Digital health encompasses a wide range of novel digital technologies related to health and
medicine. Such technologies rely on recent advances in the collection and analysis of ever …

Importance Health care delivery faces a myriad of challenges globally with well-documented
health inequities based on geographic location. Yet, researchers and policy makers have a …

Strategic purchasing is a popular and frequently proposed policy for improving the efficiency
and adaptiveness of health systems. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems …

Objectives This paper presents an overview of the policy responses in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland (the DACH region) during the early stages of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic (Feb …

General practice in the UK is under extreme pressure. In England, appointments in general
practice are near record levels, 1 but the number of fully qualified, full-time equivalent GPs …

Background Understanding how comorbidity measures contribute to patient mortality is
essential both to describe patient health status and to adjust for risks and potential …

Recent studies raised concerns about the increasing use of gabapentinoids in different
countries. With their potential for misuse and addiction, understanding the global …

Importance Administrative costs in the US health care system are an important component of
total health care spending, and a substantial proportion of these costs are attributable to …

Background A growing body of evidence suggests that the COVID‐19 pandemic is
adversely impacting the mental health and well‐being of frontline nurses worldwide. It is …

Within the framework of a broader e-health strategy launched a decade ago, in 2015
Switzerland passed a new federal law on patients' electronic health records (EHR). The …