Human tissue has been stored and used for research on a regular basis for more than 80
years. During the 1990s, collections of human tissue suddenly became framed as ethical …

Background. There has been a dramatic increase in the types of microdata, and this holds
great promise for health services research. However, legislative efforts to protect individual …

Over a decade ago, the fMRI Data Center (fMRIDC) pioneered open-access data sharing in
the task-based functional neuroimaging community. Well ahead of its time, the fMRIDC effort …

Emerging methodological research suggests that the World Wide Web (“Web”) is an
appropriate venue for survey data collection, and a promising area for delivering behavioral …

The blockchain systems are analyzed under the context of the personal health record
system (PHRs) requirements. The transparent property of blockchain may cause the privacy …

Background Fraudulent research participants create negative consequences for the rigour
and soundness of research. Aims A case study is presented from a qualitative study where …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of vitamin D supplementation in predominantly
breastfed children. To identify patient characteristics, parental beliefs, and practitioner …

There are currently 501 hospitals and about 20,000 clinics in Taiwan. The National Health
Insurance (NHI) system, which is operated by the NHI Administration, uses a single-payer …

Background Regional rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
(ACSC) are used to compare the availability and quality of ambulatory care but the risk …

This paper describes methods of determining costs for economic evaluations of healthcare
and considers how cost determination is being affected by recent developments in …