Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association最新文献

{"title":"Is Koizumi's health care reform going well?","authors":"Koichi Kawabuchi, Keiko Kajitani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 24","pages":"17-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perception gap of medical information services by hospitals and medical service consumers.","authors":"Toshiki Mano,&nbsp;Makoto Kobayashi,&nbsp;Satoshi Mizuno,&nbsp;Kazunobu Yamauchi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This survey showed differences in how medical information is perceived by consumers and hospital administrators (chief administrators and managers). The same questions were asked of consumers and hospitals. The consumer subjects of the survey were normal males and females 15 to 65 years old living within a radius of 30 km of central Tokyo. The extraction method was a survey questionnaire, which was made available to visiting survey staff, and comprised a layered two-tier extraction from the public resident registry. A total of 1665 subjects participated during the survey period from June 28 to July 11, 2001. Questionnaires distributed to hospitals represented how they imagined patients perceived medical information. Survey subjects were chief administrators and managers of member hospitals of the Japan Hospital Association (2621 facilities). The survey method was an anonymous questionnaire mailed to 2621 facilities (two per facility) on October 18, 2001. Significant differences in perception were found in the inadequacy of medical information and methods of providing medical information.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 24","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Issues for medical care in hospitals in an age of reform--centering on quality of medical care.","authors":"Shuzo Yamamoto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 24","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Japan's postgraduate clinical training: implementation and analysis at a large teaching hospital in Japan.","authors":"Megan Wengstrand,&nbsp;Takamitsu Yoshida,&nbsp;John Wocher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 24","pages":"3-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Behavior modalities of medical service consumers by disease: viewpoint of medical facilities and perceptions of consumers.","authors":"Toshiki Mano,&nbsp;Makoto Kobayashi,&nbsp;Satoshi Mizuno,&nbsp;Kazunobu Yamauchi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study suggests the possibility that a patient with a mild ailment, such as a common cold, who is examined and diagnosed with diabetes at a clinic, may in the future be examined at a hospital even though treatment may be performed at a clinic. Furthermore, it may be possible to bring the consumer's selection of a medical facility closer to being the same as the hospital's selection by providing the consumer with treatment information. Regarding the role of the family physician in making broad diagnoses, there may be a need to educate not just the consumer, but also hospital administrators in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"32-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Post SARS--a new norm in hospital services in Hong Kong.","authors":"Lawrence Lai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"23-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Meeting increased demand.","authors":"Andrew Blair","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New Zealand is a little country with a little economy but with a population that's rapidly aging. New Zealand's population is only 4.3 million people. It's GDP is only $US58.6 billion (2002). New Zealand's expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP is not out of line with that of other countries. As a nation we have been increasing expenditure on health over recent years. In 1990 we spent 7% of GDP on health. In 1995 that increased to 7.65% and is now 8.3%. However, in per capita terms our expenditure on health does not compare so well with like countries. The size of New Zealand's economy is restricting what our country spends on health. Health is already the second highest demand on the New Zealand tax dollar. The tolerance of New Zealanders would be challenged if a Government attempted to increase taxes further to meet the growing demands for expenditure on health, but at the same time the population's expectations are increasing. This is the challenging situation we face today. What lies ahead? Like all industrialized countries New Zealand is facing an aging population. The population below age 40 is decreasing, but it is increasing significantly over that age. 16% of the population is currently aged over 60. By 2051 this proportion will almost double to just over 31%. Coupled with the aging population is increased awareness and expectations, as access to options for treatment and technology becomes readily accessible to the population through such media as the internet. The extent of the impact of the aging population can be clearly represented by focusing on one specialty such as orthopaedics. The New Zealand Orthopaecic Association undertook a study in July 2003 which concluded (among other things) that as a result of the projected aging of the population, over the next 50 years: Musculo-skeletal operations will increase by over 30%. The number of hip replacements will nearly double. The incidence of osteoporosis will increase by a massive 201%. The number of people affected by arthritis will increase by nearly 50%. A huge increase in numbers affected with musculoskeletal conditions will require significant increases in health care resources, including hospital beds and facilities, orthopaedic surgeons and other health care professionals. New Zealand has been slow to acknowledge and plan for the increased demand for health services which is looming. Growing New Zealand's economy will help, but alone will not be enough. It is more than just finding the financial resources to better meet the demand. The enormous demands on the availability of treatment resources including hospital facilities and trained health care professionals must be addressed. There are major workforce issues to be faced. The change in population distribution between young and old will have an impact and it will be necessary to ensure that there are sufficient numbers of properly trained health care professionals available at all levels. It is hoped that improvem","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"19-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Consumer access to healthcare information in Japan: relationship to healthcare advertising.","authors":"Toshiki Mano,&nbsp;Kazunobu Yamauchi,&nbsp;Hiromasa Ida,&nbsp;Makoto Kobayashi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"28-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comfortable hospital with breathing boards.","authors":"Kunio Hashiguchi,&nbsp;Kenji Hashimoto,&nbsp;Masaru Akao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breathing boards have the hygroscopic capacity to keep room humidity in a range from 40% to 70%. When the humidity of room air rises, the vermiculite absorbs extra moisture, and when the humidity of room air goes lower, the vermiculite releases the moisture they have absorbed. Breathing boards can control room humidity and offer a comfortable hospital environment by capturing harmful substances which volatilize from building materials, furniture, etc. and are considered to cause sick building syndrome. They have the ability to prevent the propagation of bacteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"44-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hospital restructuring: strategies for performance and quality improvement in Mongolia.","authors":"Sodov Sonin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79651,"journal":{"name":"Japan-hospitals : the journal of the Japan Hospital Association","volume":" 23","pages":"10-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27968358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}