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Health Economic Principles In The Uae, Immanuel Azaad Moonesar

University of Wollongong in Dubai - Papers

The demand for health care insurance exists because of the uncertainty associated with an individual’s state of health and the risk of very large expenditures in the case of illness and sickness (Dewar, 2010). The health insurance usually provides risk sharing between the insured and insurer, pooling risks among the insured, and sometimes risk sharing between the insurer and the healthcare providers (Getzen, 2010). In other words, people buy insurance because they are risk-averse. Sometimes there may be a demand for health care insurance without a need. On the other hand, there may be a need and not demand for …

Factors Influencing General Practitioner Referral Patterns To Orthopaedic Surgeons In The Australian Health Care Setting: An On-Line Survey, David Loxton, Stephen Barnett, Patricia J. Knight, Andrew D. Bonney

Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

Aim:

To use the member database of e-healthspace.com.au to identify and quantify the factors that influence General Practitioners when referring patients to a particular Orthopaedic Surgeon

Method:

On line Survey of 9495 General practitioners who are registered on www.ehealthspace.com.au Seven point Likert scale used to rank responses from extremely positive to extremely negative to various factors that influence decisions to refer patients to an Orthopaedic Surgeon

Questions: 5 Broad Categories

Professional and personal reputation / Communication / Style of practice / Promotional activities / Access and cost

Results:

476 respondents.

407 proceeded beyond the demographic questions.

Demographic Questions:

Practice location …

Do Doctors Have A Role In Public Health Education, Helen Rienits

Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

A study of people’s attitudes and responses to the presentation of health education by a doctor.