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A Comprehensive Study of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approaches in Confronting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. 人工智能和机器学习方法在应对新冠肺炎大流行中的综合研究

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-17 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211017469

Md Mijanur Rahman, Fatema Khatun, Ashik Uzzaman, Sadia Islam Sami, Md Al-Amin Bhuiyan, Tiong Sieh Kiong

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引用次数: 22

The Privatization of the Italian National Health System and its Impact on Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: The COVID-19 Case. 意大利国家卫生系统私有化及其对卫生应急准备和响应的影响:COVID-19案例。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211024900

Maria Luisa Buzelli, Tammy Boyce

{"title":"The Privatization of the Italian National Health System and its Impact on Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: The COVID-19 Case.","authors":"Maria Luisa Buzelli, Tammy Boyce","doi":"10.1177/00207314211024900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00207314211024900","url":null,"abstract":"Hospitals play a critical role in providing essential care during emergencies; however, this essential care can overwhelm the functional capacity of health systems. In Italy, substantial cuts in funding have drastically reduced the resources of the National Health Service (NHS) and contributed to the expansion of the private health sector which, unlike the public health system, does not have the capacity to deal with a health emergency such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this article is to show how the privatization of the NHS contributed to making Italy more vulnerable and unprepared to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The available capacity and resources in the public and private emergency services systems in Italy are compared, including a focus on the numbers of hospital staff, hospitals, and hospital beds. The reduced funding and subsequent shortfalls in services in the NHS are reasons why extreme measures were needed to increase these resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. A public NHS in Italy would be better prepared for future health emergencies. The lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic can help to inform future health systems strategies, to halt the current financial decline and performance loss of national health systems, and to enable better preparation for future health emergencies.","PeriodicalId":54959,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Services","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/00207314211024900","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39093529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 15

Investor-owned Health Care: The Hidden Blight on America's "System". 投资者拥有的医疗保健:美国“体制”的隐忧。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-14 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211015806

John Geyman

{"title":"Investor-owned Health Care: The Hidden Blight on America's \"System\".","authors":"John Geyman","doi":"10.1177/00207314211015806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00207314211015806","url":null,"abstract":"Investor ownership of US health care has grown exponentially in the past 50 years through ever closer ties with Wall Street corporate interests. More recently, private equity firms have accelerated this process, invariably with harmful impacts on access to affordable care, its quality, and profiteering, with little accountability. These impacts are fueled by several concurrent trends: (1) increasing privatization, (2) consolidation and mergers, (3) increasing bureaucracy and waste, and (4) profiteering that may bleed into outright fraud. This article traces the uncontrolled growth of health care costs and prices in recent decades, together with documented examples across the health care delivery system whereby profit-driven, investor-owned interests have compromised patient care. These include hospitals, emergency care, nursing homes, mental health, and practices of such specialities as obstetrics-gynecology and ophthalmology. These practices have compromised patient care in the midst of a pandemic and economic downturn, as reflected by markers of a system needing reform. A larger role of government is called for, together with the advantages of Medicare for All in establishing health care as a human right, not a privilege based on ability to pay.","PeriodicalId":54959,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Services","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/00207314211015806","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38982178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

How Loud and Clear Rung the Alarm Bell: The Communication Efforts of WHO on the Beginning of COVID-19 Outbreak. 敲响警钟的声音有多响亮、多清晰:世卫组织在COVID-19疫情开始时的沟通努力。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211024902

Huriye Toker

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引用次数: 0

Health Systems and Services During COVID-19: Lessons and Evidence From Previous Crises: A Rapid Scoping Review to Inform the United Nations Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery. 2019冠状病毒病期间的卫生系统和服务:以往危机的教训和证据:为联合国2019冠状病毒病恢复研究路线图提供信息的快速范围审查。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-04-08 DOI: 10.1177/0020731421997088

Prativa Baral

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引用次数: 17

Does Eco-Certification Correlate with Improved Financial Performance? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study in the US Hospital Industry. 生态认证与改善财务绩效相关吗?来自美国医院行业纵向研究的证据。

IF 3.4 4区医学

International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-24 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211018965

Germán M Izón, Nathaniel Islip

{"title":"Does Eco-Certification Correlate with Improved Financial Performance? Evidence From a Longitudinal Study in the US Hospital Industry.","authors":"Germán M Izón, Nathaniel Islip","doi":"10.1177/00207314211018965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00207314211018965","url":null,"abstract":"Health care-based negative production externalities, such as greenhouse gas emissions, underscore the need for hospitals to implement sustainable practices. Eco-certification has been adopted by a number of providers in an attempt, for instance, to curb energy consumption. While these strategies have been evaluated with respect to cost savings, their implications pertaining to hospitals' financial viability remain unknown. We specify a fixed-effects model to estimate the correlation between Energy Star certification and 3 different hospitals' financial performance measures (net patient revenue, operating expenses, and operating margin) in the United States between 2000 and 2016. The Energy Star participation indicators' parameters imply that this type of eco-certification is associated with lower net patient revenue and lower operating expenses. However, the estimated negative relationship between eco-certification and operating margin suggests that the savings in operating expenses are not enough for a hospital to achieve higher margins. These findings may indicate that undertaking sustainable practices is partially related to intangible benefits such as community reputation and highlight the importance of government policies to financially support hospitals' investments in green practices.","PeriodicalId":54959,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Services","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/00207314211018965","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39012129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Temporary Refugee and Migration Visas in Australia: An Occupational Health and Safety Hazard. 澳大利亚的临时难民和移民签证:职业健康和安全危害。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-01-28 DOI: 10.1177/0020731420980688

Anna Ziersch, Moira Walsh, Clemence Due, Alex Reilly

{"title":"Temporary Refugee and Migration Visas in Australia: An Occupational Health and Safety Hazard.","authors":"Anna Ziersch, Moira Walsh, Clemence Due, Alex Reilly","doi":"10.1177/0020731420980688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731420980688","url":null,"abstract":"Employment and work-related exploitation and discrimination are important social determinants of health. However, little is known about the experiences of people on temporary visas in Australia, particularly those on refugee visas. This article reports on a study of people living on temporary visas in South Australia and their experiences of workforce exploitation and discrimination and impacts on health. Interviews were conducted with 30 people: 11 on non-refugee temporary visas and 19 on refugee temporary visas. Data was analyzed thematically. Analysis identified experiences of exploitation and discrimination in the Australian labor market that included difficulties securing work, underpayment, overwork, and hazardous workplaces. These experiences had negative health effects, particularly on mental health. None had made a formal complaint about their treatment, citing the precarity of their visas, difficulties finding an alternative job, and lack of knowledge about what to do. The impacts were especially evident for refugees who were also grappling with pre-settlement trauma and ongoing uncertainties about their future protection. Overall, these findings of discrimination and exploitation in the workplace and subsequent ill health highlight the pervasive impact of neoliberal agendas and stress the need for industrial, immigration, and welfare reform to protect workers on temporary visas.","PeriodicalId":54959,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Services","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0020731420980688","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38872070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 10

Punitive Social Policy and Vital Inequality. 惩罚性社会政策与严重不平等。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-09 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211024895

Elias Nosrati, Lawrence P King

引用次数: 0

U.S.-Imposed Economic Sanctions on Iran in the COVID-19 Crisis From the Human Rights Perspective. 从人权的角度看美国在新冠肺炎危机中对伊朗实施经济制裁。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-09 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211024912

Abbas Karimi, Hojjat Salimi Turkamani

引用次数: 3

Psychosocial Intervention Model of Kerala, India During Pandemic COVID-19: "Ottakkalla Oppamundu (You're not alone, we're with you)". 2019冠状病毒病大流行期间印度喀拉拉邦的社会心理干预模式:“Ottakkalla Oppamundu(你不孤单，我们与你同在)”。

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International Journal of Health Services Pub Date : 2021-10-01 Epub Date: 2021-05-26 DOI: 10.1177/00207314211019240

Rekha M Ravindran, R Anjali Krishnan, P S Kiran, Bindhu Mohan, K S Shinu

{"title":"Psychosocial Intervention Model of Kerala, India During Pandemic COVID-19: \"Ottakkalla Oppamundu (You're not alone, we're with you)\".","authors":"Rekha M Ravindran, R Anjali Krishnan, P S Kiran, Bindhu Mohan, K S Shinu","doi":"10.1177/00207314211019240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00207314211019240","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in several psychosocial manifestations across all socioeconomic strata. This study attempted to explore the details of a psychosocial support system implemented in Kerala, India, to address psychosocial issues during this pandemic. It employed a descriptive approach using qualitative and quantitative methods. The results can be summarized into 4 overarching themes: (1) process of implementation, (2) issues addressed, (3) experiences, and (4) success stories. This intervention targeted the whole population, with a specific focus on quarantined/isolated individuals and selected vulnerable groups. COVID pandemic has sowed several negative emotions, such as anxiety; and stigma and fearful thoughts, including suicidal ideations; trepidation regarding family members; and misinfodemics in general. Social and religious corollaries of the pandemic have intensified the psychological agony. The study provides an overview of the psychosocial intervention adopted by the state during the pandemic, which has helped both the beneficiaries and the providers. It has also helped to promote positive thinking and change the attitude toward the disease among the beneficiaries. It is highly commendable that timely intervention could obviate quite a few psychiatric emergencies, including suicides and aggressive behaviors. Considering its efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability, this model can be replicated in any setting.","PeriodicalId":54959,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Health Services","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/00207314211019240","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39033661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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