Assessing Health Service Needs: Tools for Health Planning

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Brazil ◽  
Malcolm Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Needs Assessments ◽  
Structured Groups

As fiscal pressures mount, health-planning and decision-making at smaller geographics scales must be more effective. Involving local constituents in needs assessments, it is believed, would lead to better identification and serving of regional demands and needs for health services. This article examines needs assessment as a tool to determine a community's service needs and establish priorities for the creation of programs. Various approaches used in needs assessments are described, including survey methods, structured groups and geographic information systems.

scholarly journals A Value-Based Steering Model for Healthcare

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Pitkänen ◽  
Riikka-Leena Leskelä ◽  
Helena Tolkki ◽  
Paulus Torkki
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Service System ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Science Study ◽  
A Value

This article aims to answer how a commissioning body can steer health services based on value in an environment where the commissioner is responsible for the health services of a population with varying health service needs. In this design science study, we constructed a value-based steering model consisting of three parts: (1) the principles of steering; (2) the steering process; and (3) Value Steering Canvas, a concrete tool for steering. The study is based on Finland, a tax-funded healthcare system, where healthcare is a public service. The results can be applied in any system where there is a commissioner and a service provider, whether they are two separate organizations or not. We conclude that steering can be done based on value. The commissioning body can start using value-based steering without changes in legislation or in the present service system. Further research is needed to test the model in practice.

scholarly journals Quality junior doctor training, improved workforce outcomes and patient safety

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis I Landau
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Junior Doctor ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Critical Part

The intern year is a critical part of medical education and pivotal in provision of health services, especially in tertiary facilities. Training must be integrated with health service needs, as our health service is not well served if junior doctor training creates confidence without competence.

scholarly journals Pattern of Outpatient Health Service Utilization by Older People in Iran

Salmand ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 410-427
Author(s):  
Maryam Tajvar ◽  
◽  
Mehdi Yaseri ◽  
Badriye Karami ◽  
Mariya Mohammadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Older People ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Health Service Utilization ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
National Study ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
To Receive

Objectives: Considering the rapid growth of Iran’s elderly population with consequent increase in the costs of health services, it is necessary to be aware of the pattern of outpatient health service utilization, in the elderly for resource allocation and health planning. This study aims to determine the pattern of outpatient service utilization for the elderly in Iran and explore determinant factors. Methods & Materials: This is a cross-sectional study using secondary analysis method and the data from 2015 National Study of Health Service Utilization. Study population consists of older people aged ≥60 years. Of these, 8205 were selected as study samples. The data were collected using personal and household questionnaires collecting information on subjects’ need for, referral to, utilization from, and satisfaction with outpatient services. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors related to the need, referral, benefit, and satisfaction with the received outpatient services. Results: Out of 8205 participants, 3172 (39%) reported the need for outpatient services, of which 66% referred for services; of these, 98% (N=2060) benefited outpatient services. Females, older subjects, villagers, unmarried and illiterate subjects were more in need of outpatient services, but their referrals to receive the services were not more than those of other groups. Lack of basic insurance, supplementary insurance, and a personal care had a significant impact on reducing the number of subjects referred to receive outpatient services. Inability to pay treatment costs (30%), self-treatment (28%) and lack of proper insurance coverage (13%) were the most important reasons for not referring to receive outpatient services. The highest satisfaction was related to the behavior of physicians and medical staff and the lowest satisfaction was related to the cost of outpatient services. Conclusion: Although the use of outpatient health services should be based on the need for these services, the present study showed that the older people with higher socio-economic status had higher utilization from the services in Iran. Therefore, there is an inequality in access to outpatient services in the elderly. The reasons for not using outpatient services and dissatisfaction with these services should be seriously considered by health policy makers.

scholarly journals Manajemen Mitigasi Bencana dengan Teknologi Informasi di Kabupaten Ciamis

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Etika Emaliyawati ◽  
Ayu Prawesti ◽  
Iyus Yosep ◽  
Kusman Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
West Java

Jawa Barat merupakan wilayah rentan kejadian bencana. Kabupaten Ciamis merupakan daerah yang mempunyai tingkat kerawanan cukup tinggi terhadap kejadian bencana alam tanah longsor dan banjir berdasarkan pemetaan secara global 2012-2029. Namun demikian, penanganan bencana belum tertangani secara optimal. Penanganan korban pada kondisi bencana belum tertangani dengan baik karena minimnya koordinasi, data layanan kesehatan yang tidak memadai sehingga menyebabkan tidak tertanganinya korban akibat bencana. Penggunaan sistem informasi dalam penanganan bencana sangat diperlukan khususnya untuk aspek layanan kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian ini terbentuknya sistem informasi kesehatan khususnya dalam penanganan bencana di Kabupaten Ciamis untuk memudahkan dalam koordinasi penanganan korban dimulai dari lokasi bencana, evakuasi dan transportasi korban ke tempat layanan kesehatan yang sangat tergantung dari kondisi korban, sarana dan prasarana fasilitas kesehatan, logistik yang dibutuhkan, jarak dan waktu tempuh ke tempat layanan kesehatan, serta sumber daya manusia di tempat layanan kesehatan. Penelitian menggunakan metode riset terapan, menggunakan sistem informasi geografis (SIG) dengan perangkat lunak arcgis. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu terbentuknya prototipe sistem informasi kesehatan di Kabupaten Ciamis yang diberi nama “Sistem Informasi Bencana Padjadjaran (SIMBARAN)” berisi elemen kesehatan yang diperlukan selama bencana meliputi layanan kesehatan terdekat di sekitar kejadian, sumber daya manusia yang tersedia, saranan prasarana, penanggung jawab program dan sistem rujukan sehingga memudahkan dalam koordinasi penanganan korban yang nantinya diharapkan dapat menurunkan angka kematian korban akibat bencana ataupun kejadian kecelakaan lainnya. Direkomendasikan agar setiap kabupaten di wilayah Jawa Barat memiliki model Sistem Informasi Bencana karena wilayah Jawa Barat yang rentan terhadap kejadian bencana.Kata kunci: Aspek kesehatan, mitigasi, sistem informasi, “simbaran”. Disaster Mitigation Management use Information Technology in CiamisAbstractWest Java is one of region with susceptible disaster. Ciamis is an area that has a fairly high level of vulnerability to natural disasters as landslides and floods based mapping globally from 2012 to 2029. However, disaster management has not handled optimally. Handling of victims in the disaster condition is not handled properly due to lack of coordination, health services data is inadequate, causing no casualties from the disaster Settlement. Using of information systems in disaster management is indispensable, especially for health services aspects. The study purpose is establishment of health information systems, especially in disaster management in Ciamis to facilitate the coordination of the handling of victims starting from the disaster site, evacuation and transportation of victims to the health service that is highly depend on the condition of the victim, facilities and infrastructure of health facilities, logistics required, distance and time to the health service, and human resources in the health service. The research method applied research, using a geographic information system (GIS) software ArcGIS. The results of this study is the formation of a prototype health information system in Ciamis, named “Information System Disaster Padjadjaran (SIMBARAN)” contains the elements necessary health during disasters include the nearest health service in the vicinity of the incident, the human resources available, the proposition infrastructure, responsible program and a referral system to facilitate the coordination of the handling of victims who might be expected to decrease the death toll from the disaster or other accident scene. This study being recommended for each district in West Java has a Disaster Information System model because West Java region that is susceptible to disaster events.Keywords: Information systems, health aspects, mitigation, “simbaran”.

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