... of the health workforce also means embracing the diversity of cultures within hospitals, primary health care settings and the wider community (Knight, 2003). Australia Personal health Empowerment Ethnic minorities Doctors Medical professions © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014...

...Mark Lewis; Ryan Baxter; Richard Pouder Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of strategic position on the ability of an entrepreneurial firm to successfully develop and deploy electronic personal health records technology within the US healthcare industry. Design...

... operationalisation of performance and thus the validity of performance measures; problems with accuracy and reliability of performance instruments; and the litigious context of healthcare which often limits research access to any existing organisational performance indicators. Midwives Nurses Personal...

... Limited 2010 Communication technologies Personal health Empowerment Consumerism Case studies The implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) began several decades ago in advanced industrial countries, where such technologies are increasingly called on to support...

... associated with the severely restricted reform of free choice, the statements concerning opportunities to make personal health decisions will lose their significance. The advocacy of discourses of freedom of choice seems therefore mostly like empty words, as they are producing weak patients instead of free...

... resource management Personal health Timothy Bartram can be contacted at: t.bartram@latrobe.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Stage one included the collection and analysis of key documentation including annual reports, human resource policy and procedure manuals...

... from improved stove users. Despite experiencing reduced smoke emissions, they report no fewer symptoms having changed their stove. Many felt that their improved stoves had not improved the symptoms related to the pollution: Air pollution Public health Mongolia Personal health Heating...

... Publishing Limited 2004 Personal health Social insurance Strategic management United States of America The health care system in the USA is undergoing turbulent changes. Major trends include increased health care costs, the growth of managed care, emphasis on quality of care, consumer...