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Monitoring breastfeeding rates has important health policy implications, as breastfeeding has significant positive impacts on maternal and child health and healthcare costs. This up-to-date, national, populati...
Monitoring the quality of primary care is essential for improving healthcare services. The National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare measures various aspects of healthcare quality. A 2010...
Telepharmacy, the use of telecommunications technology to facilitate pharmacy services, has emerged as an integral component of telehealth, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Israel, the shortage of...
Environmental management in the Israeli health system is driven primarily by safety regulations. Such regulations aim to reduce hazardous exposures to employees, patients, and visitors, as well as some specifi...
Disparities in dental health resulting from social and economic inequality are a pressing public health concern. Poor and vulnerable populations bear a higher burden of caries exacerbated by limited access to ...
The October 7, 2023 terrorist attack and subsequent war in Israel have created an unprecedented mental health crisis. This commentary examines emerging data on the psychological impact of these events and argu...
Proper nutrition is fundamental to the regular mental and physical development of infants, toddlers, and children. Overexposure to manganese (Mn) in infants has been correlated to various behavioral and neurol...
The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2025 14:15
The increasing complexity of mass casualty incidents (MCIs) necessitates highly effective training for emergency responders. Traditional training methods, while effective in teaching core skills, often fail to...
Patients commonly seek outpatient physical therapy services for musculoskeletal disorders. Understanding these patient groups in Israel provides valuable insights into the healthcare system. We aimed to invest...
Implementation Science (IS) is a scientific discipline that has been in existence for approximately thirty years. The goal of this discipline is to develop and refine rigorous approaches to producing change in...
Healthcare facilities often encounter patients with incomplete records from previous visits, leading to duplicated tests. Recent Electronic Health Records (EHR) investments aim to address this issue. This stud...
Housing is a fundamental condition for health and wellbeing. Housing situation- including affordability, stability, and quality- has been associated with a wide range of health outcomes. Israel is home to a de...
Dietary guidelines for families with children are designed to meet the Dietary Recommended Intake. However, the cost of a healthy diet and the extent to which families can afford it in Israel is unclear.
The Correction to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2025 14:23
Wait times (WTs) for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are rising in many countries. Long WT delay diagnosis and treatment, and affect patient satisfaction. Little research has examined the patient experience o...
The 77th World Health Assembly in May 2024 agreed on several key amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), which are set to enhance global public health preparedness and response mechani...
Health insurers and managed care organizations often limit patient choice to in-network care providers through selective contracting, involving procurement agreements with service providers or ownership of hea...
There are differences in the rates of short stature (WHO height-z score < -2SD) between the various sectors in Israeli children aged 6–7 years, with higher rates in the ultraorthodox Jewish population. We aime...
Research is the basis of advancement in health and wellbeing in modern societies. Our study aims to examine the funding policy of the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research (NIHP), a national fou...
Recently, there has been a growing trend of incorporating technology using health applications by official organizations such as health organizations and governmental bodies. In response to the COVID-19 pandem...
The ongoing Hamas-Israel war has put the civilian population in Gaza at risk of severe food and nutrition insecurity. Our goal was to provide objective, verifiable data to ascertain amounts and nutritional con...
Israel is a multiethnic society with a population of 9.8 million at the end of 2023. Israeli Arabs (i.e., Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel) account for 21% of the Israel’s overall population, 22% of its wor...
The events of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war have starkly exposed the shortcoming of Israel’s public mental health system. This system, already strained by years of underfunding and the COVID-19 pande...
Uncorrected refractive error is reported to be the most common cause globally of vision impairment in school age children. However, little is known about the extent of uncorrected refractive error in Israel. T...
Israel is unique in offering a formal subspecialty in Medical Administration and mandating it for physicians applying for senior roles. Data on the prevalence and characteristics of these specialists are limited.
Workforce diversity in healthcare has been shown to improve the quality of patient care. A paucity of data exists globally on this subject in ophthalmology. The purpose of this study was to analyze nationwide ...
Conducted in May 2024, this study examines the well-being of Israeli evacuees and non-evacuees from conflict zones. We assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL), meaning in life (MIL), coping strategies, p...
Preserving new graduate nurses in the profession is an essential step for addressing the nursing shortage and sustaining the future of the profession. This study aimed to examine the relationship between emplo...
Climate-related disasters have tripled in the past 30 years. Between 2006 and 2016, the global sea levels rose 2.5 times faster than the entire 20th century. More than 20 million people a year are forced out o...
Antibiotic treatment (AT) for patients with advanced dementia and pneumonia is a complex issue. AT can prolong life, but it can also prolong suffering for the patient and the family. In this study we evaluated...
Rising mental health challenges among children and adolescents are a global concern. However, a shortage of professionals, inadequate competence and lack of resources hamper necessary care, presenting a major ...
Child safety in schools is paramount for decision-makers globally, with a focus on ensuring children return home safely. However, the prevalent issue of injuries across educational systems demands a comprehens...
Over 1.9 million Arabs live in Israel and constitute 21% of the total population. Despite being a disadvantaged minority population with wide gaps in health indicators, Arabs have higher Human Papillomavirus (...
Hospital at Home (HaH) is an alternative care model that provides acute hospital-level services to patients at their homes. Despite its proven advantages and global experience, HaH did not gain significant tra...
Hospital staff frequently encounter high-stress situations, emergencies, and disasters, which profoundly impact their well-being and resilience. The aim of the study was to examine associations between perceiv...
The “Iron Swords” War beginning in October 2023 led to unprecedented levels of shock and trauma across Israel, significantly impacting the Israeli population and medical personnel. This study aimed to evaluate...
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) pose significant challenges for healthcare systems. While policies are typically crafted based on past experiences, the lessons learned from each incident play a crucial role in ...
The 5A’s model for brief smoking cessation care (SCC) is recommended for dentists to reduce the negative impacts of smoking on oral health. This study investigates Israeli dentists' adherence to the 5A’s guide...
Emigration of healthcare professionals, particularly physicians, is an unresolved “pandemic”, influenced by various factors. In high-income countries, the training phase (fellowship) abroad is critical for car...
Exposure to armed conflict negatively impacts health. However, there is limited data on secondary stress from ambiguous loss contexts, such as kidnapping. In this study we aimed to quantify changes in modifiab...
On October 7th, 2023, a mass terror attack was launched by Hamas militants, which was followed by the Israel-Hamas war. These events constitute a nationwide trauma with major ramifications for public mental he...
Clinical trial registration is critical for research transparency and integrity. Since 2005, the Declaration of Helsinki has required prospective registration of trials before subject recruitment. In Israel, t...
The devastating human and financial costs of the ongoing global opioid crisis underscore the need for comprehensive public health strategies, effective treatment programs, and robust policy interventions to mi...
For decades, Israel’s economic policy has favored either outsourcing or privatization of public services, including healthcare, generating an ongoing and prolonged debate of this approach. In 1997 school healt...
This commentary examines the study “Frailty and Its Association with Long-Term Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Aged 75 Years and Over” by Lewis et al. The retrospective cohort study utilized da...
The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2024 13:26
Most western countries provide funded legal representation (LR) for involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients appearing before judicial committees. In 2004, an amendment to the Israeli Mental Health Act gran...
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, triggering a conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip. This ongoing war, now six months old, has also seen threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon, as ...
In the 21st century’s digital age, health organizations face challenges from reduced public healthcare spending, creating a competitive market that impacts healthcare management. The struggle is hardest for sm...
Patients expect their information to remain confidential, and physicians have a legal and ethical obligation to keep it this way. Confidentiality is not just a legal requirement but a crucial element in establ...
Home care provides an excellent opportunity for personalizing treatment as nurses see patients in their natural environment. Along with its many advantages, the home care environment carries unique risks, as n...
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