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Using the Elixhauser risk adjustment model to predict outcomes among patients hospitalized in internal medicine at a large, tertiary-care hospital in Israel. 使用Elixhauser风险调整模型预测以色列一家大型三级护理医院内科住院患者的预后。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00580-x
David E Katz, Gideon Leibner, Yaakov Esayag, Nechama Kaufman, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Adam J Rose
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Addressing the second victim phenomenon in Israeli health care institutions. 处理以色列保健机构中的第二种受害者现象。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00578-5
Rinat Cohen, Yael Sela, Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot
{"title":"Addressing the second victim phenomenon in Israeli health care institutions.","authors":"Rinat Cohen, Yael Sela, Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00578-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13584-023-00578-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The 'second victim' phenomenon (SVP) refers to practitioners who experience a negative physical or emotional response, as well as a professional decline, after participating or witnessing an adverse event. Despite the Israeli Ministry of Health's implementation of specific protocols regarding the overall management of adverse events in health organizations over the past decade, there is limited knowledge regarding healthcare managers' perceptions of the 'second victim' occurrence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A phenomenological qualitative approach was used to identify an accurate view of policy. Fifteen senior risk manager/and policy makers were interviewed about their knowledge and perceptions of the 'second victim'. Topics addressed included reporting mechanisms of an adverse event, the degree of organizational awareness of 'second victim', and identifying components of possible intervention programs and challenges to implementing those programs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Examining current procedures reveals that there is limited knowledge about uniform guidance for health care organizations on how to identify, treat, or prevent SVP among providers. The employee support programs that were offered were sporadic in nature and depended on the initiative of a direct manager or the risk manager.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Currently, there is little information or organizational discussion about the possible negative effects of AE on healthcare practitioners. To provide overall medical care that is safe and effective for patients, the health system must also provide a suitable response to the needs of the medical provider. This could be achieved by establishing a national policy for all healthcare organizations to follow, raising awareness of the possible occurrence of SVP, and creating a standard for the subsequent identification, treatment and future prevention for providers who may be suffering.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476320/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10168345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors affecting the use of dental services among Arab children in Israel: a qualitative study. 影响以色列阿拉伯儿童使用牙科服务的因素:一项定性研究。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00579-4
Mohammad Khatib, Yael Ashkenazi, Yoav Loeff, Shlomo Paul Zusman, Lena Natapov
{"title":"Factors affecting the use of dental services among Arab children in Israel: a qualitative study.","authors":"Mohammad Khatib, Yael Ashkenazi, Yoav Loeff, Shlomo Paul Zusman, Lena Natapov","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00579-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13584-023-00579-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2010, Israel reformed its hitherto dominantly privately financed dental services and included preventative and restorative dental care for children in the publicly-funded basket of healthcare services. A survey conducted by Brookdale Institute, found that only 67% of low-income Israeli-Arab children were using the new service (compared to 85% of Jewish children) while the majority of others continue using privately funded services. The aim of this study is to explore and explain Israeli-Arab children's low utilization of publicly-funded preventive and restorative dental care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study designed to describe and understand the parents' motivations and choices. As a preliminary stage, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with directors of HMO dental departments and Israeli-Arab dentists. In the second stage, ten one-on-one interviews with parents, and five focus group discussions with 55 parents held on February-March 2017. All discussions in the focus groups were conducted in Arabic and each group was moderated by one of the research team accompanied by another person who documented and recorded the discussion. All interviews and discussions were recorded, transcribed in full and translated into Hebrew.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalent attitude is that one goes to the dentist only when there is a serious problem. The importance of preventive care is not appreciated. A childhood fear of the drill is very remembered and passed onto the children. Social and cultural factors such as kinship with service providers (GPs and dentists) influence the choice and utilization of health services. Economic barriers are still existing since even the small co-payment is daunting to low-income parents of large families. Provision of the public service is inadequate in some Arab villages.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The extension of Israel's National Health Insurance Law's basket of services to include dental care for children, while important, is not sufficiently embraced by Israeli Arab children. The remaining barriers include poor living conditions, low educational level that requires very clear sharing of information about the new service, and the resistance of cultural and social traditions. Public dental services providers should focus on conveying relevant oral health messages to the parents too, either through their children or directly.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10159695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic. 患者安全官员的危机管理:从Covid-19大流行中吸取的教训。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00577-6
Ilya Kagan, Dana Arad, Riki Aharoni, Yossi Tal, Yaron Niv
{"title":"Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.","authors":"Ilya Kagan, Dana Arad, Riki Aharoni, Yossi Tal, Yaron Niv","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00577-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13584-023-00577-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is no consensus for the role definition for Patient Safety Officers (PSOs) in healthcare during pandemics or other crises as opposed to their routine activities. This study aimed to examine the contribution of personality traits and systemic factors on the performance of PSOs during the pandemic, and to compare these variables during the first and third waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Israel.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study invited 117 PSOs to complete a questionnaire addressing their role during the Covid-19 pandemic. The questionnaire included items concerning: Personal and socio-demographic characteristics; Uncertainty; Personal initiative; Burnout; Professional functioning; Patient Safety and Risk Management policies and practices; Organizational functioning; and Personal Involvement in risk management activities. Qualitative data was collected by two open-ended questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 78 PSOs (67%) completed the questionnaire. The results revealed that many PSOs reduced their involvement in risk management processes or even left their position temporarily in order to return to their primary specialization as clinicians. Only 51.3% and 57.7% reported practicing risk management in the first and third waves, respectively. The three main factors that kept PSOs functioning were managerial support, mobilization of their team, and the belief in the importance of their position.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A crisis generates uncertainty, a plethora of frequent and urgent tasks, and the need to adapt policy to changing circumstances and to the increased risks. The risk manager must be a member of the crisis management team and participate in every important discussion in order to represent essential staff and patient safety issues and ensure that these are fully addressed already in the early stages of planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10472639/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10165922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage. 卫生人力短缺时代的卫生保健政策变化。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00576-7
Yoel Angel, Gil Fire
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To charge or not to charge: reducing patient no-show. 收费还是不收费:减少病人缺勤。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-08-08 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00575-8
Gideon Leibner, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Joseph Mendlovic, Avi Israeli
{"title":"To charge or not to charge: reducing patient no-show.","authors":"Gideon Leibner, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Joseph Mendlovic, Avi Israeli","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00575-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13584-023-00575-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In order to reduce patient no-show, the Israeli government is promoting legislation that will allow Health Plans to require a co-payment from patients when reserving an appointment. It is hoped that this will create an incentive for patients to cancel in advance rather than simply not show up. The goal of this policy is to improve patient access to medical care and ensure that healthcare resources are utilized effectively. We explore this phenomenon to support evidence-based decision making on this issue, and to determine whether the proposed legislation is aligned with the findings of previous studies.</p><p><strong>Main body: </strong>No-show rates vary across countries and healthcare services, with several strategies in place to mitigate the phenomenon. There are three key stakeholders involved: (1) patients, (2) medical staff, and (3) insurers/managed care organizations, each of which is affected differently by no-shows and faces a different set of incentives. The decision whether to impose financial penalties for no-shows should take a number of considerations into account, such as the fine amount, service type, the establishment of an effective fine collection system, the patient's socioeconomic status, and the potential for exacerbating disparities in healthcare access. The limited research on the impact of fines on no-show rates has produced mixed results. Further investigation is necessary to understand the influence of fine amounts on no-show rates across various healthcare services. Additionally, it is important to evaluate the implications of this proposed legislation on patient behavior, access to healthcare, and potential disparities in access.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is anticipated that the proposed legislation will have minimal impact on attendance rates. To achieve meaningful change, efforts should focus on enhancing medical service availability and improving the ease with which appointments can be cancelled or alternatively substantial fines should be imposed. Further research is imperative for determining the most effective way to address the issue of patient no-show and to enhance healthcare system efficiency.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10408071/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9965144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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"A picture is worth a thousand words": smoking in multi-unit housing in Israel. “一张图片胜过千言万语”:在以色列的多单元住房中吸烟。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-08-07 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00574-9
Mitchell Zeller
{"title":"\"A picture is worth a thousand words\": smoking in multi-unit housing in Israel.","authors":"Mitchell Zeller","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00574-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-023-00574-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A brief commentary on the need for policy change by the Israeli government to address the problem of tobacco smoke incursion in multi-unit housing. The commentary also includes a call for enhanced products, programs, and services to help smokers in Israel quit.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10405405/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9972237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tobacco smoke incursion into private residences in Israel: a cross-sectional study examining public perceptions of private rights and support for governmental policies. 烟草烟雾侵入以色列私人住宅:一项调查公众对私人权利和对政府政策支持的看法的横断面研究。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-07-21 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00573-w
Noa Theitler, Vaughan W Rees, Maya Peled-Raz, Michal Bitan, Laura J Rosen
{"title":"Tobacco smoke incursion into private residences in Israel: a cross-sectional study examining public perceptions of private rights and support for governmental policies.","authors":"Noa Theitler, Vaughan W Rees, Maya Peled-Raz, Michal Bitan, Laura J Rosen","doi":"10.1186/s13584-023-00573-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13584-023-00573-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Tobacco smoke incursion (TSI) into private residences is a widespread problem in many countries. We sought to assess the prevalence of self-reported TSI and public attitudes about TSI in Israel, a country with a relatively high smoking prevalence and high population density.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a random digit dial survey among residents in Israel (N = 285) in 2017, which examined the frequency, source, correlates of, and attitudes towards TSI and potential regulatory options. The cooperation rate was 63.9%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among respondents, 44.7% reported ever experiencing home TSI, with higher exposure among residents of multi-unit housing (MUH) (MUH versus private homes: aOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio): 3.60, CI (Confidence Interval): [1.96, 6.58], p < .001). Most respondents (69.8%), including nearly half of smokers, prioritized the right of individuals to breath smoke-free air in their apartments over the right of smokers to smoke in their apartments. Women and non-smokers were more likely to support the right to breathe smoke-free air (Women versus men: aOR: 2.77 CI: [1.48, 5.16], p = .001; Nonsmokers versus smokers: aOR: 3.21 CI [1.59, 6.48], p = .001). However, only about a quarter (24.8%) of respondents who ever experienced TSI raised the issue with the neighbor who smoked, the neighbor's landlord, or the building committee. The vast majority (85.2%) of all respondents, including three-quarters of smokers, supported smoke-free legislation for multi-unit housing (MUH), with those ever-exposed to TSI and non-smokers more likely to support legislation (ever-exposed versus never-exposed aOR = 2.99, CI [1.28, 6.97], p = 0.011; nonsmokers versus smokers aOR = 3.00, CI [1.28, 7.01], p = 0.011).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Among study participants, tobacco smoke incursion was a common, yet unwelcome experience. Most respondents believed that the right to breathe smoke-free air in one's apartment superseded that of neighbors to smoke anywhere in their home, and most supported legislation to prevent TSI. Though further study is needed to understand better TSI and effective methods for its prevention, our findings suggest that policy interventions, including legal action at the level of the Supreme Court and/or the Knesset, are needed. Regulation, policy initiatives and campaigns to denormalize smoking in proximity to other people and private residences globally could reduce the scope of this widespread problem, protect individuals from home TSI, and improve population health.</p>","PeriodicalId":46694,"journal":{"name":"Israel Journal of Health Policy Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2023-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362702/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9955227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families. 癌症幸存者及其家属在生命末期的高额自付支出和经济困难。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00572-x
Jingxuan Zhao, K Robin Yabroff
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Correction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study. 更正:巨细胞病毒(CMV)在育龄妇女、产妇和先天性巨细胞病毒感染中的血清患病率:一项描述性、回顾性、基于社区的研究的政策意义。
IF 4.5 4区 医学
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-023-00571-y
Assaf Ben Shoham, Yechiel Schlesinger, Ian Miskin, Ziva Kalderon, Rachel Michaelson-Cohen, Yonit Wiener-Well
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