Essays about: "Healthcare Providers"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 118 essays containing the words Healthcare Providers.

  1. 36. Private equity ownership in the Swedish secondary healthcare sector and its impact on financial performance, availability and quality of care

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Lindbom; Noah Jost; [2021]
    Keywords : secondary care; quality of care; availability of care; privatization; private equity; New Public Management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As New Public Management reforms began to be implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, a greater degree of private involvement was introduced in the provision of services in the welfare sector, and some of the companies operating in the sector soon came to be acquired by private equity firms known for their aggressive strategies to increase profits. This study examines the extent to which two major providers in the Swedish secondary care sector owned by private equity firms achieved better results in financial terms, quality of care, and availability of services compared to other forms of ownership. READ MORE

  3. 37. Aggregator to connect in-body sensors to the health record system

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Pedro Gomes Freire; [2021]
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    Abstract : Wireless connected Implanted Medical Devices are becoming more and more common. Also, the increasing connectivity of medical sensors opens room for improving one important field of Health Care, Remote Patients Monitoring. READ MORE

  4. 38. Implementation of m-Health for Asthma Management in India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

    Author : Chandrasekhar Somineni; Srinivas Adanoor Bhaskar; [2021]
    Keywords : mHealth; mobile health; implementation; intervention; drivers; barriers; factors and asthma;

    Abstract : Mobile Health (mHealth) in evidence-based patient care is a fast-growing technology that is yet to be adapted in the healthcare setting for managing asthma. This research thesis aims to understand the determinant factors that can be recognized as drivers and barriers for mHealth implementation for asthma. READ MORE

  5. 39. Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in Indian Healthcare Industry-A case study from a hospital.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Arjun Thyagaraj; Krishnakumar Narayanan; [2021]
    Keywords : Internet of Things; Technology Adoption; Healthcare Providers; Innovation;

    Abstract : Purpose: Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology and is a technological paradigm that is revolutionizing the healthcare industry all over the world. The purpose of our thesis is to investigate the phenomenon of IoT adoption in the healthcare industry in the context of a developing country to find out the barriers and how the industry is trying to overcome them. READ MORE

  6. 40. The Effect of Ownership on Reimbursement Incentives - Evidence From a 2016 Primary Care Reform in Stockholm County

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Axel Hellbom Almström; Klara Strömberg; [2021]
    Keywords : ownership; general practice; primary care; reimbursement; Stockholm;

    Abstract : Private care providers play an important role in Swedish healthcare provision, but their place in the Swedish welfare state remains a contentious issue. This study utilizes a difference-in-difference regression model and a 2016 reimbursement reform in Stockholm County to investigate how private ownership affects sensitivity to reimbursement incentive effects among primary care providers. READ MORE