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  1. Segregation within the healthcare system is commonly associated with disparities in the utilization of health services and in the outcomes of medical care. In Israel, the Jewish majority and the Arab minority ...

    Authors: Yael Keshet and Ariela Popper-Giveon
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:44
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:70

  2. The current research focuses on trends of Internet adoption and digital uses among people with disabilities over a thirteen-year period.

    Authors: Sabina Lissitsa and Galit Madar
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:66
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:6

  3. Hagit Bonny-Noach notes the challenging history of illicit substance use among Israeli backpackers. Few Israeli practices are more normative than the backpacking-trip as a rite of passage. Unsurprisingly, back...

    Authors: Harold A. Pollack
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:65
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:23

  4. The study documents a direct relationship between individuals’ health and patterns of healthcare expenditure by isolating single-person households and creating a new reference group in which household healthca...

    Authors: Aviad Tur-Sinai, Racheli Magnezi and Haya Grinvald-Fogel
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:48
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:87

  5. Chronic conditions and health inequalities are increasing worldwide. Against this backdrop, several countries, including Israel, have expanded the roles of nurses as one measure to strengthen the primary care ...

    Authors: Claudia B. Maier, Hannah Budde and James Buchan
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:64
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:69

  6. There is keen interest in many jurisdictions in finding ways to improve the way that research evidence informs policy. One possible mechanism for this is to embed academics within government agencies either as...

    Authors: Joshua J. Robinson, Nicholas Mays and Alec Fraser
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:60
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:35

  7. Interactions between government and academia can be an important support to effective policy and they can also ground researchers’ methods and perspectives more strongly in the realities of policy-making and p...

    Authors: Adalsteinn Brown, Greg Marchildon, Stephen Bornstein and Moriah Ellen
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:55
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:35

  8. The emerging science in early childhood development challenges past paradigms of health care. There is consideration within the profession of paediatrics, and health care more broadly, of how to make systems o...

    Authors: Moira Inkelas and Frank Oberklaid
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:62
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:53

  10. Patient understanding of health care recommendations provided by health care professionals is essential to enabling active and informed patient participation in care. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that pati...

    Authors: Gary L. Kreps
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:56
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:50

  11. Previous studies have shown that, in a variety of health care settings, patients often do not understand what health care professionals tell them about their diagnoses and care plans; this is particularly true...

    Authors: Shachaf Shiber, Rona Zuker-Herman, Michael J. Drescher and Marek Glezerman
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:50
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:56

  12. Primary care is a crucial part of a functional health care system, though in many parts of the world there are current or projected gaps in the primary care physician workforce. The academic family medicine or...

    Authors: Amanda Weidner and Ardis Davis
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:57
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:28

  13. There are distinctive potential barriers to optimal health care in Judea and Samaria because of access and satisfaction levels, including obstacles such as its isolation and health care capacity. However, ther...

    Authors: Ephraim Shapiro, Avi Zigdon and Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:31
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  14. Food supply to poor populations is a big challenge, particularly in periods of economic stress and in an era of chronic diseases epidemics. In Israel more than 4000 poor families are currently receiving food s...

    Authors: M. Endeweld, R. Goldsmith and R. Endevelt
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:54
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  15. Epidemiological studies show disparities in the provision of physical health-care for people with severe mental illness. This observation includes countries with universal health insurance. However, there is l...

    Authors: Maya Lavie-Ajayi, Galia S. Moran, Itzhak Levav, Rotem Porat, Tal Reches, Margalit Goldfracht and Gilad Gal
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:49
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  16. Family Medicine (FM) is the care of unselected patients with undifferentiated problems in the settings where people need care in our communities. It is intellectually challenging, providing breadth and depth u...

    Authors: Amnon Lahad, Andrew Bazemore, Davorina Petek, William R. Phillips and Dan Merenstein
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:52
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:1

  17. Specialist antenatal clinics are increasingly being used to enable anaesthetists to evaluate pregnant women with co-morbidities and those at high risk of obstetric complications. In this journal a team from Is...

    Authors: Felicity Plaat and Catherine Harris
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:53
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:16

  18. The occupational health and safety of direct care workers in the home health setting has been the focal point of a somewhat scarce, though highly important, body of research. Although the demand for home care ...

    Authors: Miriam Ryvicker
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:51
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:32

  19. The ongoing rise of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) poses a global public health challenge and the risk of acquiring one of these infections depends upon sexual practices, the number of sexual encounter...

    Authors: Anatole S. Menon-Johansson
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:47
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:19

  20. Rachel Podell and her colleagues at the National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare in Israel have provided a clear and engaging description of thequality of primary care provided to the el...

    Authors: Richard H. Glazier
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:46
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:21

  21. Hip fractures increase the risks of mortality and major morbidity in the elderly. Hip fractures are associated with chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability and increasing dependence. We evaluated the direct...

    Authors: Royi Barnea, Yossi Weiss, Ifat Abadi-Korek and Joshua Shemer
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:38
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  22. The Israeli organ donor law was established in 2008. In the ensuing 10 years there have been some improvements in deceased donation and living donor rates and a reduction in the unethical practice of transplan...

    Authors: Jeffrey Zaltzman
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:45
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:11

  23. Fiscal policies to fight obesity such as taxation of unhealthy foods or sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have gained considerable attention in recent years. Many studies modelling the impact of various magnitu...

    Authors: Orly Tamir, Tamar Cohen-Yogev, Sharon Furman-Assaf and Ronit Endevelt
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:43
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:68

  24. The issue of how primary care clinicians manage unaccompanied minors is not well studied. This month’s article “Treatment of unaccompanied minors in primary care clinics- Caregivers practice and knowledge” beg...

    Authors: Kelly Orringer
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:41
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:29

  25. To control and prevent outbreaks, public health programs in all countries, regardless of tuberculosis (TB) incidence, must maintain the capacity to perform core control and prevention activities. These include...

    Authors: Jonathan M. Wortham
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:40
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:36

  26. Violence in healthcare settings is a global problem and violent acts are more likely to occur in emergency departments (EDs). Significant barriers to reporting workplace violence persist among healthcare worke...

    Authors: Beth A. Lown and Gary S. Setnik
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:39
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:6

  27. Israel has absorbed > 60,000 migrant from the horn of Africa (MHOA) since 2006. No cross-transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from MOHA to Israeli citizens has yet been reported. This study describes the re...

    Authors: Z. Mor, N. Nuss, M. Savion, I. Nissan, M. Lidji, S. Maneshcu, H. Kaidar-Shwartz, Z. Amitai, E. Rorman and R. Sheffer
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:36
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:40

  28. Gender preference among patients seeking medical care is an issue that is not well understood. It warrants exploration, particularly for patients undergoing sensitive physical exams. In a recent IJHPR article,...

    Authors: Tulin D. Cil and Alexandra M. Easson
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:37
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2016 5:35

  29. Commercial sex shares a role in HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) transmission. Men who pay for sex (MPS) may transmit HIV/STI to other populations which are low-risk. This study aimed to test our ...

    Authors: Rivka Rich, Alex Leventhal, Rivka Sheffer and Zohar Mor
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:19
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:47

  30. Postpartum suicidality, a result of extreme distress or depression, is a tragedy for the woman, infant, and family. Screening for postpartum depression (PPD) is mandatory in Israel, including a question on sui...

    Authors: Saralee Glasser, Daphna Levinson, Ethel-Sherry Gordon, Tali Braun, Ziona Haklai and Nehama Goldberger
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:34
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:77

  31. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) increases the risk of heart and respiratory disease, cancer, and premature mortality in non-smoking individuals. Results from the first Israel Biomonitoring Study ...

    Authors: Tamar Berman, Zohar Barnett-Itzhaki, Nisim Mery, Lital Keinan-Boker, Tal Shimony, Rebecca Goldsmith, Thomas Göen, Haim Geva and Laura Rosen
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:33
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:41

  32. Home care workers work in an isolated environment, with limited supervision and guidance which makes them more prone to abuse and exploitation. While past research focused mostly on the well-being of care reci...

    Authors: Ohad Green and Liat Ayalon
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:32
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:51

  33. In a recent IJHPR article, Dankner et al. describe a reform in one longitudinal strand within Basic Medical Education i.e.“ public health and preventive medicine curriculum” using a Competency Based Medical Ed...

    Authors: Shmuel Reis
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:30
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:13

  34. In view of increasing global and local trends in population ageing and the high healthcare utilization rates among the elderly, this study assesses the quality of primary care provided to the elderly populatio...

    Authors: Rachel Podell, Vered Kaufman-Shriqui, Yael Wolff Sagy, Orly Manor and Arie Ben-Yehuda
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:21
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2021 10:22

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:46

  35. By law, the provision of medical treatment to minors in the State of Israel is conditional upon the consent of their parents. In 2004, the Head of the Medical Administration Unit in the Ministry of Health issu...

    Authors: Maya Peled-Raz, Michal Perl and Manfred S. Green
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:29
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:41

  36. The greatest challenges facing healthcare systems include ensuring a sufficient supply of primary care physicians and physicians willing to work in rural or peripheral areas. Especially challenging is enticing...

    Authors: Charles Weissman, Rachel Yaffa Zisk-Rony, Alexander Avidan, Uriel Elchalal and Howard Tandeter
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:28
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:57

  37. Frailty is associated with poorer quality of life and higher healthcare utilization and spending. Despite its importance, no clear consensus exists on the definition of frailty. The recent IJHPR article by Buc...

    Authors: Shannon Wu and Bruce Leff
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:27
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:18

  38. The complex nature of studying health and healthcare disparities in general, and in the context of the Israeli healthcare system in particular, is depicted in two recent IJHPR articles. The first examines Emer...

    Authors: Efrat Shadmi
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:26
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:60

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:47

  39. Nissanholtz-Gannot and Yenkellevich (NGY) explore the impact of a 2010 amendment to the Israeli National Health Insurance Law that requires annual reporting of payments from pharmaceutical companies (PCs) to d...

    Authors: Ronen Avraham and Charles Silver
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:25
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:45

  40. The need for dental treatments, especially those related to dental caries, may be associated with and influenced by a wide range of demographic variables. The aim of this study was to describe caries related t...

    Authors: Dan Henry Levy, Alon Livny, Harold Sgan-Cohen and Nirit Yavnai
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:24
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:40

  41. Over the past 20 years, the young-adult backpacking trip has emerged as a significant social phenomenon in Israeli society. This has received attention from scholars specializing in anthropology and tourism re...

    Authors: Hagit Bonny-Noach
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:23
    Content type: Integrative article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:65

  42. In Israel, as in other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, performance measurement is a key public health strategy in monitoring and improving population health outcomes. The Isra...

    Authors: Leonard M. Pogach and David C. Aron
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:22
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:10

  43. Israeli medical school classes include a number of student subgroups. Therefore, interventions aimed at recruiting medical students to the various specialties should to be tailored to each subgroup.

    Authors: Alexander Avidan, Charles Weissman, Uriel Elchalal, Howard Tandeter and Rachel Yaffa Zisk-Rony
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:20
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  44. Increasing longevity presents new social and medical challenges in developed countries. The prevalence of frailty is of interest because of its association with health prognosis and outcomes, but so far there ...

    Authors: Assaf Buch, Lital Keinan-Boker, Yitshal Berner, Eli Carmeli, Rebecca Goldsmith and Naftali Stern
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:18
    Content type: Original research article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:27

  45. Critically-injured children are frequently treated by providers who lack specialty pediatric training in facilities that have not been modified for the care of children. We set out to understand the attitudes ...

    Authors: Raya Madar, Bruria Adini, David Greenberg, Yehezkel Waisman and Avishay Goldberg
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:12
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  46. The emergency department (ED) setting is an environment where children may experience intense physical pain and emotional stress.

    Authors: Tali Capua, Zohar Bar Kama and Ayelet Rimon
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:17
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:35

  47. Care of pregnant women with concurrent medical conditions can be optimized by multidisciplinary antenatal management. In the current study we describe women with concurrent medical conditions who attended our ...

    Authors: Carolyn F. Weiniger, Sharon Einav, Uriel Elchalal, Vladislav Ozerski, Daniel Shatalin, Alexander Ioscovich and Yehuda Ginosar
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:16
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    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:53

  48. In 2008, responding to a widening gap between need and availability of transplant organs, Israel’s Ministry of Health adopted a program of incentivized cadaveric organ donation. The Organ Transplant Law reward...

    Authors: Corinne Berzon
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:11
    Content type: Integrative article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:45

  49. A recent study of patient violence toward hospital physicians and nurses offers a welcome perspective in its classifying of aggressive behaviors as workplace violence. While patients and families are widely re...

    Authors: Sharone Bar-David
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:15
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    The original article was published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2017 6:43

  50. Health disparities are a persistent problem in many high-income countries. Health policymakers recognize the need to develop systematic methods for documenting and tracking these disparities in order to reduce...

    Authors: Kathleen Abu-Saad, Shlomit Avni and Ofra Kalter-Leibovici
    Citation: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2018 7:14
    Content type: Integrative article Published on:

    The Commentary to this article has been published in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2019 8:37

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