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View article: Facilitators and barriers of public–private partnerships for universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
Facilitators and barriers of public–private partnerships for universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review Open
Universal health coverage (UHC) provides a platform for attaining ‘Health for All’. Attaining UHC requires substantial investment and resources in the health sector. This can be challenging for many sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Pub…
View article: Quantifying unmet secondary healthcare need in New Zealand: a multi-year population study using administrative data
Quantifying unmet secondary healthcare need in New Zealand: a multi-year population study using administrative data Open
Objectives Examine patterns in declined referrals to secondary healthcare in New Zealand by sociodemographics, region, health specialty and over time, as an important marker of potential unmet healthcare need (UMN) for specialist care. The…
View article: Public–Private Partnerships for Universal Health Coverage in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol
Public–Private Partnerships for Universal Health Coverage in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol Open
Background and Aims Globally in the health sector, governments use public–private partnerships (PPPs) to make significant contributions to the development and implementation of national health policies and strategies to improve health syst…
View article: Strategies that impact the workforce retention of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals: a scoping review
Strategies that impact the workforce retention of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals: a scoping review Open
Background:Retaining physiotherapists is essential for addressing health workforce shortages and maldistribution. The limited amount of existing research has focused on what factors influence physiotherapists’ intent to stay. This review a…
View article: How well does your healthcare system perform? Tracking progress toward the triple aim using system level measures
How well does your healthcare system perform? Tracking progress toward the triple aim using system level measures Open
Doolan-Noble, F., Lyndon, M., Hau, S., Hill, A., Gray, J., & Gauld, R. (2015). How well does your healthcare system perform? Tracking progress toward the triple aim using system level measures. The New Zealand medical journal, 128(1415), 4…
View article: International comparison of hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to mental health conditions across high‐income countries before and during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic
International comparison of hospitalizations and emergency department visits related to mental health conditions across high‐income countries before and during the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic Open
Objective To explore variation in rates of acute care utilization for mental health conditions, including hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits, across high‐income countries before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Data Sou…
View article: Next Steps for Medical Specialist Enterprises in the Netherlands: Building Strong Clinical Governance and Leadership Comment on "Alignment in the Hospital-Physician Relationship: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study of Medical Specialist Enterprises in the Netherlands"
Next Steps for Medical Specialist Enterprises in the Netherlands: Building Strong Clinical Governance and Leadership Comment on "Alignment in the Hospital-Physician Relationship: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study of Medical Specialist Enterprises in the Netherlands" Open
This commentary article responds to the research into development of medical specialist enterprises (MSEs) in the Netherlands conducted by Ubels and van Raaij. The MSEs are a relatively new phenomenon in the Netherlands and similar concept…
View article: Governance for health system collaboration: The case of the South-West Queensland Primary Care Alliance, Queensland, Australia.
Governance for health system collaboration: The case of the South-West Queensland Primary Care Alliance, Queensland, Australia. Open
Background: Internationally, as countries orientate health systems to embrace an integrated, person-centered approach it demands a fundamental shift in the way health services are funded, managed and delivered. Requisite to meeting these c…
View article: New Zealand <i>Pae Ora</i> Healthcare Reforms 2022: Viable by Design? A Qualitative Study Using the Viable System Model
New Zealand <i>Pae Ora</i> Healthcare Reforms 2022: Viable by Design? A Qualitative Study Using the Viable System Model Open
Background: The New Zealand (NZ) Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) health reforms came into effect in July 2022 with the establishment of Health New Zealand (HNZ) (Te Whatu Ora) and the Māori Health Authority (MHA) (Te Aka Whai Ora) – the organisa…
View article: How did New Zealand’s regional District Health Board groupings work to improve service integration and health outcomes: a realist evaluation
How did New Zealand’s regional District Health Board groupings work to improve service integration and health outcomes: a realist evaluation Open
Objectives In Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), integration across the healthcare continuum has been a key approach to strengthening the health system and improving health outcomes. A key example has been four regional District Health Board (DHB)…
View article: Impact of health system governance on healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Impact of health system governance on healthcare quality in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review Open
Introduction Improving healthcare quality in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs) is a critical step in the pathway to Universal Health Coverage and health-related sustainable development goals. This study aimed to map the available eviden…
View article: Hauora Māori – Māori health: a right to equal outcomes in primary care
Hauora Māori – Māori health: a right to equal outcomes in primary care Open
Background For more than a century, Māori have experienced poorer health than non-Māori. In 2019 an independent Tribunal found the Government had breached Te Tiriti o Waitangi by “failing to design and administer the current primary health…
View article: Is there equity of patient health outcomes across models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study
Is there equity of patient health outcomes across models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand? A national cross-sectional study Open
Background Primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand is largely delivered by general practices, heavily subsidised by government. Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) guarantees equal health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori, but differences are stark an…
View article: Photography in higher education and industry in Australia: a mixed methods study to explain the alignment between the sectors
Photography in higher education and industry in Australia: a mixed methods study to explain the alignment between the sectors Open
This thesis examines the teaching of photography in Australia at higher education institutions offering the subject and investigates both the commercial and the domestic sectors of the photographic industry from the point of view of profes…
View article: Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy
Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy Open
Transformative artificially intelligent tools, such as ChatGPT, designed to generate sophisticated text indistinguishable from that produced by a human, are applicable across a wide range of contexts. The technology presents opportunities …
View article: Physician Multi-Site Practice in China: Doctor practices, public views and legitimacy based on a controversial case
Physician Multi-Site Practice in China: Doctor practices, public views and legitimacy based on a controversial case Open
Aim: Physician multi-site practice (PMP), or dual practice, is commonplace worldwide. Since the mid-2000s, the Chinese government has issued a series of laws and regulations to promote PMP with a goal of improving access to high-quality me…
View article: Nurses’ work in relation to patient health outcomes: an observational study comparing models of primary care
Nurses’ work in relation to patient health outcomes: an observational study comparing models of primary care Open
Background Māori are over-represented in Aotearoa New Zealand morbidity and mortality statistics. Other populations with high health needs include Pacific peoples and those living with material deprivation. General practice has evolved int…
View article: Patient health outcomes associated with models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: a national cross-sectional study
Patient health outcomes associated with models of general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand: a national cross-sectional study Open
Background Primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand is largely delivered by general practices which are heavily subsidised by government. At least seven models of primary care have evolved: Traditional, Corporate, Health Care Home, Māori pract…
View article: A review of public policies on Covid-19: the New Zealand experience
A review of public policies on Covid-19: the New Zealand experience Open
Purpose This article reviews New Zealand's journey through managing Covid-19. It provides a chronological overview of key developments. The article analyses the impacts of Covid-19 on business and society and offers lessons for others from…
View article: Lessons learnt from the implementation of new models of care delivery through alliance governance in the Southern health region of New Zealand: a qualitative study
Lessons learnt from the implementation of new models of care delivery through alliance governance in the Southern health region of New Zealand: a qualitative study Open
Objectives To explore the process of implementation of the primary and community care strategy (new models of care delivery) through alliance governance in the Southern health region of New Zealand (NZ). Design Qualitative semistructured i…
View article: What makes an effective Quality Improvement Manager? A qualitative study in the New Zealand Health System
What makes an effective Quality Improvement Manager? A qualitative study in the New Zealand Health System Open
Purpose Quality improvement is an international priority, and health organisations invest heavily in this endeavour. Little, however, is known of the role and perspectives of Quality Improvement Managers who are responsible for quality imp…
View article: Social determinants and inequitable maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand
Social determinants and inequitable maternal and perinatal outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Objectives: Aotearoa New Zealand has demonstrable maternal and perinatal health inequity. We examined the relationships between adverse outcomes in a total population sample of births and a range of social determinant variables representin…
View article: ‘The rules of the game’: How business research journals discourage knowledge translation to practice and what needs to change
‘The rules of the game’: How business research journals discourage knowledge translation to practice and what needs to change Open
What makes business research seemingly irrelevant outside of the closed circle of academia? This question has been discussed and debated in various forms in academic circles. Concerns such as increased relevance, access, and better communi…
View article: A methodology for identifying high‐need, high‐cost patient personas for international comparisons
A methodology for identifying high‐need, high‐cost patient personas for international comparisons Open
Objective To establish a methodological approach to compare two high‐need, high‐cost (HNHC) patient personas internationally. Data sources Linked individual‐level administrative data from the inpatient and outpatient sectors compiled by th…
View article: International comparison of spending and utilization at the end of life for hip fracture patients
International comparison of spending and utilization at the end of life for hip fracture patients Open
Objective To identify and explore differences in spending and utilization of key health services at the end of life among hip fracture patients across seven developed countries. Data Sources Individual‐level claims data from the inpatient …