“…Although the health care system is generating significant health care outputs, such as doctor’s consultations and hospital discharges, problems with the quality of health services and the need to reallocate resources where they would contribute most to health outcomes suggest a need for reforms. …”

“…However, finding a gate within an airport, a ward within a hospital, or a university's auditorium also represent navigation problems. …”

“…Simply put, teams looking to apply collective intelligence and "big data" platforms to health and health care problems often don't appreciate the messy details of using and making sense of data in the heavily regulated hospital IT environment. Download this report today and learn how it helps prepare startups in six areas: Complexity: An enormous domain with noisy data not designed for machine consumption Computing: Lack of standard, interoperable schema for documenting human health in a digital format Context: Lack of critical contextual metadata for interpreting health data Culture: Startup difficulties in hospital ecosystems: why innovation can be a two-edged sword Contracts: Navigating the IRB, HIPAA, and EULA frameworks Commerce: The problem of how digital health startups get paid This report represents the initial findings of a study funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. …”

“…How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus: Brand-new material on health insurance and the prescription drug plan The facts about Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (tests, doctors, preventive care), and Part D (prescription drugs) The author's personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer's care Fully updated material on Social Security strategies How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy New resources you can turn to for extra advice…”

“…“Like any business, a hospital must be true to its core values in order to succeed. …”

“…He died on 07 October 1985 at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, leaving many people in Africa influenced by his rich legacy as an evangelist, pastor, teacher and church planter to this day. …”

“…In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. …”

“…Each year approximately half a million people in Norway suffer injury caused by accidents, violence or self inflicted injury and about 3,000 experience out of hospital cardiac arrest. Surveys have indicated that many Norwegians have limited first aid skills. …”

“…She stopped saying words, stopped crawling, and began what would become a lifelong habit of wringing her hands. Hospital visits and consultations with doctors offered no answers to the mystery. …”

“…Un escritor despierta en un cuarto amplio con grandes ventanas que dan al mar, una habitación blanca y tranquila de la que no puede salir. Está en un hospital psiquiátrico en Grecia y no recuerda nada, pero en su mesita de noche encuentra un manuscrito que explica cómo llegó hasta ahí. …”

“…Sylvie es ejecutiva de enfermería desde hace 40 años en el hospital del norte de Marsella. Su vida es correr. …”

“…Four sections provide a core grounding in the subject:Introducing clinical biochemistry gives an insight into how modern hospital laboratories work, and includes an entirely new series of learning units on the interpretation of test results. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….); CONCLUSIÓN; REFERENCIAS; «AL HOSPITAL VAN LOS QUE MUEREN» (...); COMUNICACIÓN; EXAMEN Y ATENCIONES MÉDICAS: (...); SANGRE Y ORINA; CIRUGÍA; PARTO; VACUNACIÓN Y FÁRMACOS; EFICACIA SIMBÓLICA; EL HOSPITAL; REFERENCIAS; ÍNDICE DE FIGURAS; FIGURA 2.1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Country Details United States Medicare and Medicaid Private insurers Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia Japan Germany Specialist Offices Hospitals France Specialist Offices and Other Outpatient Providers Hospitals United Kingdom (England) Belgium Australia Other countries 3.4. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Changing Health Care Systems and Rheumatic Disease -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- CHANGING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS -- CHRONIC DISEASE -- RHEUMATIC DISEASE -- PRACTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF MANAGED CARE SYSTEMS -- Hospital Use -- Physician Use -- Tests and Procedures -- Home Health and Skilled Nursing Care -- Social/Health Maintenance Organizations -- WORK FORCE ISSUES -- RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING -- THE WORKSHOP -- 2 Opening Remarks -- 3 Keynote Address -- CHANGING HEALTH CARE -- HOSPITALS -- MANAGED CARE -- PHYSICIAN PAYMENT -- SPECIALIST-GENERALIST INTERACTION -- POLICY ISSUES -- 4 What Would Ideal Care Look Like? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Medical Schools -- Revamping Graduate Medical Training -- Controlling IMG Numbers through GME -- Replacement Funding for IMG-Dependent Hospitals -- Data Collection and Information Dissemination -- CONCLUDING STATEMENT -- 1 Introduction -- THE PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE -- THE MATCH-OR MISMATCH-BETWEEN SUPPLY AND REQUIREMENTS -- ORIGINS AND ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY -- Charge to the Committee and Project Activities -- Related Issues -- Principles Underlying Committee Conclusions and Recommendations -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- 2 U.S. …”