scholarly journals Digitalisation as a means of anti-corruption legal policy in the sphere of health care

2019 ◽  
pp. 181-184
Author(s):  
Anzhela V. Meshcheryakova ◽  
Andrey P. Mazurenko
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Effective Use

The article deals with issues of combating corruption in the health sector. The authors note that the level of corruption in general and in the healthcare sector, in particular, continues to grow. The main reasons causing corruption crimes in the mentioned area are analysed among which, the low level of income and social protection of health care workers stand out; the stratification of Russian health care "for the rich", "middle class" and "for the poor"; corporate solidarity of medical workers in concealing corruption in the health sector; forced participation of citizens in the corruption of health care, etc. The authors propose anti-corruption tools, one of which may be digitalisation and the effective use of medical information systems and technologies. In their opinion, digitalisation in the field of healthcare should lead to the complete satisfaction of the population’s need for medical care, its optimisation, quality improvement and cost reduction, and, accordingly, more effective anti-corruption efforts.

scholarly journals Telemedicine and Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Quentin Eichbaum
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Remote Locations ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Utilization Patterns ◽  
Provide Health Care

Abstract Telemedicine refers to the use of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of transmitting medical information between physically separated clinical sites, in order to provide health care to patients at such remote locations. Additionally, telemedicine can be used to educate health care workers and students at distant locations. Telemedicine technologies can be categorized as either ‘store-andforward’ or ‘interactive’ (or ‘synchronous/asynchronous’) depending on the timing of the transmission of information. This review focuses on applications of telemedicine to the field of obstetric and gynecologic (Obs/Gyne) ultrasound. It also examines the utilization patterns of telemedicine, as well as its costs and benefits. Finally, this article examines the role of telemedicine in medical education, specifically also with reference to Obs/Gyne ultrasound.

Current situation of stress, anxiety, and depression of the health care workers working at the Health Care Center of Soc Son district, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Vu Ngoc Ha ◽  
Mac Dang Tuan ◽  
Nguyen Thanh Trung ◽  
Nguyen Ngoc Huan ◽  
Luu Thi Lien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Care Workers

A cross-sectional study using DASS21 was performed in June 2019 on staff working at the commune health stations (CHSs), regional general clinics and district general clinics in Soc Son district, Hanoi to assess the mental disorders of the health care workers are working here. Among the 355 health care workers (HCWs) who participated, women accounted for 75.5%. People aged under 30 accounting for 33.5% of HCWs. Physicians, nurses take up 54.4%, and HCWs in the Soc Son district have worked in the health sector for more than ten years, accounting for 45.1%. The study shows that the rates of stress, anxiety, and depression were 13.8%, 25.4% and 16.6%, respectively. 31% of HCWs have at least one mental disorder, 8.2% of study subjects have all three manifestations of mental disorders, 8.4% of study subjects have two symptoms and 14.4% of the study subjects had only one manifestation. The rates of stress, anxiety, and depression were initially screened from the research results. The development of research directions for defnitive diagnosis and support for improving health care workers’ mental health should be integrated.

Insights on Aboriginal Grief Practices from the Northern Territory, Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pam McGrath ◽  
Emma Phillips ◽  
Stephanie Fox-Young
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
The Body ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Rich Data

The rich data drawn from a study to develop an innovative model for Indigenous palliative care are presented to help address the paucity of authentic Indigenous voices describing their grief practices. Interviews with patients, carers, Aboriginal health care workers, health care workers and interpreters were conducted in four geographical areas of the Northern Territory in Australia. Insights and descriptions of the cultural processes and beliefs that follow the death of an Aboriginal person led to the identification of a number of key themes. These included: the emotional pain of grief; traditionalist ways of dealing with grief; the importance of viewing the body; the sharing of grief among large family and community networks, with crying, wailing, ceremonial singing, telling stories and dealing with blame all playing a part in the bereavement processes. Ways for Westerners to offer assistance in culturally sensitive ways were also identified by the participants, and are reported here to enable health workers to begin to understand and respond appropriately to traditionalist ways of experiencing and reacting to grief.

scholarly journals Workarounds in the Danish Health Sector – from Tacit to Explicit Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Dupret ◽  
Bjarke Friborg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Invisible Work ◽  
Health Care Work ◽  
Danish Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Innovative Work

Drawing on actor-network theory (ANT) and science and technology studies (STS) and on ethnographic research in Denmark, we argue that how health care workers work around technologies can be conceptualized as tacit innovation – that is, practical expressions of active encounters with the complexity of work situations and therefore potential sources of sustainable and innovative work practices. The concept ‘invisible work’ is used to show that ‘what counts as work’ is bound up with technologies that are not neutral. Technologies, professionals, and patients implicitly co-constitute innovation processes, and we argue that in order to understand the potential of tacit innovation among health care workers, one must revisit the dichotomy between technology producers and technology end-users. The aim and contribution of this paper is thus to attempt to revitalize the discussion about technology workarounds as initiatives of tacit innovation, thus adding to the theoretical conceptualization of invisible work when technologies are used in health care work.

scholarly journals Investigation of health care workers’ stress, depression and anxiety levels in terms of work-related violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2628
Author(s):  
Durdu Mehmet Biçkes ◽  
Bülent Çizmeci ◽  
Hakan Göver ◽  
Iclal Pomak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
The People ◽  
Care Workers

Behaviors and attitudes of the people who are in the same setting, such as service beneficiaries, co-workers and the others, have a determining effect on the mood of the people who provide the service. This effect can become either positive or negative depending on the course of action. Positive mood manifests itself as the feeling of happiness, security, appreciation, pride and etc. However, negative mood manifests itself as feeling of sorrow, disappointment, loneliness, stress, anxiety, depression and etc. Such kind of interactions is much more observed in health sector than any other workplaces due to intensive relations between service providers (health workers) and service beneficiaries (patients). So, this sector is the leading one which workplace violence is intensively observed. This study was carried out in order to investigate the effects of workplace violence on the stress, anxiety and depression levels of health care professionals. With this purpose, a survey was performed on the employees who work in a training and research hospital. According to the findings, significant differences were determined between the stress, anxiety and depression levels of health-care workers and the frequency of exposure to violence. In the light of the study findings, some recommendations were proposed to researchers and decision-makers.// // // // // // // // // // // // // // Annotate Highlight // Annotate Highlight

scholarly journals Analisis Dampak dari Revolusi Industri 4.0 di Bidang Kesehatan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annisa' Nahdah Hidayaturrahmah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Targeted Drug

Technology, and in this case is Industrial Revolution 4.0, is something that always changes and develops and affects many aspects of human life, one of them is the health sector. It is important for health care workers to know the technological developments in the health sector so that people's welfare can increase and not lose competitiveness with other parties. The method used by researchers in this study is a qualitative method with the method of literature review. There are several technologies used for new discoveries and will continue to be developed, namely CRISPR, the search for new drugs with computational methods, intestinal microbiotics for targeted drug women, and biological systems.

scholarly journals Workplace violence in the health sector: An assessment of prevalence and pattern

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E O Ogboghodo ◽  
O H Okojie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Profession ◽  
Occupational Hazard ◽  
Benin City ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Edo State

Abstract Background Workplace violence has gained significant attention over the last few decades. Violence against health care workers is a complex and persistent occupational hazard facing the health profession and constitutes almost a quarter of all violence at work. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and pattern of workplace violence among Healthcare workers in Tertiary Health facilities in Benin - City, Nigeria with a view to making recommendations that will enhance the safety of the healthcare workers and improve patient care. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among healthcare workers in tertiary healthcare facilities in Benin City. Benin City is the capital of Edo State, Nigeria. Edo State is in the South-South geo-political zone of Nigeria and is the country's central gateway to the North, East, and West. Respondents were selected using the stratified sampling technique. Data was collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire adapted from the International Labour Organization/World Health Organization joint programme on workplace violence in the health sector confidential survey. Data analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS version 22.0 software. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 386 healthcare workers, with a mean age (SD) of 33.9 ± 6.0 years and male: female ratio of 1:1.7 participated in the study. Physical, verbal, sexual and emotional violence were suffered by 285 (73.8%), 267 (69.2%), 133 (34.5%) and 104 (26.9%) respectively in the workplace. Overall, majority, 323 (83.7%) of respondents had experienced workplace violence. Being female, single and nursing profession were significantly associated with workplace violence (p < 0.001). Conclusions The prevalence of workplace violence was high among the studied group. Interventions focusing on the fundamental role of prevention in effectively combating violence at work is recommended. Key messages Violence against health care workers is an occupational hazard facing the health profession and constitutes almost a quarter of all violence at work. Prevalence of workplace violence was high among the studied group. The most common pattern of workplace violence was physical violence.

Red Alert: It Is Time to Strengthen the Medical Knowledge of Noncompressible Torso Hemorrhage Among Health-Care Workers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Hua-yu Zhang ◽  
Yong Guo ◽  
Hao Tang ◽  
Xiao-ying Huang ◽  
Dong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Information Acquisition ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
External Compression ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Objective: Noncompressible torso hemorrhage (NCTH) is a major challenge in prehospital bleeding control and is associated with high mortality. This study was performed to estimate medical knowledge and the perceived barriers to information acquisition among health-care workers (HCWs) regarding NCTH in China. Methods: A self-administered and validated questionnaire was distributed among 11 WeChat groups consisting of HCWs engaged in trauma, emergency, and disaster rescue. Results: A total of 575 HCWs participated in this study. In the knowledge section, the majority (87.1%) denied that successful hemostasis could be obtained by external compression. Regarding attitudes, the vast majority of HCWs exhibited positive attitudes toward the important role of NCTH in reducing prehospital preventable death (90.4%) and enthusiasm for continuous learning (99.7%). For practice, fewer than half of HCWs (45.7%) had heard of NCTH beforehand, only a minority (14.3%) confirmed they had attended relevant continuing education, and 16.3% HCWs had no access to updated medical information. The most predominant barrier to information acquisition was the lack of continuing training (79.8%). Conclusions: Knowledge and practice deficiencies do exist among HCWs. Obstacles to update medical information warrant further attention. Furthermore, education program redesign is also needed.

Health care workers in Africa access a broad range of topics using evidence-based online medical information

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 823-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L. McNairy ◽  
Alysse G Wurcel ◽  
Franklin Huang ◽  
Johanna P. Daily
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Workers

Prevalence of Physical and Verbal Violence Against Health Care Workers in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 844-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurcan Hamzaoglu ◽  
Burcu Türk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Country Case Study ◽  
Care Workers

Workplace violence has affected many individuals in recent years, irrespective of age, gender, race, educational level, and sector. We analyzed the responses to the Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Country Case Study Questionnaire, applied online to 447 health care workers who worked in public or private health care institutions in different cities of Turkey. Frequencies, percentages, and a chi-square independence test were used for data analysis through SPSS 18. Of the participants, 37.4% were doctors, 61.3% were midwives-nurses or emergency medical technicians (EMT), and 1.3% worked in units with no direct contact with patients and relatives (such as management and the hospital pharmacy). A total of 36.7% of participants reported exposure to physical violence, and 88.8% reported exposure to verbal abuse at least once during their working lives. Many participants who were victims of physical violence or verbal abuse did not report incidents because they thought it would provide no benefits. Regulations on effective communication training, changes in workplace conditions, and effective implementation of violence prevention procedures may help to reduce the rates of verbal abuse and physical violence in the health care sector. In addition, when managers show support for their employees in the prevention of workplace violence, it may help employees to feel more secure in their workplaces.

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