Health ; Health policy ; Locality ; Management ; Medical geography ; Medicalservices
Gestion ; Géographie médicale ; Localité ; Politique de la santé ; Santé ; Services de santé
The AA. begin with a discussion of the role of locality in health planning. Next they consider the limited literature in medical geography which has taken a more overtly theoretical perspective on the role of locality. They consider the extent
to which the disciplinary reawakening has penetrated the medical geographic consciousness.
Spatial differences in Hungarian medical tourism supply based on service providers’ online presence
Cooperation ; Health ; Hungary ; Internet ; Medicalservices ; Medical tourism ; Spatial differentiation ; Spatial distribution ; Supply ; Tourism
Coopération ; Différenciation spatiale ; Distribution spatiale ; Hongrie ; Internet ; Offre ; Santé ; Services de santé ; Tourisme ; Tourisme médical
of healthcare and tourism on the one hand, and the spatial distribution of medicalservices and treatments on the other hand. - (AM)
The paper presents the findings of an Internet-based research project that aims to explore the fundamental characteristics of medical tourism in Hungary. The key issues discussed in the framework of the analysis are the interrelationship
Telemedicine and telepharmaceutical services : a model to improve maldistribution of medical resources between regions and urban/rural sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medicalservice ; Medicine ; Professional training ; Saudi Arabia ; Services ; Telecommunications ; Telematics
Arabie saoudite ; Formation professionnelle ; Médecine ; Service ; Services de santé ; Télécommunication ; Télématique
A national satellite telecommunication model, which can be started by using Arabsat, was proposed to overcome the self-limiting geographical barrier and the maldistribution of clinical resources in the Kingdom. Implementation of services shall have
an implication on improving the competency of medical staff, and better utilization of medical resources.
The paper traces the loss of physician control over the conditions of their work since the turn of the century. Medical care in both countries has responded to the forces of ethnicity, class, and changing medical technology. The labor theory
Myth and reality in the availability of free medical care : the case of Poland
Accessibilité ; Aire d'influence ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Pologne ; Santé ; Service ; Services de santé ; Soins ; Structure spatiale
The institutional organization of the health care system is presented. Then the problem of availability of medical aid is discussed. Finally, an explanation of the existing situation is attempted.
Accessibility ; Economic efficiency ; Emergency services ; Location ; Location choice ; Medicalservices ; Model ; Service
Accessibilité ; Choix du site ; Efficacité économique ; Localisation ; Modèle ; Service ; Services d'urgence ; Services de santé
The accurate estimation of expected coverage is an important issue in the application of set covering approaches to emergency medicalservice location problems. The findings suggest that none of the expected covering models is consistently more
An integrated approach to measuring potential spatial access to health care services
Accessibility ; Index ; Market area ; Medicalservices ; Service ; Spatial analysis ; United States
Accessibilité ; Aire de marché ; Analyse spatiale ; Etats-Unis ; Indice ; Service ; Services de santé
The A. presents an integrated approach to measure potential spatial access to health care services. The final index starts with an initial gravity formulation and progresses through successive stages. It is applied to the ambulatory medical care
Saudi Arabia enjoys a high standard of medical facilities, but there is a maldistribution of resources and personnel between regions and urban/rural areas. Innovative indices are used for the reallocation to censure even distribution of services
Locating emergency medicalservices in small town and rural settings
Canada ; Location ; Medicalservice ; Ontario ; Services ; Small town ; Time-distance
Canada ; Distance-temps ; Localisation ; Ontario ; Petite ville ; Service ; Services d'urgence ; Services de santé
A l'aide de comparaison des distances-temps et des techniques de localisation-allocation, quelques aspects de la planification de services médicaux d'urgence sont présentés, dans le cadre de la région plutôt rurale de Kingston (Ontario, Canada).
This paper investigates a specific geographical idea (importance of distance-decay patterns in the utilisation of medical or mental health facilities) and the objective is to illuminate the historical-geographical contexts in which the idea
The article shows the starting conditions of the ambulatory medical care as exemplified within different parts of Hessen. The currently used planning tools of control, especially with respect to its influence on the medical care situation
, are analyzed as well. The paper deals with ambulatory medical care, the medical infrastructure, the requirement planning, the location factor, the spatial planning and the regional development. - (IfL)
Highway fatal accidents and accessibility of emergency medicalservices
Accessibilité ; Equipement médical ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Mortalité ; Route ; Santé ; Service ; Service d'urgence ; Texas ; Trafic routier
Evaluation des risques de décès par accident de la route en fonction de l'accessibilité aux services médicaux d'urgence du Texas. De grandes inégalités, notamment en milieu rural, permettent d'envisager des gains considérables de vies humaines. (HP).
Medical geographic research in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1980s and beyond
Caribbean ; Disease ; Health ; Latin America ; Medical geography ; Medicalservices ; Regional pathology ; Research ; Spatial analysis ; Tropical endemic disease
Amérique latine ; Analyse spatiale ; Endémie tropicale ; Géographie médicale ; Maladie ; Monde caraïbe ; Pathologie régionale ; Recherche ; Santé ; Services de santé
. Research was also published on spatial patterns of health and disease and the provision of health services.―(DWG)
The AA. review the ideology of health care service as consumerists within the context of the reforms of the New Right. They examine the way in which the reforms have incorporated this ideology. The utilisation behaviour of patients at two recently
developed clinics is examined. Patients use clinics because they are convenient and because of the perceived ambience or the new medical environments. Choices for health care continue to be made on the basis of physical access.
Response time and its significance in medical emergencies
Equipement médical ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Localisation ; Modèle ; Optimisation ; Santé ; Seattle ; Service ; Service d'urgence ; Temps de réponse ; Washington State
Geographers have been increasingly involved in emergency medical-services planning. Of particular importance has been the application of location-optimizing models that minimize ambulance-response time. There has been little research
on the importance of response time and its clinical impact. Response time is confirmed as a determinant of patient outcome by the use of emergency medical system in Seattle as a case study.
Potential accessibility, travel time, and consumer choice : geographical variations in general medical practice registrations in Eastern England
Accessibility ; Consumer behaviour ; East Anglia ; England ; Measurement ; Medicalservices ; Service ; Spatial choice ; United Kingdom
Accessibilité ; Choix spatial ; Comportement des consommateurs ; East Anglia ; England ; Mesure ; Royaume-Uni ; Service ; Services de santé ; Temps de transport
The A. presents three basic components of the social infrastructure, i.e. educational system, cultural activities and medical system, including problems concerning the functioning of the medical care and medicalservices during the period