A survey of rural hospitals' perspectives on health information technology outsourcing.

A survey of rural hospitals was conducted in the spring of 2012 to better understand their perspectives on health information technology (HIT) outsourcing and the role that hospital-to-hospital HIT partnerships (HHPs) can play as an outsourcing mechanism. The survey sought to understand how HHPs might be leveraged for HIT implementation, as well as the challenges with forming them. The results suggest that HHPs have the potential to address rural hospitals' slow rate of HIT adoption, but there are also challenges to creating these partnerships. These issues, as well as avenues for further research, are then discussed.

The rural hospital in Ecuador.

Over a period of twelve years, the author's vision of improving the health of rural Ecuadorians has evolved from an initial emphasis on primary health care to secondary care. The local community convinced him of the critical need for an efficiently managed, high-quality, and affordable rural secondary care hospital. Exploring a variety of funding options, the hospital ultimately achieved financial sustainability, principally through Ecuadorian public sources. Now, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MOH), the rural hospital model that evolved in Pedro Vicente Maldonado is being adapted as a pilot project in an existing MOH rural hospital.

Telemedicine to integrate intermittent surgical services into primary care.

Assessment of the logistics, economic feasibility, and accuracy of presurgical and postsurgical telemedicine consultations is reported. Virtual patient-surgeon consults were achieved through the use of desktop and laptop computers, digital video, and still cameras using two communications modalities. Patients were selected from rural clinics in the southern Oriente region and from communities located in the Andes Mountain range outside of Cuenca, Ecuador. Patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively by general surgeons working with the Cinterandes Foundation, a not-for-profit organization providing surgical care in remote regions of Ecuador in cooperation with the Ministry of Health's primary care program. Preoperative and postoperative telemedicine consultations had a high measure of clinical accuracy and some economic value. Data were collected from several sites throughout the country during the course of the project. Formidable challenges were encountered and are reported here.

Does planning pay off? A look at the experience of New Mexico's rural hospitals.

When Medicare's prospective payment system (PPS) was implemented, hospitals faced the prospect of diminishing reimbursement. Added to other fundamental changes involving medical practice, consumerism, competition, and medical technology, hospitals had significant incentives to focus more attention on strategic planning. This article examines how rural hospitals altered their strategic planning in response to PPS and the extent to which planning is related to better performance. It presents results from a case study of rural New Mexico hospitals. The implications of these results for other hospitals are discussed by the authors.

Efectos del centralismo a nivel operativo, área programática nº37

Efectos que produce la centralización de recursos en la dinámica operatoria de las acciones de salud en el Hospital General de Makallé. Planteo de la situación actual. Análisis del suministro de insumos, de equipamientos, necesidades de reparaciones, recursos humanos

Efectos del centralismo a nivel operativo, área programática nº37

Efectos que produce la centralización de recursos en la dinámica operatoria de las acciones de salud en el Hospital General de Makallé. Planteo de la situación actual. Análisis del suministro de insumos, de equipamientos, necesidades de reparaciones, recursos humanos

The battle of Gettysburg.

When a small, struggling, rural healthcare facility mustered the courage to purchase a state-of-the-art hospital information system, the results were dramatic. Today, receivables have risen significantly, and overall operating efficiency has measurably improved.

Ministry of Health: management review

Presents a review of five areas of the health services infrastructure, viz. General Hospital, Richmond Hill institutions, Princess Alice Hospital. Princess Royal Hospital and community health services. Details of the organizational structure and proposals for improved administrative practices and working conditions are given. Includes statistical data on medical, nursing and administrative personnel

Influencia de la atención primaria de la salud en la salud de la población del área 30

Estudio descriptivo del área programática n*30/Gral. San Martín, Chaco. Geografía, características de la población (edad) y rendimiento de los hospitales generales y los puestos sanitarios. Se presentan tablas y gráficos sin ningún tipo de análisis

Influencia de la atención primaria de la salud en la salud de la población del área 30

Estudio descriptivo del área programática n*30/Gral. San Martín, Chaco. Geografía, características de la población (edad) y rendimiento de los hospitales generales y los puestos sanitarios. Se presentan tablas y gráficos sin ningún tipo de análisis