Background: Improving the quality of hospital care is an important policy objective. Hospitals
operate under pressure to contain costs and might face challenges related to financial …

The Dutch health system is financed predominantly by commercial bank loans, especially
after the market-oriented reform in 2006, when government investment guarantees were …

Hospitals are perpetually challenged by concurrently improving the quality of healthcare and
maintaining financial solvency. Both issues are among the top concerns for hospital …

Objective: Patient engagement using health information technology (IT) functionalities can
be a powerful tool in managing their own care for better health outcomes. Therefore, this …

Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the rate of self-scheduling and self-referral for
screening mammography and to assess sociodemographic factors associated with their use …

Methods: A pooled cross-sectional study design employed data containing 3,547
observations from general acute care hospitals (2014–2018). The breadth of patient …

Some hospital leaders lack strategies to improve patient satisfaction scores, leading to
strains on the US hospital healthcare systems and resources. Hospital leaders who do not …

As patients increasingly have access to various options for healthcare services, improving
patient experience is considered a contributor to hospital performance since it may …

Background: Improving the quality of hospital care is an important policy objective. Hospitals
operate under pressure to contain costs and might face challenges related to financial …

Background Patient portals can facilitate the delivery of health care services and support self-
management for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Despite their benefits, the …