Examining the Opportunities of Social Networking Adoption in the Health Care Systems

2015 ◽  
pp. 173-189
Author(s):  
Peldon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Social Network Sites ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
The Third ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Care Systems

Social Network Sites (SNSs) are known for providing the opportunity to quickly spread information faster than any other mode because of its ease of accessibility and ability to reach wider populations. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the opportunities of adopting Social Networking (SN) in the healthcare systems. Based on the current literature review, using a social network will enhance communication, collaboration, connection, coordination, and knowledge sharing. The healthcare profession of Bhutan undertook the survey for this study. Three new factors were generated from this study, namely 4Cs; it was found that the use of social networking enhances communication, coordination, collaboration, and connection with patients and among healthcare professionals. The second factor, Green and Sustainability, social networking enables the reduction of the carbon footprint, and the third factor is Exchange Knowledge via use of social networking.

scholarly journals Sustainability of Biosimilars in Europe: A Delphi Panel Consensus with Systematic Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 400
Author(s):  
Arnold G. Vulto ◽  
Jackie Vanderpuye-Orgle ◽  
Martin van der Graaff ◽  
Steven R. A. Simoens ◽  
Lorenzo Dagna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Delphi Panel ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Modified Delphi ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Supply Risks ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Biosimilars have the potential to enhance the sustainability of evolving health care systems. A sustainable biosimilars market requires all stakeholders to balance competition and supply chain security. However, there is significant variation in the policies for pricing, procurement, and use of biosimilars in the European Union. A modified Delphi process was conducted to achieve expert consensus on biosimilar market sustainability in Europe. Methods: The priorities of 11 stakeholders were explored in three stages: a brainstorming stage supported by a systematic literature review (SLR) and key materials identified by the participants; development and review of statements derived during brainstorming; and a facilitated roundtable discussion. Results: Participants argued that a sustainable biosimilar market must deliver tangible and transparent benefits to the health care system, while meeting the needs of all stakeholders. Key drivers of biosimilar market sustainability included: (i) competition is more effective than regulation; (ii) there should be incentives to ensure industry investment in biosimilar development and innovation; (iii) procurement processes must avoid monopolies and minimize market disruption; and (iv) principles for procurement should be defined by all stakeholders. However, findings from the SLR were limited, with significant gaps on the impact of different tender models on supply risks, savings, and sustainability. Conclusions: A sustainable biosimilar market means that all stakeholders benefit from appropriate and reliable access to biological therapies. Failure to care for biosimilar market sustainability may impoverish biosimilar development and offerings, eventually leading to increased cost for health care systems and patients, with fewer resources for innovation.

scholarly journals Economic Crises as a Motive for Change in Health Care Systems – A Historical Perspective with Reference to the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-374
Author(s):  
Snježana Kaštelan ◽  
Martina Sopta ◽  
Milena Radonjić ◽  
Uršula Kaštelan ◽  
Boris Kasun
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Social Reforms ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Potential Damage

Economic crises throughout history have often given an impetus for health and social reforms leading to the introduction of general healthcare systems and social equality in a large number of countries. The aim of this paper is to present the major economic crises and their effect on healthcare and social system chronologically. Bismarck’s and Beveridge’s model, the two most prominent healthcare models, which emerged primarily as a response to major economic crises, constitute the basis for the functioning of most health care systems in the world. An overview of historical events and experiences may be valuable in predicting future developments and potential effects of the crisis on healthcare systems and health in general. An analysis of past crises as well as current health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and their impact on the healthcare system can facilitate the comprehension of the mechanisms of action and consequences of economic recession. It may also help identify guidelines and changes that might reduce the potential damage caused by future crises. The historical examples presented show that a crisis could trigger changes, which, in theiressence, are not necessarily negative. The response of society as a whole determines the direction of these changes, and it is up to society to transform the negative circumstances brought about by the recession into activities that contribute to general well-being and progress.

scholarly journals Solidarity and Responsibility in Health Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Davies ◽  
Julian Savulescu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Mutual Support ◽  
Autonomous Choice ◽  
Lower Priority ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Right ◽  
Health Burdens

Abstract Some healthcare systems are said to be grounded in solidarity because healthcare is funded as a form of mutual support. This article argues that health care systems that are grounded in solidarity have the right to penalise some users who are responsible for their poor health. This derives from the fact that solidary systems involve both rights and obligations and, in some cases, those who avoidably incur health burdens violate obligations of solidarity. Penalties warranted include direct patient contribution to costs, and lower priority treatment, but not typically full exclusion from the healthcare system. We also note two important restrictions on this argument. First, failures of solidary obligations can only be assumed under conditions that are conducive to sufficiently autonomous choice, which occur when patients are given ‘Golden Opportunities’ to improve their health. Second, because poor health does not occur in a social vacuum, an insistence on solidarity as part of healthcare is legitimate only if all members of society are held to similar standards of solidarity. We cannot insist upon, and penalise failures of, solidarity only for those who are unwell, and who cannot afford to evade the terms of public health.

scholarly journals Retos de la Investigación en Sistemas y Servicios de Salud

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelcy Martinez Trujillo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Toma De Decisiones ◽  
Care Systems

La investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud tiene como principales objetivos contribuir a la toma de decisiones y a la definición de políticas para mejorar la eficiencia y la efectividad de los sistemas de salud. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica y documental con el objetivo de exponer algunos de los retos que enfrenta este campo investigativo para cumplir con sus propósitos. Además, se analizaron algunas propuestas para vencer estos retos. La asunción de la investigación en sistemas y servicios de salud como un campo científico esencial en todos los sistemas de salud, el desarrollo de capacidades para su realización y la constitución de una comunidad científica son algunas de las propuestas que pueden incidir de manera positiva en el alcance de las metas para mejorar los sistemas de salud.ABSTRACTThe research in health care systems and services aims to add to the improvement of such and to add in the decision making process its efficiency and effectiveness. A bibliographical and documentary review with the objective of exposing some of the challenges faced in this area of research was made. With the assumption of healthcare systems and services as a scientific field, essential in Healthcare Systems, the developments of its potential realization and its interactivity with the scientif community are some of the proposals which could avail a reach of the objectives to improve Healthcare Systems.

Development and Design Principles of the Optimal Computer- and Robotic-aided Healthcare Systems for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitali Guitberg ◽  
Guennadi Kouzaev
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
Rapid Manufacturing ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Flow Of Information

<br><div>In this abstract, the principles of the development of the optimal computer- and robotic health-care systems are proposed and considered as a means to improve the health service of the aging population. The results of the implementation of a new created diagnosis system Anamnesis are analyzed and found prospective to use the modified processors for handling the predicated flow of information. It is proposed to develop a robotic system for healthcare including the cyber-physical systems for the rapid manufacturing of medicine on-demand using microwave-assisted reactors.</div><div><br><br></div>

scholarly journals Social Network Analysis of Patient Movement Across Health Care Entities in Orange County, Florida

2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-460
Author(s):  
Danielle A. Rankin ◽  
Sarah D. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Orange County ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Acute Care Hospitals ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Care Systems

Objective Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are continually emerging and threatening health care systems. Little attention has been paid to the effect of patient transfers on MDRO dissemination among health care entities in health care systems. In this study, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (DOH-Orange) developed a baseline social network analysis of patient movement across health care entities in Orange County, Florida, and regionally, within 6 surrounding counties in Central Florida. Materials and Methods DOH-Orange constructed 2 directed network sociograms—graphic visualizations that show the direction of relationships (ie, county and regional)—by using 2016 health insurance data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which include metrics that could be useful for local public health interventions, such as MDRO outbreaks. Results We found that both our county and regional networks were sparse and centralized. The county-level network showed that acute-care hospitals had the highest influence on controlling the flow of patients between health care entities that would otherwise not be connected. The regional-level network showed that post–acute-care hospitals and other facilities (behavioral hospitals and mental health/substance abuse facilities) served as the primary controls for flow of patients between health care entities. The most prominent health care entities in both networks were the same 2 acute-care hospitals. Practice Implications Social network analysis can help local public health officials respond to MDRO outbreak investigations by determining which health care facilities are the main contributors of dissemination of MDROs or are at high risk of receiving patients with MDROs. This information can help epidemiologists prioritize prevention efforts and develop county- or regional-specific interventions to control and halt MDRO transmission across a health care network.

Re-establishment of medical and healthcare systems for nuclear emergency workers based on the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-288
Author(s):  
S. Yasui
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Emergency Workers ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Medical And Healthcare

In response to the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) temporarily increased emergency dose limits from 100 to 250 mSv from March 14 to December 16, 2011, but there were many problems in medical and health care systems. Based on the lessons learned, in 2015, the MHLW deliberated for radiation protection and medical and health care systems to prepare for future nuclear emergencies. The paper aims to describe and share the experience gained in the process of setting medical and healthcare systems. The paper outlines the issues of: (a) on-site medical and health care systems; (b) health care during emergency work and; (c) long-term health care. For the deliberation, the MHLW had to find the way to keep a balance between the protection of the emergency workers and the prompt implementation of crisis response. The MHLW built a consensus among stakeholders by providing lifetime healthcare systems as compensation for the radiation health risks and by enhancing preparedness to eliminate confusion and disorder and improve the level of protection against health risks. The experience gained shows that acceptance of the health risks due to radiation exposure needs not only a scientific basis, but also social acceptance.

scholarly journals Classifications of health care systems: Do existing typologies reflect the particularities of the Global South?

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801812096931
Author(s):  
Gabriela de Carvalho ◽  
Achim Schmid ◽  
Johanna Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Global South ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Systematic Classification ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Global North

Typologies are a useful and widely employed instrument in comparative research, including the study of health care systems. This study analyses the effectiveness of extant classifications in representing health care systems globally, examining whether existing literature adequately helps to understand health care systems of the Global South. To this end, the study highlights key elements of health care systems in the Global South, in particular limited resources, segmentation and the involvement of non-domestic/international actors. In a further step, we conduct a systematic literature review of typological scholarship on health care systems, in which 42 classifications are identified and analysed regarding regional coverage, methods, as well as the criteria and categories they include. The results point to major limitations: First, there is a general lack of representation and systematic classification of health care systems of the Global South. Second, there is a bias as criteria for classification are developed inductively based upon health care systems of the Global North. Consequently, existing typologies mostly fail to take into account the particularities of the countries beyond high-income economies. The study concludes by putting forth recommendations for developing a more comprehensive, globally applicable typological framework.

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