Smoke-Free Healthcare Services

1995 ◽  
pp. 489-490
Author(s):  
R. Masironi ◽  
T. Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Free Healthcare

scholarly journals Policy implementation analysis on access to healthcare among undocumented immigrants in seven autonomous communities of Spain, 2012–2018

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e045626
Author(s):  
Megi Gogishvili ◽  
Sergio A Costa ◽  
Karen Flórez ◽  
Terry T Huang
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Undocumented Immigrants ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Hiv Treatment ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Undocumented Migrants ◽  
Royal Decree ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Free Healthcare ◽  
Implementation Analysis

BackgroundIn 2012, the Government of Spain enacted Royal Decree-Law (RDL) 16/2012 and Royal Decree (RD) 1192/2012 excluding undocumented immigrants from publicly funded healthcare services. We conducted a policy implementation analysis to describe and evaluate the legal and regulatory actions taken at the autonomous community (AC) level after enactment of 2012 RDL and RD and their impact on access to general healthcare and HIV services among undocumented immigrants.MethodsWe reviewed documents published by the governments of seven ACs (Andalucía, Aragón, Euskadi (Basque Country), Castilla-La Mancha, Galicia, Madrid, Valencia) from April 2012 to July 2018, describing circumstances under which undocumented immigrants would be able to access free healthcare services. We developed indicators according to the main systemic barriers presented in official documents to analyse access to free healthcare across the participating ACs. ACs were grouped under five access categories: high, medium-high, medium, medium-low and low.ResultsAndalucía provided the highest access to free healthcare for undocumented immigrants in both general care and HIV treatment. Medium-high access was provided by Euskadi and medium access by Aragón, Madrid and Valencia. Castilla-La Mancha provided medium-low access. Galicia had low access. Only Madrid and Galicia provided different and higher level of access to undocumented migrants in HIV care compared with general healthcare.ConclusionsImplementation of 2012 RDL and RD across the ACs varied significantly, in part due to the decentralisation of the Spanish healthcare system. The challenge of healthcare access among undocumented immigrants included persistent systemic restrictions, frequent and unclear rule changes, and the need to navigate differences across ACs of Spain.

Polycentric governance and the provision of free healthcare services at public hospitals in the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sawa Omori ◽  
Marah Alagon
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Polycentric Governance ◽  
Free Health Care ◽  
Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽  
Free Healthcare ◽  
Local Levels

Abstract What explains the variation among public hospitals in implementing the free healthcare policy of the Philippines? We draw on Ostrom’s theory of polycentric governance, which assumes that policy actors’ autonomous interactions at various levels produce better policy implementation when managing the provision of public goods. To explain the various degrees of implementation, we analyse the effects of face-to-face horizontal and vertical interactions between public hospitals and other policy actors by employing sequential explanatory mixed methods. Using originally collected survey data of public hospitals in two regions of the Philippines, we quantitatively demonstrate that the vertical interactions between hospitals and implementing agencies at local levels as well as monitoring and prompt disbursement of the costs by the implementation agency matter when seeking to enhance the delivery of free health care at public hospitals in the Philippines. We further qualitatively explore why horizontal and vertical interactions are made possible by comparing three public hospitals.

scholarly journals A Moral Perspective on Refugee Healthcare

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanaya Sparkle ◽  
Debanshu Roy
Keyword(s):  
Host Country ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Moral Code ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Moral Perspective ◽  
Healthcare Coverage ◽  
Political Warfare ◽  
Free Healthcare

There is currently an increasing number of international refugees due to political warfare and natural calamities. Over the recent years, countries are shying away from assisting with the provision of healthcare to this vulnerable population either in their home country through humanitarian aid and services or in the host country by providing free healthcare coverage. World leaders and politicians have attempted to ignore the morality behind these decisions and have put forth a false narrative of scarcity and racism to appeal to the population of developed countries. As this question remains unsolved, we have attempted to look at the question from the perspective of our moral obligations as a species. We have discussed some of the popular moral theories that support providing healthcare services to global refugees and refuted theories that object to the same. We conclude with a brief look at the direction that countries could take without violating established moral code while attempting (without evidence) to prioritize the welfare of their citizens.

scholarly journals Willingness to Pay to Improve Quality of Public Healthcare Services in Mauritius

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Jamiil Jeetoo ◽  
Vishal Chandr Jaunky
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Social Constructs ◽  
Fund Allocation ◽  
Free Healthcare ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Mauritius has a universal free healthcare system, based on the Beveridge model which is financed by taxpayers. There are growing considerations over improving quality of healthcare services. The purpose of the study is to employ a contingency valuation (CV) to investigate the willingness of Mauritians people to pay to improve the quality of public healthcare services and the associated determinants using the double-bounded dichotomous choice model. A drop off survey with a sample size of 974 respondents from the working population is used. The empirical analysis shows that the majority of the sample was willing to pay for improving quality of public healthcare services. Other than the conventional determinants of respondents’ demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, the findings support the assertion that psycho-social constructs such as the Theory of Planned Behaviour, Norm-Activation, Public Good Theory, and Perceived Response Efficacy are found to significantly affect Willingness-to-Pay (WTP). The results of this study might be of use to policymakers to help with both priority setting and fund allocation.

scholarly journals AGE: authentication in gadget-free healthcare environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanesh Kumar ◽  
An Braeken ◽  
Anca Delia Jurcut ◽  
Madhusanka Liyanage ◽  
Mika Ylianttila
Keyword(s):  
User Authentication ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Authentication Mechanism ◽  
Healthcare Environments ◽  
Authentication Schemes ◽  
Free Healthcare ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

Abstract Mobile and sensor related technologies are significantly revolutionizing the medical and healthcare sectors. In current healthcare systems, gadgets are the prominent way of acquiring medical services. However, the recent technological advancements in smart and ambient environments are offering users new ways to access the healthcare services without using any explicit gadgets. One of the key challenges in such gadget-free environments is performing secure user authentication with the intelligent surroundings. For example, a secure, efficient and user-friendly authentication mechanism is essential for elderly/disabled people or patients in critical conditions requiring medical services. Hence, modern authentication systems should be sophisticated enough to identify such patients without requiring their physical efforts or placing gadgets on them. This paper proposes an anonymous and privacy-preserving biometrics based authentication scheme for such gadget-free healthcare environment. We performed formal security verification of our proposed scheme using CDVT /AD tool and our results indicate that the proposed scheme is secure for such smart and gadget-free environments. We verify that the proposed scheme can resist against various well-known security attacks. Moreover, the proposed system showed better performance as compared with existing biometrics based remote user authentication schemes.

Reimbursement and Telepractice

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Carol Dudding
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Service Delivery Models ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Delivery Models

Whether in our professional or private lives, we are all aware of the system wide efforts to provide quality healthcare services while containing the costs. Telemedicine as a method of service delivery has expanded as a result of changes in reimbursement and service delivery models. The growth and sustainability of telehealth within speech-language pathology and audiology, like any other service, depends on the ability to be reimbursed for services provided. Currently, reimbursement for services delivered via telehealth is variable and depends on numerous factors. An understanding of these factors and a willingness to advocate for increased reimbursement can bolster the success of practitioners interested in the telehealth as a service delivery method.

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