BMC Health Services Research

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New: Improving access to tuberculosis preventive treatment

Guest edited by Kefyalew Addis Alene and Anete Trajman

New: Access to sexual and reproductive health services in rural settings

Guest Edited by Natsayi Chimbindi

Challenges faced by older adults in accessing digital health services

Guest Edited by Jeffrey Jutai and Emma Stanmore

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Advancing epidemic preparedness of health systems

Guest edited by Yibeltal Assefa Alemu, Carl Abelardo T. Antonio, Julie Balen & Megan Schmidt-Sane

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Health services for substance use disorders

Guest edited by Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Berkeley Franz, João Pedro Silva

Health workforce planning

Guest edited by Madhan Balasubramanian and
Sunny C. Okoroafor

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on continuity of medical treatment for patients with chronic diseases in Japan: a retrospective cohort analysis

Authors: Tomoki Ishikawa, Akihito Kako, Jumpei Sato, Junko Hattori, Hiromasa Yoshimoto, Masaru Kitsuregawa, Kazuo Goda, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Takeo Nakayama and Naohiro Mitsutake

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
Association between healthcare resources, healthcare systems, and population health in European countries

Authors: Cholada Kittipittayakorn

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
Perceived benefits and barriers of medical doctors regarding electronic medical record systems in an Indian private-sector healthcare facility

Authors: Hager Saleh, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg and Megha Sharma

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
Social relational quality and ethical climate as the predictors of sleep quality in employees of the operating room: a hierarchical linear regression analysis

Authors: Nilofar Pasyar, Masoume Rambod, Atefeh Abbasi and Mahdi Salmanpour

Content type: Research 19 May 2025
The relationship between Sense of Community and perceived service quality: rethinking the role of local communities in sustaining rural health and social care

Authors: Nicola Spezia, Sabina De Rosis and Sabina Nuti

Content type: Research 19 May 2025

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Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Authors: Yafang Tsai

Content type: Research article 14 May 2011
A step closer towards achieving universal health coverage: the role of gender in enrolment in health insurance in India

Authors: Susanne Ziegler, Swati Srivastava, Divya Parmar, Sharmishtha Basu, Nishant Jain and Manuela De Allegri

Content type: Research 26 January 2024
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
Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Authors: Catarina Cardoso Tomás, Emanuel Oliveira, D. Sousa, M. Uba-Chupel, G. Furtado, C. Rocha, A. Teixeira, P. Ferreira, Celeste Alves, Stefan Gisin, Elisabete Catarino, Nelma Carvalho, Tiago Coucelo, Luís Bonfim, Carina Silva, Débora Franco…

Content type: Meeting Abstracts 6 July 2016
Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses

Authors: Per Nilsen, Ida Seing, Carin Ericsson, Sarah A. Birken and Kristina Schildmeijer

Content type: Research article 27 February 2020

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Innovations for better health and social justice
Edited by: Dr. Magdalena Szaflarski
Collection published: 30th May 2022

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

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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 digital health, 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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BMC Health Services Research

Latest collections open to submissions

New: Improving access to tuberculosis preventive treatment

New: Access to sexual and reproductive health services in rural settings

Challenges faced by older adults in accessing digital health services

Published collections

Articles

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on continuity of medical treatment for patients with chronic diseases in Japan: a retrospective cohort analysis

Association between healthcare resources, healthcare systems, and population health in European countries

Perceived benefits and barriers of medical doctors regarding electronic medical record systems in an Indian private-sector healthcare facility

Social relational quality and ethical climate as the predictors of sleep quality in employees of the operating room: a hierarchical linear regression analysis

The relationship between Sense of Community and perceived service quality: rethinking the role of local communities in sustaining rural health and social care

Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

A step closer towards achieving universal health coverage: the role of gender in enrolment in health insurance in India

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

Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Characteristics of successful changes in health care organizations: an interview study with physicians, registered nurses and assistant nurses

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