A systematic review: the dimensions to evaluate health care performance and an implication during the pandemic

F Amer, S Hammoud, H Khatatbeh, S Lohner… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background The balanced scorecard (BSC) has been implemented to evaluate the
performance of health care organizations (HCOs). BSC proved to be effective in improving …

The impact of COVID-19 on hospital admissions in Croatia

K Kalanj, R Marshall, K Karol, MK Tiljak… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted hospital care, as hospitals had to deal with
a highly infectious virus, while at the same time continuing to fulfill the ongoing health …

Using ambulatory care sensitive conditions to assess primary health care performance during disasters: a systematic review

A Lamberti-Castronuovo, M Valente, C Aleni… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are health conditions for which appropriate
primary care intervention could prevent hospital admission. ACSC hospitalization rates are a …

[HTML][HTML] Unmasking the COVID-19 pandemic prevention gains: excess mortality reversal in 2022

MP Walkowiak, J Domaradzki, D Walkowiak - Public Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term effectiveness of COVID-19
pandemic prevention measures in saving lives after European governments began to lift …

Impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID inpatient care in southern Spain

A Gasch-Illescas, M Calle-Serrano, AJ Vallejo-Vaz… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
We assessed the impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID hospital
admissions, non-COVID mortality, factors associated with non-COVID mortality, and …

First Nations status and emergency department triage scores in Alberta: a retrospective cohort study

P McLane, C Barnabe, L Mackey, L Bill, K Rittenbach… - CMAJ, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Previous studies have found that race is associated with emergency
department triage scores, raising concerns about potential health care inequity. As part of a …

Investigating changes in travel behavior over time in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

A Rostami, E Kamjoo, A Bamney, N Gupta… - … research part F: traffic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected travel behavior, including the frequency
and mode of travel, with the magnitude and nature of these effects varying over time. This …

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency department boarding and in-hospital mortality

G Griffin, J Krizo, C Mangira, EL Simon - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for healthcare systems in the
United States and globally. Understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted …

Trends in all‐cause mortality and inpatient and outpatient visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic: a population …

T Kendzerska, DT Zhu, M Pugliese… - Journal of Hospital …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the management of ambulatory care
sensitive conditions (ACSCs) remains unknown. Objectives To compare observed and …

COVID-19 and the prevalence of drug shortages in Canada: a cross-sectional time-series analysis from April 2017 to April 2022

B Lau, M Tadrous, C Chu, L Hardcastle, RF Beall - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: In March 2020, the Government of Canada introduced measures to reduce
intensifying shortages of prescription drugs during the beginning of the COVID-19 …