Essays about: "continuity of care"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the words continuity of care.

1. 21. Parameter selection and derivative conditions for B-splines applied to gas turbine blade modeling

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematik LTH

   Author : Andreas Söderlund; [2015]
   Keywords : B-splines; spline interpolation; parameter selection; knot selection; Bezier curves; NURBS; derivative conditions; geometric continuity; turbine blade; turbine; compressor; compressor blade; interpolation; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : In gas turbine blade modeling a stable but yet flexible method of describing the blade shape is crucial. Polynomials and B ́ezier curves have previously been used and in this paper B-splines are employed instead. READ MORE

3. 22. Algorithm Construction for Efficient Scheduling of Advanced Health Care at Home

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknik och hälsa (STH)

   Author : Tonima Afroze; Moa Rosén Gardell; [2015]
   Keywords : advanced health care at home; home assistance; vehicle routing problem; time windows; scheduling; rescheduling; routing; optimization; avancerad sjukvård i hemmet; hemtjänst; schemaläggning; omplanering; ruttoptimering; optimering;

   Abstract : Providing advanced health care at home rather than in a hospital creates a greater quality of life for patients and their families. It also lowers the risk of hospital-acquired infections and accelerates recovery. The overall cost of care per patient is decreased. READ MORE

4. 23. Health-care workers caring for children : The Early Childhood Development Program in La Paz, Bolivia

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Anna Lindström; Louise Hellberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Early Childhood Development; Children; Health Promotion; Global Nursing; Ethnography;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Bolivia has a high child mortality rate and many children´s living conditions are inadequate. In order to reach the Millennium Development Goals non-governmental organizations play an important role when the governmental efforts are insufficient. READ MORE

5. 24. Follow-up interventions and measurement instruments for patients suffering from psychotic disorder : A literature review

   University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

   Author : Jóhanna G. Þórisdóttir; [2014]
   Keywords : Schizophrenia; Psychoses; Follow - up Interventions; Instrumentation; Readmission.;

   Abstract : Background: Continuity of care and post-discharge follow-up visits can improve the quality of care and reduce the likelihood of relapse and re-hospitalization in patients with psychotic disorders. Purpose: This study aimed to analyze post-discharge follow-up interventions in patients with psychotic disorders, and to identify measurement instruments for intervention outcomes. READ MORE

6. 25. The Perfect Contract - Does it Exist? : A case study of Health Choice Västerbotten and its reimbursement system, focusing on the effects on motivation and competition

   University essay from Företagsekonomi

   Author : Nathalie Stråle Johansson; Malin Tjernström; [2013]
   Keywords : Competition; motivation; reimbursement system; primary care; purchaser-provider split; quasi-market; Health Choice Västerbotten.;

   Abstract : This study investigates the required implementation of the System of Choice in the Swedish County Council of Västerbotten. The System of Choice is a national law with the objective to improve efficiency within primary care in Sweden. READ MORE