A New Institutional Economics Perspective on the Relationship Among Societal Values, Governance Structure and Access to Rural Health Care Services

The article aims to examine the relationship between the human resource practices and employees' turnover intention in United Arab Emirates health care sector. This quantitative study utilized a structure equation model (SEM) technique with Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) 18 software package to analyze data and to investigate the impact of human resources practices on employees' turnover intention in United Arab Emirates health care services. Results of the study showed that human resources (HRM) practices in health care sector (recruitment and selection, performance appraisal, compensation, and career development) have significant relationship with turnover intention. However, this research was limited to the Public Health Care Sector in UAE and it is recommended to include Private health care sector. Moreover, inclusion of health care workers from different emirates such as Dubai and Sharjah will be needed in future researches. Health care facilities management should have a closer look at the significant human resource practices as an initiative to restructure HRM practices, policies, procedures to increase staff satisfaction, reduce employees' turnover intention and retain its valuable health care professionals. This article is among the first and most exhaustive ones carried out in health care sector in UAE. It explores the relationship between the human resource management practices and the employees' turnover intentions.

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Hospital prices and market structure in the hospital and insurance industries

Health Economics Policy and Law ◽

10.1017/s1744133110000083 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 459-479 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Asako S. Moriya ◽

William B. Vogt ◽

Martin Gaynor

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Market Concentration ◽

Insurance Market ◽

Hospital Services ◽

Hospital Market ◽

Market Effects ◽

Transaction Prices ◽

Care Services ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThere has been substantial consolidation among health insurers and hospitals, recently, raising questions about the effects of this consolidation on the exercise of market power. We analyze the relationship between insurer and hospital market concentration and the prices of hospital services. We use a national US dataset containing transaction prices for health care services for over 11 million privately insured Americans. Using three years of panel data, we estimate how insurer and hospital market concentration are related to hospital prices, while controlling for unobserved market effects. We find that increases in insurance market concentration are significantly associated with decreases in hospital prices, whereas increases in hospital concentration are non-significantly associated with increases in prices. A hypothetical merger between two of five equally sized insurers is estimated to decrease hospital prices by 6.7%.

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Examining the Relationship of Family Social Capital and Use of Pediatric Primary Health Care Services in the 2016–19 National Survey of Children's Health

Journal of Pediatric Health Care ◽

10.1016/j.pedhc.2021.12.002 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Kristi K. Westphaln ◽

Eileen K. Fry-Bowers ◽

Jesse W. Birchfield ◽

Eunice Lee ◽

Sarah D. Ronis

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Social Capital ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Care Services ◽

Family Social Capital ◽

Primary Health ◽

Primary Health Care Services ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Health Care Needs and Services for Elder and Disabled Population: Findings from a Barcelona Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17218071 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 8071

Author(s):

Jessica Rodriguez-Pereira ◽

Jesica de Armas ◽

Lorenzo Garbujo ◽

Helena Ramalhinho

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Modern Society ◽

Health Care Needs ◽

Health Care Demand ◽

Care Needs ◽

Care Services ◽

Health Care Infrastructure ◽

The Relationship ◽

Population Segment

Health care is a pillar of modern society. This study focuses on the use of descriptive analytics to provide demographic and territorial insights that will be of strategic importance in planning subsequent projects meant to improve health care services. We especially focus on the assessment of the elder and disabled population health care needs in Barcelona, and evaluate to what extent the current health care infrastructure is successful in covering the demand of these fragile population segment. This work is developed around three main assessments in the municipality of Barcelona: the elder and disabled health care demand, the available health care services, and the relationship between demand and services, showing that territorial and demographic aspects are relevant in assessing the health needs of the population.

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Socioeconomic status and primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long lengths of stay

International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care ◽

10.1108/ijmhsc-01-2015-0001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 85-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Melanie Lindsay Straiton ◽

Anne Reneflot ◽

Esperanza Diaz

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Service Use ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Health Problems ◽

Content Type ◽

Care Services ◽

Primary Health ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – High socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with better health and lower use of health care services in the general population. Among immigrants, the relationship appears less consistent. The purpose of this paper is to determine if the relationship between income level (a proxy for SES) and use of primary health care services for mental health problems differs for natives and five immigrant groups in Norway. It also explores the moderating effect of length of stay (LoS) among immigrants. Design/methodology/approach – Using data from two registers with national-level coverage, logistic regression analyses with interactions were carried out to determine the association between income level and having used primary health care services for mental health problems. Findings – For Norwegian men and women there was a clear negative relationship between income and service use. Interaction analyses suggested that the relationship differed for all immigrant groups compared with Norwegians. When stratifying by LoS, income was not associated with service use among recently arrived immigrants but was negatively associated among immigrants staying more than two years (with the exception of Pakistani and Iraqi women). Research limitations/implications – Country of origin and LoS should be considered when applying measures of SES in immigrant health research. Social implications – There may be an initial transition period for recently arrived immigrants where competing factors mask the association between SES and service use. Originality/value – This study benefits from nationwide coverage, eliminating self-selection biases. It demonstrates the complexity of the relationship between SES and health care use.

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