International Journal of Health Planning and Management

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Volume 33, issue 4, 2018

Editorial pp. 767-767

Calum Paton

How might organisational institutionalism support the challenges of the modern hospice? pp. 768-774

Emma Hodges and Sue Read

Migration and health: A systematic review on health and health care of internal migrants in India pp. 775-793

Yadlapalli S. Kusuma and Bontha V. Babu

Challenges toward achieving universal health coverage in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania pp. 794-805

Chukwuemeka A. Umeh

The development of funding recommendations for health technologies at the state level: A South Australian case study pp. 806-822

Robyn Lambert, Drew Carter, Naomi Burgess and Hossein Haji Ali Afzali

Understanding the use of India's National Health Insurance Scheme for family planning and reproductive health services in Uttar Pradesh pp. 823-835

Arupendra Mozumdar, Kumudha Aruldas, Aparna Jain and Laura Reichenbach

Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist at a teaching hospital in India and evaluation of the effects on perioperative complications pp. 836-846

Raghavendra Shankar

Monetary and nonmonetary household consumption of health services and the role of insurance benefits: An analysis of the Mexico's National Household Income and Expenditure Survey pp. 847-859

Edson Serván‐Mori and Veronika J. Wirtz

Measuring inequalities in the demographical and geographical distribution of physicians in China: Generalist versus specialist pp. 860-879

Jingxian Wu

Informal caregivers in hospitals: Opportunities and threats pp. 880-889

Mohammadreza Amiresmaili and Zahra Emrani

Can a decentralized blood supply system reach 100% voluntary nonremunerated donation? pp. e883-e891

Tarek Bou Assi, Antoine Haddad, Laura Haddad and Olivier Garraud

Examining Japanese women's preferences for a new style of postnatal care facility and its attributes pp. 890-901

Junyi Shen, Takako Nakashima, Izumi Karasawa, Tatsuro Furui, Kenichiro Morishige and Tatsuyoshi Saijo

What characteristics of provider payment mechanisms influence health care providers' behaviour? A literature review pp. e892-e905

Jacob S. Kazungu, Edwine W. Barasa, Melvin Obadha and Jane Chuma

Adverse selection and supply‐side factors in the enrollment in community‐based health insurance in Northwest Ethiopia: A mixed methodology pp. 902-914

Asmamaw Atafu and Soonman Kwon

The effect of chronic disease family history on the adoption of healthier lifestyles pp. e906-e917

Alexandre Sá and Bárbara Peleteiro

Emergency departments key performance indicators: A unified framework and its practice pp. 915-933

Alicia Núñez, Liliana Neriz, Ricardo Mateo, Francisco Ramis and Arkalgud Ramaprasad

A retrospective and prospective assessment of the zero‐markup drug reform in China from the perspective of policy diffusion pp. e918-e929

Jianwei Deng, Huilin Tian, Yilun Guo, Tengyang Ma, Yangjie Sun, Shiyang Zhang, Tianan Yang and Xu Tian

Effect of informal financial support for health care on health Insurance uptake: Evidence from a mixed‐methods study in Tamale metropolis of northern Ghana pp. e930-e943

Yussif Nagumse Alhassan

Regulation of access to the hospital care network for children in Ceará, Brazil pp. 934-940

Maria de Fátima Vasques Monteiro, Maria Auxiliadora F. Vertamatti, Maria Nina Morais Alves, Amanda Cordeiro de Oliveira Carvalho, Maria Nizete Tavares Alves and Caio Parente Barbosa

A random forest and simulation approach for scheduling operation rooms: Elective surgery cancelation in a Chinese hospital urology department pp. 941-966

Li Luo, Chuang Liu, Li Feng, Shuzhen Zhao and Renrong Gong

Who wants to pay more taxes to improve public health care? pp. e944-e959

Nazim Habibov, Alena Auchynnikava, Rong Luo and Lida Fan

Job satisfaction among anesthetists in Ethiopia—a national cross‐sectional study pp. e960-e970

Sharon Kibwana, Muluneh Yigzaw, Yohannes Molla, Jos van Roosmalen and Jelle Stekelenburg

International comparisons of disparities in access to care for people with mental health conditions pp. 967-995

Lisa Corscadden, Emily J. Callander and Stephanie M. Topp

Public hospital reform in Turkey: The “public hospital union” case (2012‐2017) pp. e971-e984

Aziz Küçük

Dark triad personalities and counterproductive work behaviors among physicians in China pp. e985-e998

Liu Ying and Aaron Cohen

Social health insurance vs private health insurance in China: Revisit crowd‐out effect based on a multiple mediation analysis pp. 996-1012

Ying Zhang, Anni Su, Xiaoxing Liu and Yue Zhang

The place of private care governance in the South African health care system pp. e999-e1013

Adam Fusheini, John Eyles and Jane Goudge

Exploring a motivation of medical staff pp. 1013-1023

Anatoliy Goncharuk

Financial implications of laparoscopic hot gallbladder service in a nontertiary District General Hospital pp. e1014-e1021

Sayantan Bhattacharya, Tom Richardson, Gerlin Naidoo, Kieran Gillick, Saif Haddad, Chandrima Ghosh and Paula Brereton

Change from health center to family physician period in the Turkish health system: A qualitative study pp. e1022-e1036

Celalettin Cevik and Bulent Kilic

Understanding the process of strengthening multi‐sectoral efforts for anemia reduction: Qualitative findings from Sierra Leone and Uganda pp. 1024-1044

Danya Sarkar, Hillary Murphy, Teemar Fisseha, Aminata S. Koroma, Mary H. Hodges, Nancy Adero, Sarah Ngalombi, Jane Nabakooza, Jolene Wun and Sorrel M.L. Namaste

Rwandan stakeholder perspectives of integrated family planning and HIV services pp. e1037-e1049

Kristin M. Wall, Roger Bayingana, Rosine Ingabire, Lauren Ahlschlager, Amanda Tichacek, Susan Allen and Etienne Karita

Able to purchase? Agency problems in China's social health insurance system and the pitfalls of third‐party strategic purchasing pp. 1045-1059

Kai Liu and Alex Jingwei He

Health sector decentralisation in Tanzania: How do institutional capacities influence use of decision space? pp. e1050-e1066

Ramadhani Kigume and Stephen Maluka

Prevalence, awareness, and treatment of depressive symptoms among the middle‐aged and elderly in China from 2008 to 2015 pp. 1060-1070

Qun Wang and Wenyao Tian

Efficiency of Brazilian public services of kidney transplantation: Benchmarking Brazilian states via data envelopment analysis pp. e1067-e1087

Marina Martins Siqueira and Claudia Affonso Silva Araujo

Provincial health expenditure and cardiovascular disease mortality, a panel data study of Canadian provinces pp. 1071-1081

Hakunawadi Pswarayi, Emmanuel Dankwah, Manpreet Kaur, Imaeyen Okon, Mohsen Yaghoubi, Tamer Qarmout, Megan Steeves and Marwa Farag

Choosing cooperation over competition; hospital strategies in response to selective contracting pp. 1082-1092

Martin van Ineveld, Jeroen van Wijngaarden and Gerard Scholten

Task sharing: Development of evidence‐based co‐management strategy model for screening, detection, and management of diabetic retinopathy pp. e1088-e1099

Mufarriq Shah, Ayesha Noor, Gail M. Ormsby, Fakir Amirul Islam, Colin Alex Harper and Jill Elizabeth Keeffe

Moving towards universal health coverage: The need for a strengthened planning process pp. 1093-1109

Juliet Nabyonga‐Orem, Belinda J. Nabukalu, Ghirmay Andemichael, Rosemary Khosi‐Mthetwa, Attiye Shaame, Sebentile Myeni, Ebony Quinto and Delanyo Dovlo

The sustainability of a community nurses programme aimed at supporting active ageing in mountain areas pp. e1100-e1111

Roberto Ippoliti, Isabella Allievi, Greta Falavigna, Pasquale Giuliano, Floriana Montani, Paola Obbia, Silvia Rizzi and Giuliana Moda

Effect of the treatment‐before‐deposit policy on trust in physicians and perceived service quality among patients in 12 hospitals in China pp. 1110-1120

Shinduk Lee, Wenxin Wang, David J. Washburn, Hongmei Shi, Yue Yu, Yuxian Du, Hao Zhang and Jay E. Maddock

An exploratory case study of the organizational functioning of a decision‐making and referral support call center for frontline providers of maternal and new born care in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana pp. e1112-e1123

Edith Frimpong, Ebenezer Oduro‐Mensah, Linda Vanotoo and Irene Akua Agyepong

At the coalface of collaborative mental health care: A qualitative study of governance and power in district‐level service provision in South Africa pp. 1121-1135

André Janse van Rensburg, Rabia Khan, Edwin Wouters, Dingie van Rensburg, Pieter Fourie and Piet Bracke

Examining the association between educational attainment and life expectancy in MENA region: A panel data analysis pp. e1124-e1136

Samer Hamidi, Khadeegha Alzouebi, Fevzi Akinci and Ferhat D. Zengul

Early childhood development in Iran and its provinces: Inequality versus average pp. 1136-1145

Mostafa Amini Rarani, Mehdi Nosratabadi and Maryam Moeeni

Study of the factors causing medical disputes in a Third‐Level Grade A Hospital in Shanghai pp. e1137-e1146

Yu Liu, Yonghai Bai, Pei Wang and Zhongliang Xu

Moderating healthcare costs through an assisted physical activity programme pp. 1146-1158

Emidia Vagnoni, Giulia Rita Biavati, Michele Felisatti and Luca Pomidori

The roles of, activities of, and competencies for, community nursing services in rural Vietnam: Implications for policy decisions pp. e1147-e1159

Nguyen Van Huy, Kyung‐Sook Bang, Hoang Thi Ai Xuan, Cao Duc Thang, Nguyen Van Thanh, Le Thi Hoan, Sunghee H. Tak, Soo‐Young Yu, Jinseon Yi, Dinh Thai Son, Hoang Van Minh and Luu Ngoc Hoat

A critical analysis of health care purchasing arrangements in Kenya: A case study of the county departments of health pp. 1159-1177

Rahab Mbau, Edwine Barasa, Kenneth Munge, Stephen Mulupi, Peter K. Nguhiu and Jane Chuma

Success factors for universal access to antiretroviral treatments in South Africa pp. e1160-e1178

Marlène Guillon

Barriers to reporting of patient safety incidents in tertiary hospitals: A qualitative study of nurses and resident physicians in South Korea pp. 1178-1188

Won Lee, So Yoon Kim, Sang‐il Lee, Sun Gyo Lee, Hyung Chul Kim and Insook Kim

Distribution of health facilities in Nigeria: Implications and options for Universal Health Coverage pp. e1179-e1192

Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Abayomi Sule, Olayinka Ayankogbe and David Boone

Identifying and confirming demotivating factors for village health workers in rural communities of Bhutan pp. 1189-1201

Dolley Tshering, Phudit Tejativaddhana, Taweesak Siripornpibul, Mary Cruickshank and David Briggs

Leadership development in health care in low and middle‐income countries: Is there another way? pp. e1193-e1199

John Edmonstone

Epistemic layers in development planning: A case study of the health sector in the Gunungkidul District, Indonesia pp. e1200-e1210

Farah Purwaningrum and Stephanie Doris Short

Doctors' career choices in health systems constrained by national medical exams: A discrete choice experiment pp. e1211-e1224

Pedro Ramos and Hélio Alves

The effect of the latest health care reforms on the quality of community health services in China pp. e1225-e1231

Yanhong Gong, Juan Xu, Ting Chen, Na Sun, Zuxun Lu and Xiaoxv Yin

Cost comparison and determinants of out‐of‐pocket payments on child delivery care in Bangladesh pp. e1232-e1249

Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Nausad Ali, Raisul Akram, Nurnabi Sheikh, Rashidul Alam Mahumud and Alec Morton

Outsourcing in Iranian hospitals: Findings from a qualitative study pp. e1250-e1261

Pouran Raeissi, Mobin Sokhanvar and Edris Kakemam

Enhancing policy implementation to improve healthcare practices: The role and strategies of hybrid national‐local support structures pp. e1262-e1278

Emma Granström, Johan Hansson, Vibeke Sparring, Mats Brommels and Monica Elisabeth Nyström

Volume 33, issue 3, 2018

Editorial pp. 559-559

Calum Paton

Human resources for health: A narrative review of adequacy and distribution of clinical and nonclinical human resources in hospitals of Iran pp. 560-572

Samin Nobakht, Arash Shirdel, Yasamin Molavi‐Taleghani, Mohammad M. Doustmohammadi and Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri

Social health insurance in Nepal: A health system departure toward the universal health coverage pp. 573-580

Rajani Pokharel and Pushkar Raj Silwal

Armed conflict, health spending, and HIV pp. 581-595

Yiyeon Kim

Utilization of health‐care services by young children: The aftermath of the Turkish Health Transformation Program pp. 596-613

Asena Caner, Deniz Karaoğlan and Gülbiye Yaşar

Organisational framework and outputs of International medical evacuation in Guinea: A need for change pp. 614-626

Timothé Guilavogui, Alioune Camara, Elhadj Marouf Diallo, Akoï Koïvogui, Aminatou Barry, Koligna Zoumanigui, Alpha Ahmadou Diallo, Alexandre Delamou and Moussa Koulibaly

Task sharing in the eye care workforce: Screening, detection, and management of diabetic retinopathy in Pakistan. A case study pp. 627-636

Mufarriq Shah, Ayesha Noor, Lil Deverell, Gail M. Ormsby, C. Alex Harper and Jill Elizabeth Keeffe

Hospitalization among migrants in Italy: Access to health care as an opportunity for integration and inclusion pp. 637-651

Sara Barsanti

Decomposing inequality in financial protection situation in Iran after implementing the health reform plan: What does the evidence show based on national survey of households' budget? pp. 652-661

Tayebeh Moradi, Seyran Naghdi, Heather Brown, Hesam Ghiasvand and Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh

Extending health insurance coverage to the informal sector: Lessons from a private micro health insurance scheme in Lagos, Nigeria pp. 662-676

Lauren Peterson, Alison Comfort, Laurel Hatt and Thierry van Bastelaer

A systematic review of effort‐reward imbalance among health workers pp. e674-e695

Huy Nguyen Van, Mai Dinh Le, Thanh Nguyen Van, Dung Nguyen Ngoc, Anh Tran Thi Ngoc and Phuong Nguyen The

Exploring governance for a One Health collaboration for leptospirosis prevention and control in Fiji: Stakeholder perceptions, evidence, and processes pp. 677-689

Anna McPherson, Peter S. Hill, Mike Kama and Simon Reid

Formal and informal inter‐organizational coordination: How nurses adapt in complex pathways pp. 690-703

Anne Doessing

How do administrative borders affect accessibility to hospitals? The case of Sweden pp. e696-e710

Xiangli Meng, Kenneth Carling, Johan Håkansson and Pascal Rebreyend

Evaluating community participation: A comparison of participatory approaches in the planning and implementation of new primary health‐care services in northern Australia pp. 704-722

Karen Carlisle, Jane Farmer, Judy Taylor, Sarah Larkins and Rebecca Evans

Prohibiting physicians' dual practice in Iran: Policy options for implementation pp. e711-e720

Mohammad Bazyar, Arash Rashidian, Nader Jahanmehr, Faranak Behzadi, Javad Moghri and Leila Doshmangir

Assessment of motivation levels and associated factors among the nursing staff of tertiary‐level government hospitals pp. e721-e732

Rahul Pandey, Sonu Goel and Vipin Koushal

Applicability of internet search index for asthma admission forecast using machine learning pp. 723-732

Li Luo, Chengcheng Liao, Fengyi Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chunyang Li, Zhixin Qiu and Debin Huang

Describing and evaluating healthcare priority setting practices at the county level in Kenya pp. e733-e750

Dennis Waithaka, Benjamin Tsofa, Evelyn Kabia and Edwine Barasa

Impact of Medicare Advantage penetration and hospital competition on technical efficiency of nursing care in US intensive care units pp. 733-745

Ari Min, Linda D. Scott, Chang Park, Catherine Vincent, Catherine J. Ryan and Taewha Lee

The effect of handover location on trauma theatre start time: An estimated cost saving of £131 000 per year pp. 746-753

Sam Nahas, Adam Ali, Kiran Majid, Roshan Joseph, Chris Huber and Victor Babu

The effects of air pollution on length of hospital stay for adult patients with asthma pp. e751-e767

Li Luo, Jing Ren, Fengyi Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chunyang Li, Zhixin Qiu and Debin Huang

Collaborate across silos: Perceived barriers to integration of care for the elderly from the perspectives of service providers pp. e768-e780

Janice Ying‐Chui Lau, Eliza Lai‐Yi Wong, Roger Y. Chung, Stephen C.K. Law, Diane Threapleton, Nicole Kiang, Patsy Chau, Samuel Y.S. Wong, Jean Woo and Eng‐Kiong Yeoh

Have out‐of‐pocket health care payments risen under free health care policy? The case of Sri Lanka pp. e781-e797

Asankha Pallegedara and Michael Grimm

The effect of the implementation of low price medicine policy on medicine price in China: A retrospective study pp. e798-e806

Xiaodong Guan, Mingchun Yang, Chunxia Man, Ye Tian and Luwen Shi

Internal migrants' experiences with and perceptions of frontline health workers: A nationwide study in 13 Indian cities pp. e807-e820

Bontha V. Babu, Yogita Sharma, Yadlapalli S. Kusuma, Muthusamy Sivakami, Dharmesh K. Lal, Palaniappan Marimuthu, Jagjeevan B. Geddam, Anoop Khanna, Monika Agarwal, Godi Sudhakar, Paramita Sengupta, Anjali Borhade, Zulfia Khan, Anna S. Kerketta and Akoijam Brogen

Impact of school health management committees on health services delivery in Ghana: A national level assessment pp. e821-e832

Angela S. Bowman, Andrew Owusu, Amber B. Trueblood and Cynthia Bosumtwi‐Sam

Is distribution of health expenditure in Iran pro‐poor? pp. e833-e842

Sara Emamgholipour and Lotfali Agheli

Adoption of high technology medical imaging and hospital quality and efficiency: Towards a conceptual framework pp. e843-e860

Guillermo A. Sandoval, Adalsteinn D. Brown, Walter P. Wodchis and Geoffrey M. Anderson

Altruistic leadership and affiliative humor's role on service innovation: Lessons from Spanish public hospitals pp. e861-e872

Andrés Salas‐Vallina, Anna Ferrer‐Franco and Rafael Fernández Guerrero

Association between missed appointment and related factors of patients with cancer in a tertiary hospital pp. e873-e882

Ye Seol Lee, Tae Hyun Kim and Juyeong Kim

Volume 33, issue 2, 2018

EDITORIAL—the NHS at 70: National treasure or threadbare antique? pp. 291-293

Calum Paton

Challenges of Rasthryia Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in West Bengal, India: An exploratory study pp. 294-308

Satarupa Bandyopadhyay and Kasturi Sen

Challenges facing community health workers in Brazil's Family Health Strategy: A qualitative study pp. 309-320

Rebecca Grossman‐Kahn, Julia Schoen, John William Mallett, Alexandra Brentani, Elizabeth Kaselitz and Michele Heisler

Impact of chronic disease on the mid‐age employment in Taiwan pp. 321-328

Chun‐Chih Chen and Ying‐Tzu Lin

Management of syphilis in pregnancy: Knowledge and practices of health care providers and barriers to the control of disease in Teresina, Brazil pp. 329-344

Danielle Carvalho Rodrigues and Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues

Relative reductions in health care utilization among young adults before aging out of extended dependent coverage pp. 345-356

Weiwei Chen

Shortening gestational age at term and organisation of birth care in the Czech Republic pp. 357-363

Martina Štípková

Perspectives on the underlying drivers of urgent and emergency care reconfiguration in Ireland pp. 364-379

E. Droog, C. Foley, O. Healy, C. Buckley, M. Boyce, S. McHugh and J.P. Browne

Validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Care Transitions Measure pp. 380-390

Mai Yoshimura, Miho Sato and Naomi Sumi

Government helper and citizen advocate? A case study of the multiple roles and pressures facing a nongovernmental organization contracted by government to strengthen community health in northern India pp. 391-404

Kerry Scott, Asha S. George, Steven A. Harvey, Shinjini Mondal, Gupteswar Patel, Raman Vr and Kabir Sheikh

Building hospital capacity planning mechanisms in Poland: The impact of 2016/2017 regulatory changes pp. e403-e415

Katarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk, Christoph Sowada, Alicja Domagała and Barbara Więckowska

Understanding ED performance after the implementation of activity‐based funding pp. 405-413

Ghasem‐Sam Toloo, John Burke, Julia Crilly, Ged Williams, Bridie McCann, Gerry FitzGerald and Anthony Bell

Ageing in India: Financial hardship from health expenditures pp. 414-425

Ting‐Hsuan J. Lee, Indrani Saran and Krishna D. Rao

Barriers to treatment adherence for individuals with latent tuberculosis infection: A systematic search and narrative synthesis of the literature pp. e416-e433

Yisi Liu, Stephen Birch, Bruce Newbold and Beverley M. Essue

Hospital accreditation in Iran: A qualitative case study of Kerman hospitals pp. 426-433

Mahmood Nekoei‐Moghadam, Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Mohammadhosein Iranemansh and Mahla Iranmanesh

The free healthcare initiative in Sierra Leone: Evaluating a health system reform, 2010‐2015 pp. 434-448

Sophie Witter, Nouria Brikci, Tim Harris, Richard Williams, Sarah Keen, Ana Mujica, Alex Jones, Alex Murray‐Zmijewski, Barbara Bale, Bailah Leigh and Ade Renner

Do private hospitals outperform public hospitals regarding efficiency, accessibility, and quality of care in the European Union? A literature review pp. e434-e453

Florien M. Kruse, Niek W. Stadhouders, Eddy M. Adang, Stef Groenewoud and Patrick P.T. Jeurissen

Why do people become health workers? Analysis from life histories in 4 post‐conflict and post‐crisis countries pp. 449-459

Sophie Witter, Haja Wurie, Justine Namakula, Wilson Mashange, Yotamu Chirwa and Alvaro Alonso‐Garbayo

Financial consequences from smoking‐related diseases in middle‐income countries: Evidence and lessons from Mexico pp. e454-e463

Armando Arredondo, Ana Lucia Recaman, Carlos Pinzon and Alejandra Azar

Impact of HIV/aids epidemic on human capital development in West Africa pp. 460-478

Rasaki Dauda

The function of patient‐centered care in mitigating the effect of nursing shortage on the outcomes of care pp. e464-e473

Mu'taman Jarrar, Hamzah Abdul Rahman, Mohd Sobri Minai, Mahdi S. AbuMadini and Mercy Larbi

Insights on the effectiveness of reward schemes from 10‐year longitudinal case studies in 2 Italian regions pp. e474-e484

Milena Vainieri, Daniel Adrian Lungu and Sabina Nuti

Financing elderly people's long‐term care needs: Evidence from China pp. 479-488

Fengyue Li and Junko Otani

“There is always a better way”: Managing uncertainty in decision making about new cancer drugs in Canada pp. e485-e499

S. Michelle Driedger, Elizabeth Cooper, Gary Annable and Melissa Brouwers

Medical and economic factors influencing generic drug use in the Japanese public health system: Influencing factors in different populations pp. 489-501

Tomoya Tachi, Kosuke Saito, Hiroki Esaki, Yuta Kanematsu, Aki Yoshida, Ikuto Sugita, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Teppei Makino, Michi Umeda, Masahiro Yasuda, Takashi Mizui, Chitoshi Goto and Hitomi Teramachi

Does public health system provide adequate financial risk protection to its clients? Out of pocket expenditure on inpatient care at secondary level public health institutions: Causes and determinants in an eastern Indian state pp. e500-e511

Sarit Kumar Rout and Sarmistha Choudhury

Influence of Internet dissemination on hospital selection for benign surgical disease: A single center retrospective study pp. 502-510

Sung Ryul Lee, Bum Hwan Koo, Geon Young Byun, Seung Geun Lee, Myoung Jin Kim, Soo Kyung Hong, Su Yeon Kim and Yu Jin Lee

Critical evaluation of international health programs: Reframing global health and evaluation pp. 511-523

Chunhuei Chi, Anaïs Tuepker, Rebecca Schoon and Alicia Núñez Mondaca

Innovation strategy management survey of the Chilean biomedical industry. Assessment of windows of opportunities to reduce technological gaps pp. e512-e530

Tomas Gabriel Bas and Carolina Alejandra Oliu

Problems of dual vulnerability in nutrition: A qualitative study of older persons caring for under 5‐year‐olds in post‐disaster Haiti pp. 524-531

Stephanie Raybould, Thomas Ward, Renée Burnett, Logan Manikam, Mackentoch Tibe and Barry Munslow

Examining the association between exposure to mass media and health insurance enrolment in Ghana pp. e531-e540

Moses Mosonsieyiri Kansanga, Joseph Asumah Braimah, Roger Antabe, Yuji Sano, Emmanuel Kyeremeh and Isaac Luginaah

Time to address gender inequalities against female physicians pp. 532-541

Suad Hannawi and Issa Al Salmi

Assessing health facility performance in Indonesia using the Pabón‐Lasso model and unit cost analysis of health services pp. e541-e556

Firdaus Hafidz, Tim Ensor and Sandy Tubeuf

The impact of aging on different types of health care: The example of the Polish health insurance system pp. e557-e568

Ewa Kocot

Administrative reform and pay‐for‐performance methods of primary health service delivery: A comparison of 3 health districts in Cambodia, 2006‐2012 pp. e569-e585

Keovathanak Khim, Rohan Jayasuriya and Peter Leslie Annear

Distribution trends of Indonesia's health care resources in the decentralization era pp. e586-e596

Sekar Ayu Paramita, Chiho Yamazaki, Elsa Pudji Setiawati and Hiroshi Koyama

Drivers behind widespread informal payments in the Romanian public health care system: From tolerance to corruption to socio‐economic and spatial patterns pp. e597-e611

Adrian V. Horodnic, Sorin Mazilu and Liviu Oprea

Health system organizational reform in governing Iranian public hospitals: A content analysis to comprehend the barriers in Board of Trustees' hospitals pp. e612-e620

Mehdi Jafari, Amin Habibirad, Arefeh Pourtaleb and Mohammad Hossein Salarianzadeh

Decentralisation and health services delivery in Tanzania: Analysis of decision space in planning, allocation, and use of financial resources pp. e621-e635

Ramadhani Kigume, Stephen Maluka and Peter Kamuzora

Surviving neoliberalism, maintaining values: Community health mergers in Victoria, Australia pp. e636-e647

Véronique Roussy and Charles Livingstone

Stakeholder perspectives regarding transfer of free maternity services to National Health Insurance Fund in Kenya: Implications for universal health coverage pp. e648-e662

Timothy Abuya, Francis Obare, Dennis Matanda, Mardieh L. Dennis and Ben Bellows

Invisible cobwebs in teamwork—Impediments to the care of patients with heart failure: A qualitative study pp. e663-e673

Hadi Khoshab, Esmat Nouhi, Batool Tirgari and Fazlollah Ahmadi

Volume 33, issue 1, 2018

Research gaps in routine health information system design barriers to data quality and use in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A literature review pp. e1-e9

Manish Kumar, David Gotz, Tara Nutley and Jason B. Smith

Editorial pp. 5-5

Calum Paton

The use and design of the BSC in the health care sector: A systematic literature review for Italy, Spain, and Portugal pp. 6-30

Maria Beatriz Gonzalez‐Sanchez, Laura Broccardo and Amélia Maria Martins Pires

Elements of a sustainable, competent, and empathetic workforce to support patients with dementia during an acute hospital stay: A comprehensive literature review pp. e10-e25

Joanne Brooke and Omorogieva Ojo

A systematic review of empirical studies on methodology and burden of informal patient payments in health systems pp. e26-e37

Abdolvahed Khodamoradi, Mohammad Payam Ghaffari, Reza Daryabeygi‐Khotbehsara, Haniye Sadat Sajadi and Reza Majdzadeh

HIV screening in pregnant women: A systematic review of cost‐effectiveness studies pp. 31-50

Fabrizio Bert, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Paolo Biancone, Valerio Brescia, Elisa Camussi, Maria Martorana, Robin Thomas, Silvana Secinaro and Roberta Siliquini

A qualitative study on human resources for primary health care in Iran pp. e38-e48

Mahmood Nekoei Moghadam, Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Vahideh Sadeghi, Ali‐Hossein Zeinalzadeh, Mahmud Tupchi and Sahar Parva

The Bandung neurosurgery patient outcomes project, Indonesia (Part II): Patient pathways and feasibility and acceptability of telephone follow‐up pp. e49-e56

Agung Budi Sutiono, Ahmad Faried, Susan McAllister, Amelia Ganefianty, Kalih Sarjono, Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin and Sarah Derrett

Performance‐based financing in the heath sector in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Is there anything whereof it may be said, see, this is new? pp. 51-66

Elisabeth Paul and Dimitri Renmans

The Bandung neurosurgery patient outcomes project, Indonesia (Part I): Methods, participant characteristics, and pre‐discharge outcomes pp. e57-e66

Susan McAllister, Amelia Ganefianty, Ahmad Faried, Agung Budi Sutiono, Kalih Sarjono, Regina Melia, Sheila Sumargo, Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin and Sarah Derrett

Why do they care? Narratives of physician volunteers on motivations for participation in short‐term medical missions abroad pp. 67-87

Paul H. Caldron, Ann Impens, Milena Pavlova and Wim Groot

The health policy pendulum: Cost control vs activity growth pp. e67-e75

Trond Tjerbo and Terje P. Hagen

Change management in an environment of ongoing primary health care system reform: A case study of Australian primary health care services pp. e76-e88

Sara Javanparast, Janny Maddern, Fran Baum, Toby Freeman, Angela Lawless, Ronald Labonté and David Sanders

The role of global public health strategy in non‐profit organisational change at country level: lessons from the joining of Save the Children and Merlin in Myanmar pp. 88-101

Fiona M. Campbell, Dina Balabanova and Natasha Howard

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