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“Hearing from All Sides” How Legislative Testimony Influences State Level Policy-Makers in the United States
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Background <br />This paper investigates whether state legislators find testimony influential, to what extent testimony influences policy-makers' decisions, and defines the features of testimony important in affecting ...
Understanding Perception and Factors Influencing Private Voluntary Health Insurance Policy Subscription in the Lucknow Region
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Background <br />Health insurance has been acknowledged by researchers as a valuable tool in health financing. In spite of its significance, a subscription paralysis has been observed in India for this product. People who ...
Factors Associated with Pediatrician Attitudes over the Use of Complementary and Traditional Medicine on Children in Muscat, Oman
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians toward the use of complementary and Traditional Medicine (TM) on children in Muscat, Oman. A cross-sectional survey was performed using a self-completed questionnaire ...
Powerful Concepts in Global Health; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
In this paper we emphasize the importance of questioning the global validity of significant concepts underpinning global health policy. This implies questioning the concept of global health as such and accepting that there ...
Emergency Referral Transport for Maternal Complication: Lessons from the Community Based Maternal Death Audits in Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh, India
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Background <br />An effective emergency referral transport system is the link between the home of the pregnant woman and a health facility providing basic or comprehensive emergency obstetric care. This study attempts to ...
Hospitals’ Readiness to Implement Clinical Governance
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Background <br />Quality of health services is one of the most important factors for delivery of these services. Regarding the importance and vital role of quality in the health sector, a concept known as “Clinical Governance" ...
Knowledge and Networks – Key Sources of Power in Global Health; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Shiffman rightly raises questions about who exercises power in global health, suggesting power is a complex concept, and the way it is exercised is often opaque. Power that is not based on financial strength but on knowledge ...
Employee Engagement within the NHS: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Background <br />Employee engagement is the emotional commitment of the employee towards the organisation. We aimed to analyse baseline work engagement using Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) at a teaching hospital. <br ...
An American Plague: Pro-Market Believers in Health Policy; Comment on “On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policypractice Gap”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
Although American health policy debates address similar problems to other developed nations, it has factual and ideological specificities. I agree with Chinitz and Rodwin on the dominance of micro-economics thinking. ...
Knowledge, Politics and Power in Global Health; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2015-02-01)
This article agrees with recent arguments suggesting that normative and epistemic power is rife within global health policy and provides further examples of such. However, in doing so, it is argued that it is equally ...
