scholarly journals Does the integration of TB medical services in the general hospital improve the quality of TB care? Evidence from a case study in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Sun ◽  
J. Yin ◽  
X. Yin ◽  
G. Zou ◽  
M. Liang ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Tianlu Qian ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
Ang Li ◽  
Jiechen Wang ◽  
Dingtao Shen

Spatial accessibility to general hospitals is an important indicator of the convenience and ability of residents to obtain medical services. Therefore, developing a model for measuring accessibility to general hospitals by multiple transportation modes is necessary. In this study, considering that the increase in travel time will reduce the attractiveness of general hospitals, we used the Two-Step Floating Catchment Area with the Gaussian attenuation function, in which the supply was presented by capacity of hospitals (i.e., number of beds), and the demand was presented by population in each grid derived with social media data mapping real-time locations of active users. The Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (Ga2SFCA) simulates the attenuation tendency of the general hospital service capabilities over transit time. To obtain a highly precise understanding of accessibility to hospitals, transit time on Baidu Maps’ navigation service was used as the impedance condition, and the study area was divided into 1 square kilometer grids as the basic unit of research. Taking Nanjing city as a case study, it is found that the accessibility distribution shape changes from a multi-centered circular pattern to a multi-peak distribution, as the time threshold increases. By comparing the accessibility among 11 districts varying from main urban area to suburbs, the accessibility to general hospitals in Nanjing is significantly regionally unbalanced in both travel modes. By calculating and mapping the Modal Accessibility Gap (MAG) of the two travel modes, different modes of transportation resulted in different general hospital accessibility distributions. Generally, private car is superior in access to general hospitals to public transit in most areas. In the central area, public traffic may not contribute to the access to medical services as much as we thought, rather it plays a role in areas far from hospitals along metro lines and bus routes.


2020 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 02058
Author(s):  
Xinbo Shen ◽  
Min Li ◽  
Lei Yu

With the continuous improvement of the medical level in China, the quality of hospital service and the environment have attracted people’s attention. The hospital is a place with relatively dense population, and the general hospital consists of a number of departments with complicated procedures and staggered routes. In order to improve the efficiency of medical treatment, stabilize the mood of patients, and respond to the call of establishing a human-oriented hospital, it is particularly important to design a reasonable and comprehensive hospital wayfinding and signage system. In this paper, the universal design concept and principles which are more suitable for everyone are applied to the hospital wayfinding and signage system. Through the field investigation of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, the author analyzes the problems and sums up the design criteria which are suitable for the hospital wayfinding and signage system.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad H. Akbar ◽  
Rini Pratiwi

Patient satisfaction against the quality of dental health serviceswas a comparison between the perception of care received by expectation before getting treatment. The Research was conducted at Tenriawaru General Hospital in Bone Regency based on the five dimensions of service quality, they were the assurance, empathy, responsiveness, physical appearance, and medical services by using Likert scale. The study was descriptive with a sample of 65 people. The research subjects were all visitors (patient) Dental Polyclinic of Tenriawaru General Hospital in Bone Regency. Results showed patient satisfaction on dimensions of assurance 84.6% falling into the category satisfied. On the dimensions of empathy showed 81.5% of patients satisfied. On the dimensions of responsiveness showed 36.9% of patients satisfied. On the dimensions of physical appearance showed 84.6% of patients satisfied. On the dimensions of medical services showed 72.3% of patients satisfied. Based on the result of patient satisfaction against the quality of dental health services at the Dental Polyclinic of Tenriawaru General Hospital in Bone Regency which reviewed from five dimensions showed patients satisfied against the quality of dental health services at Tenriawaru General Hospital in Bone Regency.


2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Diana Lorena González ◽  
Priscilla Areiza Frieri

Accessibility as a design concept is generally applied in land constructions; however, the medical character of the case study requires it to be considered in the design process as of its conceptual stage. The riverine ambulatory care center (RACC) is a mobile health unit to carry out medical missions in populations located on the riverbanks; given the RACC dimensions, these have limited medical services to primary care and health brigades. Physical barriers1 are the causes for an environment being inaccessible; to eliminate them, from the RACC, an analysis and redesign was performed of the conceptual proposal, based on standards for accessibility, medical spaces, and ships. Two basic moments were taken for intervention, access and interior circulation, yielding as a result the design of an integrated system of products that eliminate the physical barriers from the environment, permitting boarding and offering medical services under equal, comfortable, and safe conditions. Accessibility as modifier of the environment to improve the quality of life of users should not only be applied in medical ships, this study opens an opportunity for industry to optimize the physical environment of other types of ships by applying this concept.


Author(s):  
Faris Wazin Almotairi, Omar Ali Al-Sagheer Sumaida

The study aimed to identify the extent of patient satisfaction in the external services section of the General Eman Hospital, and the problem of the study is summarized in the following question, which is the extent of the patients ’satisfaction in the external services section of the general faith hospital from the viewpoint of auditors of the general faith hospital in Riyadh, and the study has significance as the study is a step to identify On the level of quality of medical services aimed at patient satisfaction in the External Services Department of Al-Iman General Hospital. Likewise, this study came to know the level of quality of services provided to patients in the external services department of Al-Iman General Hospital in order to put it and put officials in the picture of the matter, and the study identified hypotheses and there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (5 = 0.05) towards the level of patient satisfaction, and the quality Actual services in the External Services Department of Al-Iman General Hospital, depending on gender, age and educational qualification. The descriptive analytical approach was used to achieve the goals of the study, and the questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data, and the study community consisted of auditors of Al Iman General Hospital in Riyadh, and the study sample consisted of (110) male and female auditors from Al Iman Hospital, and a set of statistical methods were used to process the study data By using the SPSS program. In light of this, a number of results were reached, the most important of which are: Health care services, such as the dimensions of service quality, tangibility: (tangible physical aspects), response, safety, and sympathy for patients, to satisfy patients in the external services department of Iman Hospital, have a significant and positive impact on patient satisfaction. Likewise, the degree of satisfaction was satisfactory with regard to the dimensions of quality of service, tangibility: (tangible physical aspects), response, safety, and sympathy for patients, to satisfy patients in the external services department of Iman Hospital. In light of the results, the study recommends the following: - Doctors and nurses should pay attention to the auditors, pay attention to the problems and inquiries of patients, and urge to provide services on time without delay, to meet the requests of patients immediately. - The hospital administration should work on everything that improves the level of satisfaction of the auditors with the provision of modern devices that contribute to providing good medical services, attention to the problems and inquiries of patients, attention to the cleanliness of hospital facilities and the development of medical guidelines, and provide waiting places for auditors.


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