Qualitative research approach is a study that can use narrative reporting to explain and analyses behaviors of people and the implications of their actions (Erickson, 2011). One of the reasons some researchers choose qualitative research method because it gives a holistic overview of the research’s context, and capture data on the knowledge of various participants. […]
The narrative approach weaves together a sequence of events, usually from just one or two individuals to form a cohesive story. You conduct in-depth interviews, read documents, and look for themes; in other words, how does an individual story illustrate the larger life influences that created it. Often interviews are conducted over weeks, months, or […]
Value-Based Purchasing is the linking of health provider payment to improved performance by health care providers. This type of payment systems account for healthcare provider both for the costs and quality of care they provider. For example, the provision of patient-centered care by safety-net hospitals (SNHs) has important implications both for patient outcomes and how […]
One of the influential and classical works I found in the use of Health Belief Model (HBM) was the understanding that the rate in vaccine patients on hemodialysis is considerably lesser than the Healthy People 2020 targets approach (Glanz, Rimer & Vismanath, 2008). The study by Adams, Hall & Fulghum (2014) focused on utilizing the […]
I have come across theoretical model known as the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) with its limited explanations and usage in predicting behaviors. The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) is a convenient framework for assessing where a person is in the process of deciding to take action on health behavior (Corner & Sparks, 1996). Conner, […]
SERVQUAL model is a measure of service quality. SERVQUAL came into existence in the healthcare field as a result of wanting to understand people’s emotional and practical response to illness and the responsiveness of health providers and systems to their needs. This is crucial, both because it matters hugely to all users of healthcare and has […]
Cite your source in proper APA, MLA, or other required citation style: each of your entries will begin with a full bibliographic entry. For example: Robertson, A. (2012). Why fairy tales are important. Psychology Today. (13)2, 210-222. Summarize the source: a summary explains the main ideas of the source. Someone else should be able to read your summary […]
Lyu, H., Wick, E. C., Housman, M., Freischlag, J. A., & Makary, M. A. (2013). Patient satisfaction as a possible indicator of quality surgical care. JAMA surgery, 148(4), 362-367. Retrieved from http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/1679648?tab=cme National payers proposed changing how reimbursement will be paid to participating surgical care facilities. Patient satisfaction scores were used to adjust reimbursements for surgical […]
Ali & Reisel (2014) investigated the relationships between patient satisfaction of care, nurses’ job satisfaction, nurses’ job security, and obedience OCBs, within specific private hospitals in Damascus and Rural Damascus Governorates. Cross-sectional surveys were conducted to evaluate the problem statement and research topic of the relationship between patient satisfaction, nurses’ job satisfaction and other predictable […]
Safety net clinics and other reduced-based clinics have long played the role as gap fillers in the provision of health services, and there will continue to be a need for such supplemental clinics to assert this role even in the aftermath of any health reform. Brook-Carthon et al. (2013) presented an article that shows […]
