Browsing by Subject "Managed health care"
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An analysis of the usage of antibiotics in the private health care sector : a managed health care approach
(North-West University, 2004)The most frequent intervention performed by physicians is the writing of a prescription. Modern medicine has been remarkably effective in managing diseases. Medicines play a fundamental role in the effectiveness, efficiency ... -
Aspects of drug usage in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa : A managed health care approach
(North-West University, 2008)Background: According to the Council of Medical Schemes of South Africa (CMS, 2007:52), nearly seventeen percent of the total benefits paid during 2006 were for medicine. Medicine is thus a cost-driving contributor to total ... -
Die werksmotivering van verpleegkundiges binne 'n privaathospitaal : 'n fenomenologiese studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 1999)The numerous changes in South Africa and the government's approach to affordable health care are having an effect on the job content of nurses. More people are insisting on care in private hospitals and nurses in these ... -
A hermeneutic framework for responsible technical interventions in low-income households – mobile phones for improved managed health care as test case
(2015)In this article the authors, a philosopher and a social development practitioner, formulate recommendations for responsible planning of technical interventions in health care relations under circumstances of uncertainty ... -
A retrospective drug utilisation study of antimicrobials in a private primary health care group
(North-West University, 2005)The commonest prescribed group of drugs is antimicrobials. Various studies have shown that they are overused globally. Since Primary health care represents the first tier of the health care system, evaluation of antimicrobial ... -
A review of the prescribing patterns of combination analgesics in the private health care sector
(North-West University, 2007)South African prescribers have a large choice of combination analgesic preparations available for prescribing. According to Desmeules et al. (2003:8) the advantages of combining analgesics include increasing the duration ...