Search for dissertations about: "healthcare utilization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words healthcare utilization.

  2. 1. Utilization of medical healthcare among older people In relation to long-term municipal care

    Author : Anna Condelius; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hospital care; long-term municipal care; older people; utilization; outpatietn care; Medical healthcare; informal care;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  4. 2. The use of interpreter in healthcare : Perspectives of individuals, healthcare staff and families

    Author : Emina Hadziabdic; Aina Willman; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : communication; healthare service; patient-safe quality care; qualitative data collection; qualitative data analysis; users perceptions experiences; utilization of interpreters; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Science;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Logics of Healthcare - In Quality Improvement Work

    Author : Christian Gadolin; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; quality improvement; quality improvement work; healthcare organizations; healthcare professionals; institutional logics; institutional work; Medarbetarskap och organisatorisk resiliens FORE ; Followership and Organizational Resilience; quality improvement; quality improvement work; healthcare organizations; healthcare professionals; institutional logics; institutional work;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  6. 4. Capacity Pooling in Healthcare Systems

    Author : Carina Fagefors; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volume flexibility; healthcare management; portfolio theory; capacity pools; capacity management;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

  7. 5. On the Improvement of Healthcare Management Using Simulation and Optimisation

    Author : Marie Persson; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Simulation; Optimization; Management; Healthcare;

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE