Healthcare Reforms in Cyprus 2013-2017: Does the crisis mark the end of the healthcare sector as we know it?
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Source: Health Policy - November 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Panagiotis Petrou, Sotiris Vandoros Tags: Health Reform Monitor Source Type: research

E-health in Switzerland: The laborious adoption of the federal law on electronic health records (EHR) and health information exchange (HIE) networks
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Source: Health Policy - November 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Carlo De Pietro, Igor Francetic Source Type: research

Patient-centeredness of integrated care programs for people with multimorbidity. Results from the European ICARE4EU project
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Source: Health Policy - November 6, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Iris van der Heide, Sanne Snoeijs, Sabrina Quattrini, Verena Struckmann, Anneli Hujala, Fran çois Schellevis, Mieke Rijken Source Type: research

Expanding the clinical role of community pharmacy: A qualitative ethnographic study of medication reviews in Ontario, Canada
As the number of individuals living with multiple chronic diseases grows, health systems increasingly seek to mobilize community-based health professionals such as pharmacists, community workers or paramedics to sustain individuals ’ health, well-being and independence. Community-based medication management is an area of particular policy interest given the challenges clients with chronic conditions face in safely and effectively managing multiple medications [1,2]. Many jurisdictions, including Canada, the United States, th e United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, have implemented community-based medication reviews ...
Source: Health Policy - November 4, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah J. Patton, Fiona A. Miller, Lusine Abrahamyan, Valeria E. Rac Source Type: research

Insights from the design and implementation of a single-entry model of referral for total joint replacement surgery: critical success factors and unanticipated consequences
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Source: Health Policy - November 4, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Zaheed Damani, Gail MacKean, Eric Bohm, Tom Noseworthy, Jenney Meng Han Wang, Brie DeMone, Brock Wright, Deborah A. Marshall Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Expanding the clinical role of community pharmacy: A qualitative ethnographic study of medication reviews in Ontario, Canada
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Source: Health Policy - November 4, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah J. Patton, Fiona A. Miller, Lusine Abrahamyan, Valeria E. Rac Tags: Full-length article Source Type: research

Exploring sociodemographic and economic factors that promote adverse drug reactions reporting by patients
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are recognized as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and an important cost factor to health systems in different countries [1]. The economic impact of ADRs is complex and multifactorial [2]. It seldom leads to hospitalization of patients, with corresponding pharmacotherapy problems and increasing costs during their hospital stay [3]. ADRs are among the top ten causes of death in some countries [4]. In the European Union (EU) alone, it is estimated that the total costs are high as €79 billion, causing over 197,000 deaths annually [3]. (Source: Health Policy)
Source: Health Policy - November 1, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Pedro In ácio, João José Gomes, Marja Airaksinen, Afonso Cavaco Source Type: research

Exploring Sociodemographic and Economic Factors that Promote Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting by Patients
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Source: Health Policy - November 1, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Pedro In ácio, João Gomes, Marja Airaksinen, Afonso Cavaco Source Type: research

Economic evaluations of alcohol prevention interventions: is the evidence sufficient? A review of methodological challenges
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Source: Health Policy - October 27, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah R. Hill, Luke Vale, David Hunter, Emily Henderson, Yemi Oluboyede Tags: Review Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: Health Policy - October 25, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Contents
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Source: Health Policy - October 25, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Managing multimorbidity: profiles of integrated care approaches targeting people with multiple chronic conditions in Europe
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Source: Health Policy - October 19, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Mieke Rijken, Anneli Hujala, Ewout van Ginneken, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Peter Groenewegen, Fran ζois Schellevis Source Type: research

Good, better, best? A comprehensive comparison of healthcare providers ’ performance: An application to physiotherapy practices in primary care
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Source: Health Policy - October 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Sander Steenhuis, Niels Groeneweg, Xander Koolman, France Portrait Source Type: research

Structural integration and performance of inter-sectoral public health-related policy networks: An analysis across policy phases
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Source: Health Policy - October 9, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: D.T.J.M. Peters, J. Raab, K.M. Gr êaux, K. Stronks, J. Harting Source Type: research

Australian general practitioners initiate statin therapy primarily on the basis of lipid levels; new zealand general practitioners use absolute risk
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Source: Health Policy - October 9, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Chris Schilling, Josh Knight, Duncan Mortimer, Dennis Petrie, Philip Clarke, John Chalmers, Andrew Kerr, Rod Jackson Source Type: research