Search for dissertations about: "hospital crisis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words hospital crisis.
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1. Competing logics in hospital mergers : the case of the Karolinska University Hospital
Abstract : Introduction: Today there is no doubt that mergers have permeated all sectors of society, including health care. Starting in the US, extensive waves of hospital mergers occurred at a record pace in the 1980’s typically justified by promising dramatic financial and operational improvements. READ MORE
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2. Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Rail Bound Traffic : Challenges for Inter-organizational Collaboration
Abstract : Contemporary terrorism is becoming increasingly indiscriminate, and rail bound traffic appears to be vulnerable and at high risk for terrorist attacks. An attack targeting a train or subway system can have enormous implications, both in terms of human suffering and long-term societal consequences. READ MORE
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3. Task-shifting of major surgery to midlevel providers of health care in Mozambique and Tanzania : a solution to the crisis in human resources to enhance maternal and neonatal survival
Abstract : Background: Task-shifting, using non-physician clinicians (NPCs) to perform major surgery in obstetric emergencies is common, though still controversial, in Africa to overcome the crisis of human resources for health. Aim: To describe the extent to which NPCs in Mozambique and Tanzania contribute to surgical skills to enhance maternal survival. READ MORE
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4. Self-admission as a treatment tool in severe anorexia nervosa
Abstract : Self-admission to psychiatric inpatient treatment is an innovative collaborative approach to healthcare rationing that invites patients to play a more active role in deciding when they need a higher level of care. In self-admission, patients with a history of high utilization of inpatient treatment are offered the choice to decide for themselves when an episode of brief hospital admission—usually 3-7 days at a time—is warranted. READ MORE
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5. A Biopsychosocial Approach to the Onset of Childhood Diabetes
Abstract : This thesis is a part of a prospective multi-centre study concerning psychosocial aspects of importance for the onset and course of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The investigated population was all children with onset of IDDM in the participating clinics during 1988 and 1989. Of 79 diseased children, 67 participated in the study. READ MORE
