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Challenges of implementation: Strategic purchasing in Iran Health Insurance Organization
ConclusionsImproving strategic purchasing in Iran requires adopting a coherent approach and taking into account all the affecting factors. By revising some policies, and modifying and defining the rules needed to solve the infrastructural problems, the success of strategic purchasing can be obtained. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Ali Reza Kalantari, Mohammad Jafari Sirizi, Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Reza Dehnavieh Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Low prioritization of latent tuberculosis infection —A systemic barrier to tuberculosis control: A qualitative study in Ontario, Canada
ConclusionsThis multiperspective study identified barriers beyond the typical socioeconomic determinants and highlighted important upstream factors that hinder treatment initiation and adherence. Addressing these factors is critical if Canada is to meet the WHO's global call to eradicate TB in all low incidence settings. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 7, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Deborah A. Milinkovic, Stephen Birch, Fran Scott, K. Bruce Newbold, Jessica Hopkins, Muntasir Saffie, Beverley M. Essue Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Health and the Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges for four Pacific countries
SummarySustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) focuses on health and well ‐being. To understand the in‐country monitoring challenges for developing countries of reporting against SDG 3, this research sought published data for the four Pacific countries of Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu—within a region with well‐documented and signif icant health challenges. This research found that there are limited recent, comprehensive, and comparable data with identified sources against the SDG 3 outcome indicators at an in‐country level. Without such data, there is a risk of relying on data that...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 7, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Nina L. Hall, Sophie Matthews, Arabella Hickson, Peter S. Hill Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A choice experiment to identify the most important elements of a successful cancer screening program according to those who research and manage such programs
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Jennifer Priaulx, Marcell Csan ádi, Harry J. Koning, Martin McKee Source Type: research

Assessing determinants of health care prepayment in China: Economic growth or government willingness? New evidence from the continuous wavelet analysis
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Ying Zhang, Rui Wang, Xinyi Yao Source Type: research

Factors affecting job satisfaction among medical laboratory technologists in University Hospital, Oman: An exploratory study
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Samira Alrawahi, Stina Fransson Sellgren, Nasar Alwahaibi, Salem Altouby, Mats Brommels Source Type: research

Factors affecting the choice of health care utilisation between private and public services among the elderly population in India
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Chandrima Chatterjee, Narayan Chandra Nayak, Jitendra Mahakud, Suhita Chopra Chatterjee Source Type: research

Evolution of quality of life and health ‐related behaviors among Spanish university students
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Jos é María Faílde Garrido, Laura Ruiz Soriano, María Reyes Pérez Fernández, María Lameiras Fernández, Yolanda Rodríguez Castro Source Type: research

Better care through an optimized mental health services continuum (Eastern Townships, Qu ébec, Canada): A systematic and multisource literature review
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 31, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Mathieu Roy, Pierre Dagenais, Linda Pinsonneault, V éronique Déry Source Type: research

Design of a supply chain distribution network for communicable diseases: Hepatitis A in Jordan as a case study
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 29, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Hazem Smadi, Hussam Alshraideh, Wae'd Bataineh Source Type: research

Reforms in the Portuguese health care sector: Challenges and proposals
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 29, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Alexandre Morais Nunes, Diogo Cunha Ferreira Source Type: research

Conditional cash transfer policies in maternal health service utilization in Nepal: Analysis of safe delivery incentive program (Aama Surakshya Karyakram) using Kingdon's multiple streams framework
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 29, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Geha Nath Khanal Source Type: research

Economic benefit of leptospirosis prevention in Kelantan, Malaysia: Willingness ‐to‐contribute approach
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 25, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah Saizan, Surianti Sukeri, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Awang Hamat Rukman, Osman Malina, Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin, Daud Aziah Source Type: research

Societal and individual determinants in the enrollment of personal health records: A preliminary investigation from China
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 23, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Ping Zhang, Liuyi Zhang, Fang Wang, Yao Cheng, Yuan Liang Source Type: research

Socio ‐economic indicators, dietary patterns, and physical activity as determinants of maternal obesity in middle‐income countries: Evidences from a cohort study in Mexico
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Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - October 23, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Armando Arredondo, Christian Torres, Emanuel Orozco, Selene Pacheco, Fengyang Huang, Elena Zambrano, Francisco Bola ños‐Jiménez Source Type: research