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Understanding health care utilization : a theoretically-based analysis of the Ecuadorian health care system

Creator:: López-Cevallos, Daniel F.
Abstract:: One in four Ecuadorians do not have access to health services; while more than two-thirds have no health insurance and insufficient resources to pay for the health care services they might require. The following three studies examined utilization of health care services using Andersen’s Health Care Utilization Behavior Theory. Secondary...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relationship between emigrant remittances and health care utilization in Ecuador. Emigrant predictors were

An exploratory study of an intranet dashboard in a multi-state healthcare system

Creator:: Wolpin, Seth E.
Abstract:: Introduction: Management of complex systems is facilitated through effective information systems that provide real-time data to decision makers. For example, instrument panels in airplanes ensure that pilots have well-designed feedback concerning the status of mission-critical variables. Problem: While pilots have dashboards for feedback and communication, healthcare executives may be unaware...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: medical records and found that on average the participants received only half the recommended care

An evaluation of community pharmacists applying the patient centered care approach to ambulatory Oregon Health Plan asthmatics in a Managed Care setting

Creator:: Crowder, Terry J.
Abstract:: Purpose: The Purpose of this research was to design, implement and evaluate a patient centered asthma intervention pilot program directed by physicians and administered by community pharmacists to a group of Managed Care contracted Oregon Health Plan asthmatics. The evaluation was to determine if the proposed intervention could improve the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ofasthma related illness and death still continue to increase (Executive Summary, Medical Care, 1993

A study of health insurance coverage and health care utilization in North Dakota

Creator:: Knudson-Buresh, Alana
Abstract:: Access to health care in North Dakota, a frontier state, has been a widely debated policy issue. Historically, the focus of North Dakota health policy efforts has been directed to issues pertaining to the provision of health care services. During the economic recession of the I 980s, an out-migration of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Assessing equity in health system finance and health care utilization : the case of Chile, and a model to measure health care access

Creator:: Núñez Mondaca, Alicia Lorena
Abstract:: Chile has experienced great success in terms of economic growth in the last decades. This growing economy brings changes in the Chilean health care system. Its health care system was primarily funded by state sources until 1981, when a major reform was introduced that established new rules for the health...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: included. Results suggest the presence of pro-rich inequities in the use of medical care. The estimation

State legislators' knowledge and perceptions of medical savings accounts and the U.S. health care system : identifying future compromises to health care reform

Creator:: Bonetto, Michael J.
Abstract:: As researchers, policymakers and employers begin focusing on consumer driven health plan models and medical savings accounts (MSAs), a better understanding of the political viability of such reform initiatives is necessary. The purpose of this study was to survey state legislators' knowledge and perceptions of medical savings accounts (MSAs) and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Knowledge and Perceptions of Medical Savinqs Accounts and the U.S. Health Care System: Identifying Future

Medicaid prenatal care : testing the effectiveness of a prenatal intervention model

Creator:: Buffa, Jan L.
Abstract:: The study evaluates the effectiveness of a pregnancy intervention model (PIM) developed to improve first trimester prenatal care utilization in a population of 2,694 low-income Medicaid women. Engagement in prenatal care is critical before prenatal care can occur. Early initiation of prenatal care is important for low income pregnant women...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: their babies is a crucial part of the medical care every person should have through the course of their

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

Creator:: Hunsberger, Monica L.
Abstract:: The number of women diagnosed with diabetes, including gestational diabetes, will continue to increase in the face of epidemic rates of obesity. The concurrent rise in obesity and diabetes makes it important to determine the risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the nature and extent of care offered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Provider Practices for Post-GDM Care. Abstract approved

Perceived medical discrimination in American Indian women : effect on health care decisions, cancer screening, diabetes services and diabetes management

Creator:: Gonzales, Kelly L.
Abstract:: American Indians and Alaska Natives have disproportionately high rates of diabetes, and it is not known if perceived medical discrimination is associated with diabetes health measures and poorer health for this population. This study examined the effect of perceived medical discrimination (PMD) in American Indian women on health care decisions,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: perceived medical discrimination (PMD) in American Indian women on health care decisions, cancer screening

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Understanding health care utilization : a theoretically-based analysis of the Ecuadorian health care system

An exploratory study of an intranet dashboard in a multi-state healthcare system

An evaluation of community pharmacists applying the patient centered care approach to ambulatory Oregon Health Plan asthmatics in a Managed Care setting

A study of health insurance coverage and health care utilization in North Dakota

Assessing equity in health system finance and health care utilization : the case of Chile, and a model to measure health care access

State legislators' knowledge and perceptions of medical savings accounts and the U.S. health care system : identifying future compromises to health care reform

Medicaid prenatal care : testing the effectiveness of a prenatal intervention model

An assessment of risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and provider practices for post-GDM care

Perceived medical discrimination in American Indian women : effect on health care decisions, cancer screening, diabetes services and diabetes management

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