among patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). …”
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Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology's Impact on Knee Arthroplasty and Associated Healthcare Costs by David J. Kolessar, Daniel S. Hayes, Jennifer L. Harding, Ravi T. Rudraraju, Jove H. Graham

“…**Methods:** This was a retrospective study design at a single healthcare system. For the cost analysis, we excluded patients with bilateral knee arthroplasty, body mass index >40, postoperative infection, or noninstitutional health plan insurance. …”
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Assessing the mental health literacy of healthcare workers at a Johannesburg tertiary hospital by Carla A. Smit, Belinda S. Marais

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Profile of Egyptian pediatrics with COVID-19: insights from healthcare providers in Egypt by Salma ZEl Houchi, Hanaa I. Rady, Iman Iskander, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Salma Abdelrehim Seddik, Amira Aly Hegazy, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Mohamed Eissa, Sherine Khamis Hussein, Dina Hanoura, Miriam Magdy Aziz, Remon Magdy, Heba Ahmed ElAwady, Esraa A. Elmazzahy

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Reporting Guidelines for Healthcare Guideline Adaptations: An Interpretation of the RIGHT-Ad@pt Checklist by GONG Liyun, WANG Xiaomei, PENG Guoqing, YU Huan, TAO Xiaoman

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An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

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Auditor perspectives on barriers to achieving healthcare worker hand hygiene compliance goals by Joseph Leszczynski, Kevin M. Gibas

“…Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology…”
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Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Jing Gao, Xinyu Chen, Xiaolian Jiang, Chenxi Wu, Huiqiong Xu, Dingxi Bai

“…Based on the public’s perspective, this analysis provides insights and suggestions for health managers on how to implement and apply medical AI smoothly, while ensuring safety in healthcare practice.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022315033.…”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Associated with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Christopher M. Blanchette, Şerban R. Iorga, Aylin Altan, Jerry G. Seare, Ying Fan, Sandro Rossetti, Benjamin Gutierrez

“…Of the total healthcare costs, 88% were ADPKD- and dialysis-related. …”
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Incremental Healthcare Costs and Outpatient Antifungal Treatment of Patients with Aspergillosis in the United States by Emily Durden, Donna McMorrow, Paul Juneau, Robert Fowler, Paresh Chaudhari, David Horn

“…Patients with aspergillosis utilize significantly more healthcare resources and thus incur greater healthcare costs than do similar patients without aspergillosis.…”
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Explaining Obesity- and Smoking-related Healthcare Costs through Unconditional Quantile Regression by Bijan Borah, James Naessens, Kerry Olsen, Nilay Shah

“…**Background:** This paper assesses obesity- and smoking-related incremental healthcare costs for the employees and dependents of a large U.S. employer. …”
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