Research Abstracts
Research abstracts funded by the National Institute and completed.
The full version of the research report can be obtained from the principal researcher.
Genomic technologies in pregnancy: novel challenges for health practice and services
Researchers: Hagit Hochner, Shiri Shkedi-Rafid, Vardiella Meiner, Yechiel Friedlander, Yehuda Neumark, Ayala Frumkin
Research ended: March 2019
Analyzing the utilization of second opinions as a function of the payment method
Researchers: Joseph Pliskin, Tuvia Horev
Research ended: March 2019
“Floating patients” & armchairs Efficient bed-occupancy management in hospital’s emergency rooms by applying queueing theory models
Researchers: Amir Elalouf , Yael Perlman , Uri Yechieli , Jacob Or
Research ended: February 2019
Emergency Medical Services use patterns in life-threatening conditions at the northern part of Israel: Encouraging factors and barriers
Researchers: Yoseph Mekori, Ayala Cohen, Mohammad Khatib, Khaled Awawdi
Research ended: February 2019
From the primary care clinic to the inpatient department and back: Continuity of care and providers
Researchers: Leonid Barksi, Jacob Dreiher, Shlomi Codish, Miriam Kudisz Ovnat
Research ended: February 2019
Doctor-patient communication patterns and their association with utilization of health services and illness perception among patients diagnosed with IBD (Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis)
Researchers: Yaacov Bachner , Shmuel Odes , Adi Finkelstein , Doron Shvartz, Eran Israeli
Research ended: February 2019
Health promotion quality among pregnant and postnatal women in Haifa county
Researchers: Shiran Bord, Carmit Satran, Batya Madjar
Research ended: February 2019
The factors that motivate women to continue in-vitro-fertilization treatments following repeated failures: comparison between age groups
Researchers: Yael Benyamini , Ronit Leichtentritt, Maayan Abramov , Einat Shalom-Paz
Research ended: February 2019
Evaluation of the change in payment for inpatient care in Israel from per-diem to activity-based payments, based on hospitals’ and physicians’ activities
Researchers: Ruth Waitzberg, Vadim Perman
Research ended: January 2019
Climate of Personal Initiative, Climate of Openness to Change and Quality of Employee Performance: Does effective implementation of Accreditation in Israel’s hospital contribute to the patient?
Researchers: Isaak Valerie
Research ended: January 2019