... in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS), Finland, was taken as an example. Choice points were contextualized by using the DSO framework. Women’s reflections, behaviors and experience at different choice contexts were studied by interviewing women participating in prenatal screening and testing. Semi...

... and Health (Valvira) in Finland from 2000 to 2011, study patient/family safety incident experiences and other reasons for complaints, assess complaint validity and evaluate factors associated with disciplinary processes against dentists. Design/methodology/approach – Data included closed cases handled...

...‐matti.2.lehtonen@tut.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Surgical services Operating room management Scheduling Newsvendor model Productivity Surgery Productivity rate Finland The pressure to improve health while spending less money has forced healthcare organizations...

.... Yves Mahieu of EMC, Finland, the company building the centralised repository stressed that the eArchive forms part of wider development of e-Government services in Finland. Mahieu said that to be a success the national eArchive must deliver a Google-like experience for users and citizens, being...

..., 2006 ; Jæger, 2006). Independent variables were divided into three parts: Arttu Saarinen can be contacted at: aosaar@utu.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Finland Doctors Welfare Health services Social responsibility Finland belongs to the group of countries...

... of change project successes are provided. Stakeholder analysis Organizational change Project management Operating theatres Finland Change management is a one of the key tasks for any manager. However, changing an organization is difficult and it is estimated that about 70 percent of all...

... of Northern Savo, Finland. The hospital district population is about 860000. The average yearly number of invasive cardiology procedures is 1,700 and the average number of open‐heart surgeries is about 1,000. In 2003, KUH started a development project to increase the quality and efficiency of the coronary...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Pharmaceutical products Finland Edited by Jo Lamb-White Europe, Middle East and Africa Finland OECD: Finish Health Health Care Systems Performs Well - Finalnd is Encouraged to Pursue Reforms Keywords...

... in Finland, which has a catchment area of 210,000 inhabitants and performs an average of 230 hip replacements per year. Findings The work‐in‐progress concept is applicable to healthcare – notably that the DMAIC‐process development approach can be used to analyse the total cost of patient episodes...

... emphasis, the situation was partly caused by the access limitation in oral health care that was in force until 2000, and also by the fact that persons below 18 years of age are entitled to free treatment. The public oral health care services in Finland also involve subsidies for several age and population...

...Viljo Rissanen Kuopio University Hospital, situated within middle‐east Finland, adopted the ISO 9002 standard as its quality system and gained formal certification in March 1999. The rationale behind the decision to adopt ISO 9002 is given, along with the main elements of the journey...