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Beyar R, Blazer S, Breuer E, Carmi R, Ciechanover A, Clarfield AM, Glick S, Magen D, Manor O, Paltiel O, Skorecki K. Moral clarity at WHO needs to be clearer. Lancet 2024; 403:905. [PMID: 38373434 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00065-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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- Rafael Beyar
- Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Israeli Academy for Science in Medicine, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Yao L, Aleya L, Goldman E, Graff JC, Gu W. An alternative approach-combination of lockdown and open in fighting COVID-19 pandemics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:82611-82614. [PMID: 36229730 PMCID: PMC9560743 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23438-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and the omicron variant becomes dominant, we propose an alternative strategy for dealing with COVID-19, called hybrid lockdown, that is, the combination of lockdown (the centralized and organized lockdown of the high-risk population) and free mobility (normal mobility) of the low-risk population. Such an approach will enable a country or region, especially with a high population density, to achieve significant prevention and control the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the least cost.
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- Lan Yao
- Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BME, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Ave, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Chrono-Environnement Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6249, Bourgogne Franche-Comté University, 25030, Besançon Cedex, France
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and BME, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Ave, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
- Research Service, Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38104, USA.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 881 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
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Wilf-Miron R, Avni S, Valinsky L, Myers V, Ziv A, Peretz G, Luxenburg O, Saban M, Feder-Bubis P. Developing a National Set of Health Equity Indicators Using a Consensus Building Process. Int J Health Policy Manag 2022; 11:1522-1532. [PMID: 34273926 PMCID: PMC9808363 DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Considerable health inequities documented in Israel between communities, populations and regions, undermine the rights of all citizens to optimal health. The first step towards health equity is agreement on a set of national indicators, reflecting equity in healthcare provision and health outcomes, and allowing monitoring of the impact of interventions on the reduction of disparities. We describe the process of reaching a consensus on a defined set of national equity indicators. METHODS The study was conducted between January 2019 and June 2020, in a multistage design: (A) Identifying appropriate and available inequity measures via interviews with stakeholders. (B) Agreement on the screening criteria (public health importance; gap characteristics; potential for change; public interest) and relative weighting. (C) Constructing the consultation framework as an online, 3-round Delphi technique, with a range of experts recruited from the health, welfare and education sectors. RESULTS Participants were of diverse age, gender, geographic location, religion and ethnicity, and came from academia, healthcare provision, government ministries and patient representative groups. Thirty measures of inequity, presented to participants, represented the following domains: Health promotion (11 indicators), acute and chronic morbidity (11), life expectancy and mortality (2), health infrastructures and affordability of care (4), education and employment (2). Of the 77 individuals contacted, 75 (97%) expressed willingness to participate, and 55 (73%) completed all three scoring rounds. The leading ten indicators were: Diabetes care, childhood obesity, adult obesity, distribution of healthcare personnel, fatal childhood injuries, cigarette smoking, infant mortality, ability to afford care, access to psychotherapy and distribution of hospital beds. Agreement among raters, measured as intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), was 0.75. CONCLUSION A diverse range of consultants reached a consensus on the most important national equity indicators, including both clinical and system indicators. Results should be used to guide governmental decision-making and inter-sectoral strategies, furthering the pursuit of a more equitable healthcare system.
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- Rachel Wilf-Miron
- The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Strategic and Economic Planning Administration, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Strategic and Economic Planning Administration, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Medical Technology, Health Information and Research Directorate, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
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- The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences & Guildford Glazer Faculty of Business and management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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Taslakian EN, Garber K, Shekherdimian S. Diaspora engagement: a scoping review of diaspora involvement with strengthening health systems of their origin country. Glob Health Action 2022; 15:2009165. [PMID: 34904934 PMCID: PMC8676662 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.2009165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diaspora communities are a growing source of external aid and resources to address unmet needs of health systems of their homelands. Although numerous articles have been published, these endeavors as a whole have not been systematically assessed. OBJECTIVE Examine the available literature to assess activities through which diasporas engage with the health system in their origin country and what barriers they face in their interventions. METHODS This is a scoping review from 1990-2018 using the PRISMA-Scr framework to examine both peer-reviewed and gray literature on (1) specific activities through which diasporas contribute to the health system in their origin country; (2) major health needs diasporas have tried to address; and (3) barriers faced by diaspora healthcare efforts. RESULTS The initial search identified 119 articles, of which 45 were eligible after excluding non-relevant studies. These were case studies of diaspora contributions to health systems in their origin country (13), interviews (13), literature reviews (9), general articles on the topic (4), and correspondences or presentations (6). The healthcare needs diasporas have sought to address include health workforce emigration ('brain drain') (10), capacity building for research and training (10), inadequate infrastructure (5), and finances (4). Specific activities included short-term missions (11), establishing partnerships (9), emigration back to country of origin (8), specific research and training programs (8), and financial remittances (5). Specific barriers identified were most commonly financial need within the origin country (8), lack of sustainability (6), communication issues (6), lack of intention to return to the origin country (5), infrastructure (4), and political concerns (3). CONCLUSION Further research on how to expand the scope of and reduce barriers to diaspora engagement is needed to optimize the effectiveness of diaspora contributions to their origin countries. Metrics and standards should be developed for assessing impact of diaspora engagement and interventions.
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- Editt N. Taslakian
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,CONTACT Shant Shekherdimian Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Elkon-Tamir E, Lebenthal Y, Laurian I, Dorfman A, Chorna E, Interator H, Israeli G, Rosen G, Eyal O, Oren A, Brener A. Type 1 diabetes outcomes of children born in Israel of Eritrean asylum seekers. Acta Diabetol 2021; 58:145-152. [PMID: 32915299 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-020-01597-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS Disparities in health outcomes in pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) based on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position (SEP) have been reported. We compared T1D characteristics between Eritrean status-less children living in Israel and native-born Israeli children. METHODS This observational study compared 7 Eritrean and 28 Israeli children (< 8 years old at T1D diagnosis) who were diagnosed in a single diabetes center during 2015-2019. Sociodemographic and diabetes-related data from diagnosis until the last clinic visit were retrieved from their medical files. RESULTS At diagnosis, the mean age was 4.8 ± 2.2 years, 17 (48.6%) had diabetic ketoacidosis with a mean HbA1c level of 10.5 ± 2.1% (91.3 mmol/mol) and 29 (82.9%) had ≥ 2 pancreatic autoantibodies. The mean T1D duration of follow-up was 2.7 ± 1.4 years. Overall glycemic control during follow-up (> 6 months from diagnosis, mean number of samples 10.6 ± 5.2) was good, with mean, best, and peak HbA1c levels of 7.4 ± 0.8% (57.4 mmol/mol), 6.7 ± 0.7% (49.7 mmol/mol), and 8.1 ± 1.1% (65 mmol/mol), respectively. Thirty-two children (91.4%) used continuous glucose monitoring devices (CGMs), and the mean time from diagnosis to CGM initiation was 10.8 ± 14.1 months. CGM metrics: time CGM active: 95.4 ± 3.8%, mean glucose level: 170.0 ± 27.0 mg/dl (9.4 mmol/L), time-in-range: 56.4 ± 14.7%, time-below-range: 5.5 ± 5.7%, and time-above-range: 38.6 ± 16.1%. Diabetes-related parameters at diagnosis and during follow-up were similar between groups. Eritrean children had significantly lower SEPs (P < 0.001) and parental education levels (P < 0.001). Correlations between SEP and diabetes parameters and SEP and growth parameters were not significant. CONCLUSIONS Eritrean status-less children in Israel achieved glycemic targets similar to those of Israeli children, perhaps reflecting uniformity in the standard of care and CGM usage.
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- Erella Elkon-Tamir
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nursing Services, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nursing Services, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Social Services, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Shemesh T, Barnoy S. Assessment of the Intention to Use Mobile Health Applications Using a Technology Acceptance Model in an Israeli Adult Population. Telemed J E Health 2020; 26:1141-1149. [DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Nursing, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Kanaaneh H, Fookson M, Meyers A, Rothchild A, Rubin R, Sporn P. Health equity in Israel. Lancet 2018; 391:534-535. [PMID: 29617234 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32468-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Stefanini A. Shared values cannot redress the occupier-occupied imbalance. Lancet 2018; 391:537-538. [PMID: 29617239 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32467-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Angelo Stefanini
- Centre for International Health, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna 40126, Italy.
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Clarfield AM, Basis F, Israeli A, Manor O, Shvarts S. Health equity in Israel - Authors' reply. Lancet 2018; 391:535-536. [PMID: 29617237 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A Mark Clarfield
- Medical School for International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel.
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Medical School for International Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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Machluf Y, Tal O, Navon A, Chaiter Y. From Population Databases to Research and Informed Health Decisions and Policy. Front Public Health 2017; 5:230. [PMID: 28983476 PMCID: PMC5613084 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Background In the era of big data, the medical community is inspired to maximize the utilization and processing of the rapidly expanding medical datasets for clinical-related and policy-driven research. This requires a medical database that can be aggregated, interpreted, and integrated at both the individual and population levels. Policymakers seek data as a lever for wise, evidence-based decision-making and information-driven policy. Yet, bridging the gap between data collection, research, and policymaking, is a major challenge. The model To bridge this gap, we propose a four-step model: (A) creating a conjoined task force of all relevant parties to declare a national program to promote collaborations; (B) promoting a national digital records project, or at least a network of synchronized and integrated databases, in an accessible transparent manner; (C) creating an interoperative national research environment to enable the analysis of the organized and integrated data and to generate evidence; and (D) utilizing the evidence to improve decision-making, to support a wisely chosen national policy. For the latter purpose, we also developed a novel multidimensional set of criteria to illuminate insights and estimate the risk for future morbidity based on current medical conditions. Conclusion Used by policymakers, providers of health plans, caregivers, and health organizations, we presume this model will assist transforming evidence generation to support the design of health policy and programs, as well as improved decision-making about health and health care, at all levels: individual, communal, organizational, and national.
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- The Israeli Center for Emerging Technologies (ICET) in Hospitals and Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA), Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care (ICTAHC), The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Kinneret College, Sea of Galilee, Jordan Valley, Israel
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- The Israeli Center for Emerging Technologies (ICET) in Hospitals and Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA), Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
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Clarfield AM, Manor O, Nun GB, Shvarts S, Azzam ZS, Afek A, Basis F, Israeli A. Health and health care in Israel: an introduction. Lancet 2017; 389:2503-2513. [PMID: 28495109 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Starting well before Independence in 1948, and over the ensuing six decades, Israel has built a robust, relatively efficient public system of health care, resulting in good health statistics throughout the life course. Because of the initiative of people living under the British Mandate for Palestine (1922-48), the development of many of today's health services predated the state's establishment by several decades. An extensive array of high-quality services and technologies is available to all residents, largely free at point of service, via the promulgation of the 1994 National Health Insurance Law. In addition to a strong medical academic culture, well equipped (albeit crowded) hospitals, and a robust primary-care infrastructure, the country has also developed some model national projects such as a programme for community quality indicators, an annual update of the national basket of services, and a strong system of research and education. Challenges include increasing privatisation of what was once largely a public system, and the underfunding in various sectors resulting in, among other challenges, relatively few acute hospital beds. Despite substantial organisational and financial investment, disparities persist based on ethnic origin or religion, other socioeconomic factors, and, regardless of the country's small size, a geographic maldistribution of resources. The Ministry of Health continues to be involved in the ownership and administration of many general hospitals and the direct payment for some health services (eg, geriatric institutional care), activities that distract it from its main task of planning for and supervising the whole health structure. Although the health-care system itself is very well integrated in relation to the country's two main ethnic groups (Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews), we think that health in its widest sense might help provide a bridge to peace and reconciliation between the country and its neighbours.
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- A Mark Clarfield
- Medical School for International Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
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- Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Health Systems Management, Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Rapaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion University, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Rambam Health Care Campus, Rapaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion University, Haifa, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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Lucas T. A personal perspective on health in Israel. Lancet 2017; 389:2450-2451. [PMID: 28495115 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30865-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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