Examining the Public Perception of Performance in Public versus Private Hospitals: Using Survey Experiments

This paper briefly summarizes evidence for the influence of popular films on public perception of government and on public policy. Two films examined through the lens of public administration, and the lessons they teach about public administration, are exposed. One film, Ghostbusters conveys a strongly negative image, and the other, A Thousand Heroes a strongly positive message. Only Ghostbusters was and remains popular and profitable. Public information efforts by government and the public administration community have been limited or reactive. The authors argue for the increased support for public information initiatives such as those of the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) and the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA).

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‘Ruined’ lives: Mediated white male victimhood

European Journal of Cultural Studies ◽

10.1177/1367549420985840 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 60-80

Author(s):

Sarah Banet-Weiser

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Public Perception ◽

White Male ◽

The Public ◽

Multi Media ◽

Patriarchal Power ◽

Almost All ◽

False Accusations

When the hashtag #metoo began to circulate in digital and social media, it challenged a familiar interpretation of those who are raped or sexually harassed as victims, positioning women as embodied agents. Yet, almost exactly a year after the #metoo movement shot to visible prominence, a different, though eerily similar, story began to circulate on the same multi-media platforms as #metoo: a story about white male victimhood. Powerful men in positions of privilege (almost always white) began to take up the mantle of victimhood as their own, often claiming to be victims of false accusations of sexual harassment and assault by women. Through the analysis of five public statements by highly visible, powerful men who have been accused of sexual violence, I argue that the discourse of victimhood is appropriated not by those who have historically suffered but by those in positions of patriarchal power. Almost all of the statements contain some sentiment about how the accusation (occasionally acknowledging the actual violence) ‘ruined their life’, and all of the statements analyzed here center the author, the accused white man, as the key subject in peril and the authors position themselves as truth-tellers about the incidents. These statements underscore certain shifts in the public perception of sexual violence; the very success of the #metoo movement in shifting the narrative has meant that men have had to defend themselves more explicitly in public. In order to wrestle back a hegemonic gender stability, these men take on the mantle of victimhood themselves.

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Marginalia as narratives of ordinary lives: Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s Down to This

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature ◽

10.1177/0021989420981115 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002198942098111

Author(s):

Silvia Julia Caporale-Bizzini

Keyword(s):

Public Perception ◽

Life Stories ◽

Human Condition ◽

The Other ◽

Political Issues ◽

Personal Journey ◽

The Public ◽

Big City ◽

The Human Condition

This article examines Canadian author Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall’s 2004 memoir Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown through the notions of marginalia and the ordinary in order to question dichotomic representations of homelessness. It explores how the author moves beyond binaries, interrogating the dichotomy ordinary/out of the ordinary lives by narrating his ethical encounter with the other (Butler, 2004). The text is written as a journal where Bishop-Stall describes his personal journey through homelessness; and more importantly, it gives a voice to the other down-and-out people in notorious Toronto’s Tent City. The characters’ unreliable and fragmented storytelling uncovers the lives of the faceless others. I contend that in Down to This individuals’ life stories are connected to realities which question binaries through the re/mapping of ordinary experiences and affects; they disintegrate the opposition materiality vs abstraction, or as I argue, exclusion vs inclusion (out of the ordinary/ordinary). Down to These bridges the private details of the residents’ life stories, and the public perception of the problem of homelessness, illustrating how everyday moments of precarity intersect with wider political issues. In the process, the narrative also questions the binary attitudes of exclusion (disfranchisement) and inclusion (privilege). This literary strategy gives the constellation of stories a profound illuminating vision of the human condition. I show my point by drawing on the of marginalia (Kistner 2014), and by analysing the characters’ narratives of precariousness through the notions of editing and affective assemblage (Gerlach, 2015; Hamilakis, 2017).

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Overview of Facebook Use by Hospitals in Italy: A Nationwide Survey during the COVID-19 Emergency

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18147225 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (14) ◽

pp. 7225

Author(s):

Beniamino Schiavone ◽

Andrea Vitale ◽

Mena Gallo ◽

Gianlucasalvatore Russo ◽

Domenico Ponticelli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Information ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Communication Strategy ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

The Public ◽

Access To Health ◽

Facebook Pages ◽

Pandemic Wave

Background: Facebook is the most popular social network across the world and also allows users access to health information. Our study presents an overview of the official Facebook profiles of hospitals in Italy (n = 1351) and how much they are used. Methods: All hospitals were surveyed on the number of Facebook posts in May (post-lockdown) and October (second pandemic wave) 2020. The number of followers, the creation date of the official page, and the frequency of publication—that is, the average number of days between two subsequent posts—were determined. Results: In Italy, only 28% (n = 379) of the hospitals had official Facebook pages, of which 20.6% (n = 78) were public hospitals, and 79.4% (n = 301) were private hospitals. Of the hospitals with Facebook pages, 49.1% used them every week, and public hospitals published more often. Conclusions: Despite the differences between regions and types of management, the number of hospitals in Italy that use Facebook as a tool for the public dissemination of health information is still low. Hospitals should adopt an effective communication strategy using social networks to improve the quality of health care.

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Women, the Parliament and Political Participation in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Central Asian Affairs ◽

10.1163/22142290-00502003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 134-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Cholpon Turdalieva ◽

Medet Tiulegenov

Keyword(s):

Political Participation ◽

Social Status ◽

Public Perception ◽

Financial Resources ◽

Professional Status ◽

Gender Quotas ◽

Parliamentary Elections ◽

Party Leaders ◽

The Public ◽

Women's Participation

This paper explores women’s participation in parliamentary elections in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. Using various methods, it offers an interdisciplinary perspective on factors that affect the likelihood of women participating successfully in parliamentary elections. This study supports the general literature on the effects of gender quotas and proportional representation, but its results on other factors are mixed. The factor of financial resources is significant, though its impact has been reduced with the introduction of gender quotas, while other factors—such as social status—may not be particularly important. The public perception of a woman in politics is not the greatest obstacle to women’s representation, and a female candidate’s professional status may often be attractive to party leaders.

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Public and private sectors collective response to combat COVID-19 in Malaysia

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice ◽

10.1186/s40545-021-00322-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ching Siang Tan ◽

Saim Lokman ◽

Yao Rao ◽

Szu Hua Kok ◽

Long Chiau Ming

Keyword(s):

Insurance Coverage ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Screening Tests ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Private Healthcare ◽

Care Services ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractOver the last year, the dangerous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly around the world. Malaysia has not been excluded from this COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the public healthcare system and overloaded the healthcare resources. Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia has adopted an Emergency Ordinance (EO) to instruct private hospitals to receive both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients to reduce the strain on public facilities. The treatment of COVID-19 patients at private hospitals could help to boost the bed and critical care occupancy. However, with the absence of insurance coverage because COVID-19 is categorised as pandemic-related diseases, there are some challenges and opportunities posed by the treatment fees management. Another major issue in the collaboration between public and private hospitals is the willingness of private medical consultants to participate in the management of COVID-19 patients, because medical consultants in private hospitals in Malaysia are not hospital employees, but what are termed “private contractors” who provide patient care services to the hospitals. Other collaborative measures with private healthcare providers, e.g. tele-conferencing by private medical clinics to monitor COVID-19 patients and the rollout of national vaccination programme. The public and private healthcare partnership must be enhanced, and continue to find effective ways to collaborate further to combat the pandemic. The MOH, private healthcare sectors and insurance providers need to have a synergistic COVID-19 treatment plans to ensure public as well as insurance policy holders have equal opportunities for COVID-19 screening tests, vaccinations and treatment.

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Changes in the activity levels and financing sources of Israel’s private for-profit hospitals in the wake of reforms to the public-private divide

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research ◽

10.1186/s13584-021-00455-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Royi Barnea ◽

Adi Niv-Yagoda ◽

Yossi Weiss

Keyword(s):

Health Insurance ◽

Surgical Procedures ◽

Health Expenditure ◽

Medical Center ◽

Waiting Times ◽

Publicly Funded ◽

Private Hospitals ◽

The Public ◽

For Profit ◽

Elective Surgical Procedures

Abstract Background The Israeli National Health Insurance Law provides permanent residents with a basket of healthcare services through non-profit public health insurance plans, independently of the individual’s ability to pay. Since 2015, several reforms and programs have been initiated that were aimed at reinforcing public healthcare and redressing negative aspects of the health system, and specifically the constant rise in private health expenditure. These include the “From Reimbursement-to-Networks Arrangement”, the “Cooling-off Period” program and the program to shorten waiting times. The objectives of this study were to identify, describe, and analyze changes in private hospitals in 1) the volume of publicly and privately funded elective surgical procedures; and 2) private health expenditure on surgical procedures. Methods Data on the volume and funding of surgical procedures during 2013–2018 were obtained from Assuta Medical Center, Hertzelia Medical Center, the Israeli Ministry of Health and the Central Bureau of Statistics. The changes in the volume and financing sources of surgical activities in private hospitals, in the wake of the reforms were analyzed using aggregate descriptive statistics. Results Between 2013 and 2018 the volume of surgical activities in private for-profit hospitals increased by 7%. Between 2013 and 2017, the distribution of financing sources of surgical procedures in private hospitals remained stable, with most surgical procedures (75–77%) financed by the voluntary health insurance programs of the health plans (HP-VHI). In 2018, following the regulatory reforms, a significant change in the distribution of financing sources was observed: there was a sharp decline in the volume of HP-VHI-funded surgical procedures to 26%. Concurrently, the share of publicly-funded surgical procedures performed in private hospitals increased to 56% in 2018.,. During the study period, private spending on elective surgical procedures in private hospitals declined by 53% while public funding for them increased by 51%. Conclusions and policy implications In the wake of the reforms, there was a substantial shift from private to public financing of elective surgical activity in private hospitals. Private for-profit hospitals have become important providers of publicly-funded procedures. It is likely that the reforms affected the public-private mix in the financing of elective surgical procedures in those hospitals, but due to the absence of a control group, causality cannot be proven. It is also unclear whether waiting times were shortened. Health reforms must be accompanied by a clear and comprehensive set of indicators for measuring their success.

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Collecting the Public Perception of AI and Robot Rights

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction ◽

10.1145/3415206 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (CSCW2) ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Gabriel Lima ◽

Changyeon Kim ◽

Seungho Ryu ◽

Chihyung Jeon ◽

Meeyoung Cha

Keyword(s):

Public Perception ◽

The Public ◽

Robot Rights

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