Sökning: "healthcare utilization"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 66 avhandlingar innehållade orden healthcare utilization.
1. Utilization of medical healthcare among older people In relation to long-term municipal care
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate utilization of medical healthcare, i.e. hospital care and outpatient care, over a period of 1 to 5 years among people aged 65 years or older. LÄS MER
2. The use of interpreter in healthcare : Perspectives of individuals, healthcare staff and families
Sammanfattning : This thesis focuses on the use of interpreters in Swedish healthcare. The overall aim was to explore how individuals, healthcare professionals and family members experience and perceive the use of interpreters in healthcare.The study design was explorative and descriptive. LÄS MER
3. The Logics of Healthcare - In Quality Improvement Work
Sammanfattning : Quality improvement (QI) has become a cornerstone in contemporary healthcare organizations with the aim of enabling management that facilitates efficiency and effectiveness, while providing a consistent correlation between health spending and indicators of access to and quality of care. However, despite years of reform which have attempted to change healthcare professionals’ practice, traditional professional modes of working remain relatively stable and entrenched. LÄS MER
4. Capacity Pooling in Healthcare Systems
Sammanfattning : Healthcare systems are facing a continuously increasing demand for care while healthcare providers express a need for additional capacity. However, increased capacity in healthcare systems will not be a sufficient option in the near future, and previous research has found a need to improve healthcare capacity planning and management. LÄS MER
5. On the Improvement of Healthcare Management Using Simulation and Optimisation
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns healthcare management and specifically addresses the problems of operating room planning and waiting list management. The operating room department is one of the most expensive areas within the healthcare system which necessitates many expensive resources such as staff, equipment and medicine. LÄS MER