Background This paper explores the nature and reasoning for (dis) trust in Australian public
and private hospitals. Patient trust increases uptake of, engagement with and optimal …

Background The objective of this systematic review was to explore the association between
private health insurance and health care utilization. Methods We searched the MEDLINE …

Background Waiting times for hospital appointments, treatment and/or surgery have become
a major political and health service problem, leading to national maximum waiting times and …

In Ireland long waits for public hospital services are a feature of the healthcare system, with
limited evidence that waits for private hospital services (delivered in both public and private …

Although many public hospital physicians in Vietnam offer private service on the side, little is
known about the magnitude and nature of the phenomenon so-called dual practice, let …

Objective To examine differences in patient-centred care among private and public
inpatients in public hospitals and whether satisfaction with patient-centred care differ …

Objectives To analyse the process of health care privatization using the case of Israeli health
care reforms during the last three decades. Methods We used mixed methods including …

Aims and objectives To outline the development and effect of an audit with feedback
implementation strategy that intended to increase the rate of voluntary medication error …

Importance Low-value services have limited or no benefit to patients. Rates of low-value
service in public hospitals may vary by patient insurance status, given that there may be …

Introduction The co-development of public–private hospitals in China's healthcare system
significantly influences the system's service utilisation, but the public–private hospital …