BLE-GSpeed: A New BLE-Based Dataset to Estimate User Gait Speed

Health care systems for elderly people should aim to delay the onset of illness, reducing the final period of infirmity and illness to the shortest possible time. The most effective way to achieve this is by health education and preventative medicine to maintain mobility and function. Changes in life style even in late life may result in improved health, effectively decreasing the incidence of chronic diseases associated with advancing age. This paper presents the problems experienced by elderly persons with chronic diseases and disabilities with indications for meaningful therapeutic interventions.

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Organizational Leadership and Health Care Reform

Public Health and Welfare ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch048 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 1043-1063

Author(s):

T. Ray Ruffin ◽

Joyce Marie Hawkins ◽

D. Israel Lee

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Organizational Leadership ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Health Care Reforms ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Hitech Act ◽

Care Systems ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

And Function

Policies, health, and government regulations affect various Health Care organizations and their members. One such policy, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, attempts to improve the performance of health care systems through the use of technology, such as Electronic Health Records (Bluementhal, 2010). The most critical task of leadership is to establish a mindset at the top of the organization and function to infuse a culture of excellence throughout the organization (Bentkover, 2012). Health organizations can only progress if their members share a set of values and are single-mindedly committed to achieving openly defined objectives (Bentkover, 2012). This chapter investigates organizational leadership in relation to health care reforms to include trends in health care leadership, Stratified Systems Theory (SST), Systems Thinking, and regulators perspectives. The chapter will consist of the following sections: background; issues controversies, and problems; solutions and recommendation; future research directions; and conclusion.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiologists

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.25259/ijms_271_2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

pp. 177-180

Author(s):

Ganesh Hegde ◽

Christine Azzopardi ◽

Patrick Hurley ◽

Harun Gupta ◽

Naga Varaprasad Vemuri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care Systems ◽

Continuing Professional Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Radiology Workflow ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Ability To Work ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

The World ◽

Care Systems ◽

The Impact

COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest crises faced by health-care systems in the recent times. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiology workflow, working pattern, training and continuing professional development (CPD) activities, as well as personal well-being of the radiologists during the pandemic. Material and Methods: Questionnaire designed to gather the opinions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was distributed to radiologists throughout the world in electronic format. Anonymized responses were obtained and analyzed. Two hundred radiologists, working in 17 different countries, responded to our questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were from India (72.8%) and 70% of the them were in the age group of 25–45 years. About 80% of respondents felt that they were well protected or moderately well protected in terms of the personal protective equipment (PPE), however, most of them felt that the use of PPE had affected their ability to work. Similar number of radiologists felt that there was significant reduction in the radiology workload. More than half of the respondents felt that their working patterns were altered by the pandemic with drastic impact on teaching, CPD activities, and personal well-being. COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on the radiologists all over the world. Learning from the experiences of the first wave should be used to provide innovative solutions to some of the challenges posed to provide better radiology services, training, and improve the well-being of radiologists if we encounter a similar situation in the future. COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on radiologists. Radiologists felt that they were well or moderately well protected with PPEs; however, PPEs affected their ability to work. Radiology workflow was significantly reduced in the pandemic with more radiologists working from home. COVID-19 pandemic had deleterious effect on radiologist’s well-being, education, and CPD activities.

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Health, Healthcare and Ageing Populations in Europe, a Human Rights Challenge for European Health Systems

European Journal of Health Law ◽

10.1163/15718093-12341427 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 435-452 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Henriette Roscam Abbing

Keyword(s):

Social Services ◽

Health Systems ◽

Local Governments ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

The Elderly ◽

Care Services ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Care Systems ◽

European Health ◽

Ageing Populations

Demographic changes (ageing populations) are a challenge for European health systems. Innovative solutions must ensure elderly patients equitable access to good quality, affordable healthcare. De-centralisation and de-institutionalisation in healthcare for the elderly have become policy priorities for European countries. Local governments must have sufficient experience for the necessary integration of health and social services. New ways of looking at health care systems are necessary for reasons of quality, accessibility, and costs-effectiveness. The implementation and co-ordinated monitoring of the health- and care rights of the aged in Europe should be given full attention. There needs to be a handbook on elderly as well as an ombudsman. The exchange of experiences and best practices, oversight of the quality and effectiveness of the health- and care services and the system as such are indispensable.

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Quality Improvement in the Interventional Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction: 5 Health Care Systems and Their Innovative Solutions to Regional Challenges

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.pcad.2010.09.001 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 53 (3) ◽

pp. 181-182

Author(s):

John R. Butterly

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Health Care ◽

Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽

Quality Improvement ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Interventional Treatment ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Care Systems

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Quantitative Assessment of Experimental Ocular Inflammatory Disease

Frontiers in Immunology ◽

10.3389/fimmu.2021.630022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Lydia J. Bradley ◽

Amy Ward ◽

Madeleine C. Y. Hsue ◽

Jian Liu ◽

David A. Copland ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care Systems ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Cell Content ◽

Widespread Application ◽

Care Systems ◽

Models Of Disease ◽

And Function ◽

Medical Burden ◽

Modern Image

Ocular inflammation imposes a high medical burden on patients and substantial costs on the health-care systems that mange these often chronic and debilitating diseases. Many clinical phenotypes are recognized and classifying the severity of inflammation in an eye with uveitis is an ongoing challenge. With the widespread application of optical coherence tomography in the clinic has come the impetus for more robust methods to compare disease between different patients and different treatment centers. Models can recapitulate many of the features seen in the clinic, but until recently the quality of imaging available has lagged that applied in humans. In the model experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU), we highlight three linked clinical states that produce retinal vulnerability to inflammation, all different from healthy tissue, but distinct from each other. Deploying longitudinal, multimodal imaging approaches can be coupled to analysis in the tissue of changes in architecture, cell content and function. This can enrich our understanding of pathology, increase the sensitivity with which the impacts of therapeutic interventions are assessed and address questions of tissue regeneration and repair. Modern image processing, including the application of artificial intelligence, in the context of such models of disease can lay a foundation for new approaches to monitoring tissue health.

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Cultural Competence in Health Care Systems

Californian Journal of Health Promotion ◽

10.32398/cjhp.v4i1.737 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 102-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Miguel A. Perez ◽

Antonio Gonzalez ◽

Helda Pinzon-Perez

Keyword(s):

Cultural Competence ◽

Cultural Awareness ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Cultural Beliefs ◽

Training Needs ◽

Culturally Competent ◽

Continuous Assessment ◽

Competence Training ◽

Care Systems ◽

Crosscultural Communication

This study studied cultural competence training needs in a health services system in California. Results indicated that the major training needs were related to (1) cultural factors that affect consumers’ access to services, (2) ethnic and cultural beliefs, traditions, and customs, (3) training for interpreters, and (4) crosscultural communication. Significant differences were found in regard to administrator and staff participation in cultural awareness activities, perception of the work environment as culturally competent, perception of culturally-related barriers, and perceived training needs. The findings support the importance of a continuous assessment of the educational needs of employees regarding cultural competence.

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Organizational Leadership and Health Care Reform

Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies - Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9970-0.ch003 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 42-62

Author(s):

T. Ray Ruffin ◽

Joyce Marie Hawkins ◽

D. Israel Lee

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Organizational Leadership ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Health Care Reforms ◽

Use Of Technology ◽

Hitech Act ◽

Care Systems ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

And Function

Policies, health, and government regulations affect various Health Care organizations and their members. One such policy, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, attempts to improve the performance of health care systems through the use of technology, such as Electronic Health Records (Bluementhal, 2010). The most critical task of leadership is to establish a mindset at the top of the organization and function to infuse a culture of excellence throughout the organization (Bentkover, 2012). Health organizations can only progress if their members share a set of values and are single-mindedly committed to achieving openly defined objectives (Bentkover, 2012). This chapter investigates organizational leadership in relation to health care reforms to include trends in health care leadership, Stratified Systems Theory (SST), Systems Thinking, and regulators perspectives. The chapter will consist of the following sections: background; issues controversies, and problems; solutions and recommendation; future research directions; and conclusion.

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