Financial officers in health facilities currently face 2 main duties. The first is to help the ma... more Financial officers in health facilities currently face 2 main duties. The first is to help the management team in the decision-making process and the second is to ensure the integrity of financial reports to outsiders and outside agencies. A roster of 191 private outpatient clinics in Ankara was drawn up. Fourteen private hospitals and 66 private clinics were included in the study via systematic sampling. Financial officers' perceptions of involvement in 46 decisions (grouped as strategic decisions, accounting and assessment, and nonfinancial decisions) were gauged using a responsive scale ranging from 1 (no involvement) to 5 (greatly involved). Involvement was defined as the extent of participation in specific decision-making issues. High involvement is assumed to be tantamount to influence and can be visualized in the extent to which financial officers could challenge plans, recommend or disapprove, or take a very significant role in reaching decisions. The results of the study show that in the dynamic environment in which health facilities operate, the financial officer's role is somewhat equivocal. The study suggests that the power and influence of financial officers should be defined in such a way so as to develop a clear role for these members of the management team.
Lately, Turkey is struggling to recover from the economic effects of the economic crisis so that ... more Lately, Turkey is struggling to recover from the economic effects of the economic crisis so that the government officials are trying to impose budget cuts in health and education sectors. After the United States, the country's national defense expenditures are the highest among the NATO countries. Therefore, Turkey allocates only 3-4% of the gross domestic product for health care expenses. Overall, the health status in Turkey is the lowest among the European Union countries; infant mortality rate is about 45 per 1000 live births, which is the highest on the European continent, and per capita health care expenditure is $120. Although 75% of the people are covered by some type of public insurance, 25% of the Turkish people do not have any insurance coverage. The national system is funded by taxes (43%), out of pocket payments (32%), and social and private insurance premiums (25%). This study examines whether Turkey is ready to be a part of the European Union in terms of the health sector of its economy and health status of its people.
Education Business and Society Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, Aug 20, 2009
PurposePoor people often experience a delay in meeting their healthcare needs due to their econo... more PurposePoor people often experience a delay in meeting their healthcare needs due to their economic situation. As a result, delayed diagnoses and treatment may increase disease severity, increase the risk of death, and enhance disease transmission in the ...
In many developing countries, healthcare administrators are currently facing challenges that are ... more In many developing countries, healthcare administrators are currently facing challenges that are representative of those in the United States. Most healthcare administrators here are physicians with no formal training in healthcare administration, and this is perhaps most apparent in their difficulties with time management. The authors' purpose in this study was to characterize the time management difficulties of administrators working in primary healthcare facilities of the Ministry of Healthcare. In the study, 67 healthcare administrators each completed a 31-item time management questionnaire. Of the participants, 79.1% reported that they have never attended time management courses or workshops. Although 76.1% said they were free to choose the priority of their daily tasks, only 44.8% felt they knew how much time they should allow for each activity in their daily life. These and other findings in the study suggest that the need for time management education is a well-defined target for intervention, both in university-based programs for future healthcare administrators and in workplace-based programs, such as in-service training for healthcare administrators who are already working.
... a a Beyza KAYMAKOĞLU , Prof ... yaptığı bir toplantıda geleceğin sağlık kayıtlarını doğru ve ... more ... a a Beyza KAYMAKOĞLU , Prof ... yaptığı bir toplantıda geleceğin sağlık kayıtlarını doğru ve tam verilere, uyarılara, yönlendirmelere, klinik destek sistemlerine, tıbbi bilgilere bağlantılara ve diğer yardımlara erişimi sağlayarak, kullanıcıları desteklemek üzere özel olarak tasarlanmış ...
There is some evidence that prenatal factors can play a role in the development of colon cancer. ... more There is some evidence that prenatal factors can play a role in the development of colon cancer. Children with an old parent age at the time of birth were observed to develop certain childhood cancers more frequently. This trial was designed to investigate the effects of some prenatal factors on colon cancer risk. Particularly, investigation of the effect of advanced parent age on colon cancer development risk was targeted. In this study 117 in or out patients diagnosed with colon cancer and 234 control subjects were included. Definitive diagnostic results and dates of diagnosis were determined from pathological reports. Groups were asked for the parent age, smoking habits, sociodemographic, environmental, familial and reproductive traits. The results were compared between the patients and the control group. It was determined that children may have higher risk if mother and father are more than 30 at birth (p = 0.018, p = 0.020). While the mean mother age at birth was 25.6 +/- 5.72 ...
Health-professional-patient interaction determines the ethical, technical and behavioural aspects... more Health-professional-patient interaction determines the ethical, technical and behavioural aspects of medical care. Modern approaches to medical and health services focus on patients' expectations and satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to determine the main dimensions of relationships between health professionals (doctors and nurses) and elderly patients. Patients, older than 65 years, admitted to a university hospital in the first three months of 1996, comprise the study population. With probability sampling procedures, research data were obtained from 135 patients, discharged from the university hospital, via a questionnaire method. The questionnaire used in this study has 23 items. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested before actual application. To determine the main dimensions of health professional-patient interaction, factor analysis, a multivariate statistical analysis, was performed. The factor analysis extracted three factors describing the di...
This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis to examine the technical efficiencies of 573 Turkish ac... more This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis to examine the technical efficiencies of 573 Turkish acute general hospitals. Inputs of number of beds, number of primary care physicians, and number of specialists, and how they are used to produce outputs of inpatient discharges, outpatient visits, and surgical operations, are examined. Results illustrate that less than ten percent of Turkish acute general hospitals operate efficiently compared to their counterparts. Inefficient, compared to efficient hospitals, on average utilize 32% more specialists, 47% more primary care physicians, and have 119% more staffed bed capacity. They also produce on average less output. Particularly, 13% less outpatient visits, 16% inpatient hospitalization, and 57% less surgical procedures. Additionally, the validity of DEA is illustrated by comparing it to the ratio analysis method; no discernible differences in the results are found.
The media affects individuals' behaviors, especially by means of news and advertisements.... more The media affects individuals' behaviors, especially by means of news and advertisements. In this study, we evaluated health content of organ donation and transplantation news in the printed media and on television programs for a 1-year period in Turkey. We examined 2449 news items in 230 newspapers and magazines; 1179 news programs on 45 television channels, all concerning organ donation and transplantation. The news obtained from the Media Pursuit Center were transferred to an electronic file to evaluate the format and content of the news. Nine variables were examined about the scope and the formal characteristics of the news: the publication name, its type, the province, the date, the headline, the title length, the presence of a photograph, or its kind, the news size, and the page number. In the content analysis of the news, we also examined 9 variables: the topic, the message of the headline, the property of the words in the title, the identification of photographs in the news, the age, gender of actors in the news, as well as donor or recipient. In a summary, print media and television channels, failed to show sufficient information about organ donation and transplantation. The percentage of news about organ donation and transplantation was small and mostly negative items in the media. On television channels, sufficient place was not given to organ donation and transplantation. The news in printed media and on television channels was not about motivated or altruistic behavior. The pattern of organ donation and transplantation news is important in terms of perception and comment by the public. Furthermore it directly affects the perception of the news by the reader.
Either your web browser doesn't support Javascript or it is currently turned off. In the... more Either your web browser doesn't support Javascript or it is currently turned off. In the latter case, please turn on Javascript support in your web browser and reload this page. ... Crescent-shaped Tc-99m MDP accumulation in the bladder. ... Find all citations by this ...
Financial officers in health facilities currently face 2 main duties. The first is to help the ma... more Financial officers in health facilities currently face 2 main duties. The first is to help the management team in the decision-making process and the second is to ensure the integrity of financial reports to outsiders and outside agencies. A roster of 191 private outpatient clinics in Ankara was drawn up. Fourteen private hospitals and 66 private clinics were included in the study via systematic sampling. Financial officers' perceptions of involvement in 46 decisions (grouped as strategic decisions, accounting and assessment, and nonfinancial decisions) were gauged using a responsive scale ranging from 1 (no involvement) to 5 (greatly involved). Involvement was defined as the extent of participation in specific decision-making issues. High involvement is assumed to be tantamount to influence and can be visualized in the extent to which financial officers could challenge plans, recommend or disapprove, or take a very significant role in reaching decisions. The results of the study show that in the dynamic environment in which health facilities operate, the financial officer's role is somewhat equivocal. The study suggests that the power and influence of financial officers should be defined in such a way so as to develop a clear role for these members of the management team.
Lately, Turkey is struggling to recover from the economic effects of the economic crisis so that ... more Lately, Turkey is struggling to recover from the economic effects of the economic crisis so that the government officials are trying to impose budget cuts in health and education sectors. After the United States, the country's national defense expenditures are the highest among the NATO countries. Therefore, Turkey allocates only 3-4% of the gross domestic product for health care expenses. Overall, the health status in Turkey is the lowest among the European Union countries; infant mortality rate is about 45 per 1000 live births, which is the highest on the European continent, and per capita health care expenditure is $120. Although 75% of the people are covered by some type of public insurance, 25% of the Turkish people do not have any insurance coverage. The national system is funded by taxes (43%), out of pocket payments (32%), and social and private insurance premiums (25%). This study examines whether Turkey is ready to be a part of the European Union in terms of the health sector of its economy and health status of its people.
Education Business and Society Contemporary Middle Eastern Issues, Aug 20, 2009
PurposePoor people often experience a delay in meeting their healthcare needs due to their econo... more PurposePoor people often experience a delay in meeting their healthcare needs due to their economic situation. As a result, delayed diagnoses and treatment may increase disease severity, increase the risk of death, and enhance disease transmission in the ...
In many developing countries, healthcare administrators are currently facing challenges that are ... more In many developing countries, healthcare administrators are currently facing challenges that are representative of those in the United States. Most healthcare administrators here are physicians with no formal training in healthcare administration, and this is perhaps most apparent in their difficulties with time management. The authors' purpose in this study was to characterize the time management difficulties of administrators working in primary healthcare facilities of the Ministry of Healthcare. In the study, 67 healthcare administrators each completed a 31-item time management questionnaire. Of the participants, 79.1% reported that they have never attended time management courses or workshops. Although 76.1% said they were free to choose the priority of their daily tasks, only 44.8% felt they knew how much time they should allow for each activity in their daily life. These and other findings in the study suggest that the need for time management education is a well-defined target for intervention, both in university-based programs for future healthcare administrators and in workplace-based programs, such as in-service training for healthcare administrators who are already working.
... a a Beyza KAYMAKOĞLU , Prof ... yaptığı bir toplantıda geleceğin sağlık kayıtlarını doğru ve ... more ... a a Beyza KAYMAKOĞLU , Prof ... yaptığı bir toplantıda geleceğin sağlık kayıtlarını doğru ve tam verilere, uyarılara, yönlendirmelere, klinik destek sistemlerine, tıbbi bilgilere bağlantılara ve diğer yardımlara erişimi sağlayarak, kullanıcıları desteklemek üzere özel olarak tasarlanmış ...
There is some evidence that prenatal factors can play a role in the development of colon cancer. ... more There is some evidence that prenatal factors can play a role in the development of colon cancer. Children with an old parent age at the time of birth were observed to develop certain childhood cancers more frequently. This trial was designed to investigate the effects of some prenatal factors on colon cancer risk. Particularly, investigation of the effect of advanced parent age on colon cancer development risk was targeted. In this study 117 in or out patients diagnosed with colon cancer and 234 control subjects were included. Definitive diagnostic results and dates of diagnosis were determined from pathological reports. Groups were asked for the parent age, smoking habits, sociodemographic, environmental, familial and reproductive traits. The results were compared between the patients and the control group. It was determined that children may have higher risk if mother and father are more than 30 at birth (p = 0.018, p = 0.020). While the mean mother age at birth was 25.6 +/- 5.72 ...
Health-professional-patient interaction determines the ethical, technical and behavioural aspects... more Health-professional-patient interaction determines the ethical, technical and behavioural aspects of medical care. Modern approaches to medical and health services focus on patients' expectations and satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to determine the main dimensions of relationships between health professionals (doctors and nurses) and elderly patients. Patients, older than 65 years, admitted to a university hospital in the first three months of 1996, comprise the study population. With probability sampling procedures, research data were obtained from 135 patients, discharged from the university hospital, via a questionnaire method. The questionnaire used in this study has 23 items. Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested before actual application. To determine the main dimensions of health professional-patient interaction, factor analysis, a multivariate statistical analysis, was performed. The factor analysis extracted three factors describing the di...
This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis to examine the technical efficiencies of 573 Turkish ac... more This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis to examine the technical efficiencies of 573 Turkish acute general hospitals. Inputs of number of beds, number of primary care physicians, and number of specialists, and how they are used to produce outputs of inpatient discharges, outpatient visits, and surgical operations, are examined. Results illustrate that less than ten percent of Turkish acute general hospitals operate efficiently compared to their counterparts. Inefficient, compared to efficient hospitals, on average utilize 32% more specialists, 47% more primary care physicians, and have 119% more staffed bed capacity. They also produce on average less output. Particularly, 13% less outpatient visits, 16% inpatient hospitalization, and 57% less surgical procedures. Additionally, the validity of DEA is illustrated by comparing it to the ratio analysis method; no discernible differences in the results are found.
The media affects individuals' behaviors, especially by means of news and advertisements.... more The media affects individuals' behaviors, especially by means of news and advertisements. In this study, we evaluated health content of organ donation and transplantation news in the printed media and on television programs for a 1-year period in Turkey. We examined 2449 news items in 230 newspapers and magazines; 1179 news programs on 45 television channels, all concerning organ donation and transplantation. The news obtained from the Media Pursuit Center were transferred to an electronic file to evaluate the format and content of the news. Nine variables were examined about the scope and the formal characteristics of the news: the publication name, its type, the province, the date, the headline, the title length, the presence of a photograph, or its kind, the news size, and the page number. In the content analysis of the news, we also examined 9 variables: the topic, the message of the headline, the property of the words in the title, the identification of photographs in the news, the age, gender of actors in the news, as well as donor or recipient. In a summary, print media and television channels, failed to show sufficient information about organ donation and transplantation. The percentage of news about organ donation and transplantation was small and mostly negative items in the media. On television channels, sufficient place was not given to organ donation and transplantation. The news in printed media and on television channels was not about motivated or altruistic behavior. The pattern of organ donation and transplantation news is important in terms of perception and comment by the public. Furthermore it directly affects the perception of the news by the reader.
Either your web browser doesn't support Javascript or it is currently turned off. In the... more Either your web browser doesn't support Javascript or it is currently turned off. In the latter case, please turn on Javascript support in your web browser and reload this page. ... Crescent-shaped Tc-99m MDP accumulation in the bladder. ... Find all citations by this ...
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