Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maram Gamal Katoue, Arcadio A. Cerda, Leidy Y. Garcia, Mihajlo Jakovljevic
Summary: This review provides an overview of the development efforts in the health systems of Middle Eastern and North African countries. It highlights progress, challenges, and future opportunities for achieving responsive and efficient health systems. The review identifies key areas for improvement and provides recommendations for supporting health system reforms.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shengjie Dong, Ross Millar, Chenshu Shi, Minye Dong, Yuyin Xiao, Jie Shen, Xianqun Fan, Guohong Li
Summary: This study reviews publicly available performance information about hospitals in China to assess options for ranking hospital performance. A new hospital ranking system, called the China Hospital Development Index (CHDI), was developed based on identified performance measures. Despite limitations, CHDI has the potential to contribute to discussions about assessing hospital performance across global health care systems.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Shiri Noy
Summary: This research examines how experts in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Peru perceive foreign health models, finding that political and social concerns rather than strict health performance influence their consideration of foreign models. Experts in Costa Rica are less reliant on foreign models, while those in Peru are more willing to adopt foreign, especially regional, models. The importance of policymakers' conceptual frames for understanding policy models and reform in key sectors implicated in development, such as health, is discussed.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krzysztof Goniewicz, Frederick M. Burkle, Marta Dzhus, Amir Khorram-Manesh
Summary: The protracted war in Ukraine has greatly impacted the country's healthcare system by exacerbating existing challenges and hindering access to timely healthcare. This review highlights the critical challenges faced by the healthcare system and explores interventions and strategies aimed at mitigating these challenges.
Article
Orthopedics
Kiran Pohar Manhas, Petra O'Connell, Jacqueline Krysa, Isabel Henderson, Chester Ho, Elisavet Papathanassoglou
Summary: This study describes the development and composition of a codesigned, multidisciplinary, integrated, systematic rehabilitation framework for post-COVID conditions (PCC). The framework includes 3 care pathways, specific symptom screening and assessment tools, rehabilitation trajectory guidance, and self-management and education resources. It aligns with international mandates and can be scaled provincially, nationally, and internationally.
Article
Law
Roman Kovalenko, Olha Kytaika
Summary: The constitutional bases for Ukraine's health policy partly explain the country's poor health outcomes, with self-contradictory provisions causing confusion in the interpretation of the right to free health care. The authors argue that amendments are needed to the constitutional provision on free health care to better reflect the goals of health care reform.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Alyona P. Ihnatiuk, Anna Y. Shapoval, Anna P. Kazanzhy, Igor Kuzin, Sergii Riabokon, Solmaz Shotorbani, Misti R. Mcdowell, Matthew R. Golden, Nancy H. Puttkammer
Summary: This study reports the performance of an HIV index testing (IT) program in Ukraine. The results showed a high case-finding index among clients with recent HIV diagnosis and a high linkage to care for all partners. This integrated, physician-led model proved to be effective in identifying HIV cases and ensuring proper care for individuals and their partners.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Carlayne E. Jackson, Lyell K. Jones, Brad C. Klein, Natalia R. Rost, Sarah M. Benish, Bruce T. Levi, Robert A. Gross
Summary: This article outlines the process of organizational strategic future forecasting, with a focus on the integration of biomedical and information technology tools, the continued demonstration of the value of neurologic care, and the emphasis on population management and prevention of neurologic disease. By incorporating structured forecasting into their strategic planning, the AAN has effectively prepared for change, such as disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, and provided a model approach for other organizations to follow.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wenying Xiong, Yufan Deng, Yili Yang, Yumeng Zhang, Jay Pan
Summary: This paper evaluated the roles of medical service pricing in China's healthcare system and addressed challenges that emerged as a result of reform-related activities. The study identified multiple constraint factors that may have led to undesired outcomes and provided policy recommendations from a long-term perspective.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Leila Doshmangir, Mohammad Bazyar, Arash Rashidian, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev
Summary: The healthcare reforms in Iran have made progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) and health equity by expanding population coverage, enhancing benefits, and improving financial protection. However, challenges such as collecting contributions, incomplete implementation of laws, and controlling healthcare expenditures still remain.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shangzhi Xiong, Chang Cai, Wei Jiang, Pengpeng Ye, Yanqiuzi Ma, Hueiming Liu, Bingqin Li, Xinyi Zhang, Ting Wei, Hongru Sun, Thomas Hone, David Peiris, Limin Mao, Maoyi Tian
Summary: This study reviews China's national policies on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control at the primary health care (PHC) level since the health system reform in 2009. Policy documents from official websites were analyzed, and fourteen major policy initiatives were identified, including health insurance schemes and public health services. While certain areas have strong policy support, there are gaps compared to WHO recommendations, such as limited emphasis on multi-sectoral collaboration and quality-oriented PHC services evaluations. China has demonstrated its commitment to strengthening the PHC system for NCD prevention and control, and future policies should promote collaboration, community engagement, and improved evaluation mechanisms.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Juan Ignacio Cirac
Summary: Quantum computers and simulators have the potential to greatly impact society, but there are still significant challenges and new opportunities to be discovered.
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Ivana Capuano, Pasquale Buonanno, Eleonora Riccio, Maria Amicone, Antonio Pisani
Summary: ADPKD is a heterogeneous genetic disorder caused by mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 genes, with various treatment methods currently under investigation and promising results expected. Animal models and cultured cells studies have provided valuable therapeutic strategies for the future treatment of ADPKD.
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Costase Ndayishimiye, Marzena Tambor, Katarzyna Dubas-Jakobczyk
Summary: This study aimed to identify, systematize, and map the existing literature on the factors that influence health-care provider payment reforms. The study included 51 publications and found that the factors influencing payment reforms are often contextual and interrelated, encompassing various perspectives. When planning reforms, potential barriers should be anticipated and appropriate interventions should be devised.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND HEALTHCARE POLICY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Irina Pinchuk, Ryunosuke Goto, Oleksiy Kolodezhny, Nataliia Pimenova, Norbert Skokauskas
Summary: Based on longitudinal study data, it is found that the Russian invasion in Ukraine since February 2022 has led to devastating losses and increased demand for mental healthcare services across the nation. The study highlights the changing mental health needs and services in the first half-year of the invasion, with a dispersed distribution of those in need throughout the country. International aid may need to be scaled up to ensure stable provision of mental healthcare.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2023)