BMC Health Services Research

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Health Services and systems in fragile and conflict-affected regions

BMC Health Services Research warmly welcomes submissions to a new collection showcasing research into how health services and systems can be sustainably strengthened in fragile and conflict-affected regions.

BMC Health Services Research warmly welcomes submissions to a new collection curating innovative research broadly examining the factors that perpetuate health inequities and social injustices in health systems.

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Editor's picks this week

New in: Health services research methods

A new study highlights some of the unique challenges faced by mixed methods researchers to plan for and appropriately respond to arising ethical issues in health services research.

New in: Health system quality and safety

A qualitative meta-synthesis finds that health practitioners experience a range of personal barriers to providing support to people experiencing intimate partner violence, in addition to structural and organizational issues.

Aims and scope

BMC Health Services Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of health services research. The journal has a special focus on eHealth, governance, health policy, health system quality and safety, healthcare delivery and access to healthcare, healthcare financing and economics, implementing reform, and the health workforce.

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Tillie Cryer, BMC, UK

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James Edwards, BMC, UK

Assistant Editor

Anisa Lowe, BMC, UK

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BMC Health Services Research is committed to supporting efforts to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by supporting researchers to disseminate and showcase their work. We aim to support policy-makers, governments, and humanitarian organizations in making evidence-based decisions to advance good health and wellbeing (SDG 3) and reduce inequalities (SDG 10).

How to sustainably build capacity in quality improvement within a healthcare organisation: a deep-dive, focused qualitative analysis

Authors: Peter D. Hibbert, Martin Basedow, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise K. Wiles, Robyn Clay-Williams and Robert Padbury

Content type: Research article

18 June 2021
Identifying relevant factors for successful implementation into routine practice: expert interviews to inform a heart failure self-care intervention (ACHIEVE study)

Authors: Oliver Rudolf Herber, Isabell Ehringfeld, Paula Steinhoff and Amanda Whittal

Content type: Research

18 June 2021
Situational analysis of diabetic retinopathy treatment Services in Ghana

Authors: Agatha Mensah-Debrah, Kwesi Nyan Amissah Arthur, David Ben Kumah, Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Isaiah Osei Duah and Covadonga Bascaran

Content type: Research

17 June 2021
Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings

Authors: Gillian Gorham, Kirsten Howard, Joan Cunningham, Federica Barzi, Paul Lawton and Alan Cass

Content type: Research

17 June 2021
Perceived consequences of healthcare service decentralization on access, affordability and quality of care in Khartoum locality, Sudan

Authors: Bandar Noory, Sara Hassanain, Jeffrey Edwards and Benedikte V. Lindskog

Content type: Research article

17 June 2021

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Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Authors: Yafang Tsai

Content type: Research article

14 May 2011
How nurses and their work environment affect patient experiences of the quality of care: a qualitative study

Authors: Renate AMM Kieft, Brigitte BJM de Brouwer, Anneke L Francke and Diana MJ Delnoij

Content type: Research article

13 June 2014
The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research

Authors: John B Sexton, Robert L Helmreich, Torsten B Neilands, Kathy Rowan, Keryn Vella, James Boyden, Peter R Roberts and Eric J Thomas

Content type: Research article

3 April 2006
Effective healthcare teams require effective team members: defining teamwork competencies

Authors: Sandra G Leggat

Content type: Research article

7 February 2007
Barriers to the acceptance of electronic medical records by physicians from systematic review to taxonomy and interventions

Authors: Albert Boonstra and Manda Broekhuis

Content type: Research article

6 August 2010

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Advancing Dementia Care
Edited by: Dr. Clarissa Giebel and Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 13 May 2020

Health Services Research for Opioid Use Disorders
Edited by: Dr. Kim Hoffman
Collection published: 31 March 2020

Management of Infectious Diseases in Health Systems and Services
Edited by: Tillie Cryer
Collection published: 19 March 2020