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Availability of health workforce in urban and rural areas in relation to Canadian seniors
This study aims to determine to what extent the distribution of regulated health professionals and seniors in urban and rural areas of the Canadian jurisd ictions is different from one another and from the national average. Data used in this study are for the 2016 calendar year. Information about physicians was obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Scott's Medical Database. The data for nurses (nurse practitioners, registe red nurses, and licensed practical nurses) were also sourced from CIHI, Health Workforce Database. Geographic information is based on the postal code of physicians' preferred...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 27, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Ruolz Ariste Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Medical leadership competencies: A comparative study of physicians in public and private sector hospitals in India
ConclusionsThis study, first from India, highlights a critical need for medical leadership development programs in both sectors for enhancement of medical leadership capacity in the country. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 27, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Kamal Gulati, Vikas Madhukar, Vivek Verma, Angel Rajan Singh, Shakti Kumar Gupta, Chitra Sarkar Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Perceived satisfaction with health services under National Health Insurance Scheme: Clients' perspectives
SummaryThe study aims to explore the perceived satisfaction of insured clients in financing health services through National Health Insurance in Ghana. A quantitative method was used to recruit 380 respondents, selected by multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected through the administration of questionnaires. More than half, 57.9%, of respondents were males, and the average age was 34  years. Most respondents, 74.3%, were insured. Overall, 53.12% of insured clients were dissatisfied with the services of providers. Factors, such as benefit package of insurance, willingness to pay higher premium, and perceived discri...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 23, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Eric Badu, Peter Agyei ‐Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai‐Donkor Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Issue Information
No abstract is available for this article. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

List of contributors for HPM 33:4
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1202-1217, October/December 2018. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Source Type: research

Editorial
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 767-767, October/December 2018. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Calum Paton Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research

Bank accounts for public primary health care facilities: Reflections on implementation from three districts in Tanzania
SummaryHealth care financing reforms are gaining popularity in a number of African countries to increase financial resources and promote financial autonomy, particularly at peripheral health care facilities. The paper explores the establishment of facility bank accounts at public primary facilities in Tanzania, with the intention of informing other countries embarking on such reform of the lessons learned from its implementation process. A case study approach was used, in which three district councils were purposively sampled. A total of 34 focus group discussions and 14 in ‐depth interviews were conducted. Thematic cont...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 20, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: August Kuwawenaruwa, Michelle Remme, Gemini Mtei, Suzan Makawia, Stephen Maluka, Ntuli Kapologwe, Josephine Borghi Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The effectiveness of PEPFAR's funding for women and children with HIV/AIDS
SummaryHas President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's (PEPFAR) funding been effective in reducing the rate of HIV new infections and AIDS ‐related deaths among women and children? While previous studies have found HIV/AIDS aid to be ineffective and PEPFAR funding to produce negative externalities, there is lack of empirical examination of the impact of PEPFAR on women and children despite the emphasis on prevention of mother‐to‐ child transmission of HIV during the Bush and Obama administrations. Using descriptive analysis and difference‐in‐differences (DID) regression, this study finds that PEPFAR's funding ha...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 19, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Yiyeon Kim Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The influence of the Community ‐based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) program on community health sustainability in the Upper West Region of Ghana
SummaryGhana introduced Community ‐based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) to improve primary health care in rural areas. The extension of health care services to rural areas has the potential to increase sustainability of community health. Drawing on the capitals framework, this study aims to understand the contribution of CHPS to the sustainability of community health in the Upper West Region of Ghana—the poorest region in the country. We conducted in‐depth interviews with community members (n = 25), key informant interviews with health officials (n = 8), and focus group discussions (n = 12: made up of six ...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 15, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Hannah Woods, Umar Haruna, Irenius Konkor, Isaac Luginaah Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A scoping review of empirical evidence on the impacts of the DRG introduction in Germany and Switzerland
ConclusionsOnly a minority of identified articles (30.4%; 41 of 135) presented empirical data. This indicates that discussion on the topic is not totally evidence ‐based. The only common trend was a decrease in length of stay. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 13, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Insa Kon é, Bettina Maria Zimmermann, Karin Nordström, Bernice Simone Elger, Tenzin Wangmo Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research

Health care purchasing in Kenya: Experiences of health care providers with capitation and fee ‐for‐service provider payment mechanisms
ConclusionThrough their experiences, health care providers revealed characteristics of PPMs that they considered important. (Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management)
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 13, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Melvin Obadha, Jane Chuma, Jacob Kazungu, Edwine Barasa Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Politics and health outcomes: A path analytic approach
This study seeks to determine the relationship between politics, labour and welfare state indicators, economic inequality, and health outcome indicators. Data to test the model was obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) that belongs to the 81 provinces of Turkey. Path analysis was used to model the associations between policy, labour and welfare states, economic inequality, and health outcomes. To test the goodness of fit of the model, multiple criteria of model fit indices were utilised. The fit of the respecifiedpath analytic model data is good (normed fit index [NFI] is 0.91, comparative fit index [C...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Songul Cinaroglu Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

The ethnographer as health service leader: An insider's view of organisational change
ConclusionIt is argued that structural change rarely delivers and that working through people and paying due attention to their motivations and moral imperatives will more likely produce benefits to organisations, staff, and patients. (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: Bie Nio Ong Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

A study of nurse ‐based Injury Units in Ireland: An emergency care development for consideration worldwide
SummaryThe aim of this 2018 research study was to determine why nurse ‐based Injury Units were developed in Ireland and how they function in the Irish healthcare system, including what they contribute in relation to addressing the healthcare needs of Irish citizens. A document review was completed and interviews of nurse practitioners and physicians working in Irish Emergency Rooms (ERs) and Injury Units, as well as nurse managers with responsibility for Injury Units and health service executives who helped design Injury Units. A new model of emergency care was needed 20 years ago when two issues were apparent. The firs...
Source: The International Journal of Health Planning and Management - November 8, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Donna M. Wilson, Rashmi Devkota Tags: SPECIAL REPORT Source Type: research

Use of DNA sequencing for noncommunicable diseases in low ‐income and middle‐income countries' primary care settings: A narrative synthesis
ConclusionsThe use of DNA sequencing for primary care of NCDs is a challenge for low ‐ and middle‐income countries. More evidence is needed on cost effectiveness, public funding mechanisms, and the training of health care personnel for its implementation. (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: Luz Maria Gonz ález‐Robledo, Edson Serván‐Mori, Anaid Casas‐López, Sergio Flores‐Hernández, María Lilia Bravo, Gilberto Sánchez‐González, Gustavo Nigenda Tags: SPECIAL REPORT Source Type: research