Purpose: This study addresses the qualitative research phase of a mixed methods study conducted to investigate patient acceptance of an app-based telemedicine service for primary care aimed at South African public health care sector patients. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative data were...

Um die Folgen der Wirtschaftskrise in Indonesien zu mildern, wurden spezielle Programme zur sozialen Sicherung entwickelt, die sich gezielt an Arme richten und die eine Grundversorgung im Hinblick auf Ernährung, Beschäftigung, Bildung und Gesundheit gewährleisten sollen. Der Autor kommt zu...

Objective The integration of the health insurance fund pool may threaten the sustainability of the fund by increasing its expenditures through the exacerbation of the moral hazard of participations. The purpose of this paper is to assess and predict the impact of the single pool reform of...

This paper examines the promises and pitfalls of integrated models of mental health care in primary care settings, and presents the findings of a successful pilot study of integrated care. There are a number of technological breakthroughs which could improve treatment outcomes. However, research...

This article studies the impact of primary care providers (PCPs) exit from the local health care system on patients’ health care utilization. I compare patients with each other whose physicians have left the local health care system at different points in time due to retirement, relocation, or...

We empirically examine the determinants of adoption of information technology by primary healthcare clinics using a large sample of physician clinics from several States in the U.S. Ours is one of the first studies to intensively investigate primary care clinics. These clinics are important as...