Call for Submissions: White Paper on Universal Health Insurance - Supporting Documents

  The Department of Health has published a White Paper on Universal Health Insurance. The White Paper sets out in detail the elements of the proposed Universal Health Insurance model for Ireland. As such, it provides detail on the overall design of the model, the proposed system for deciding on the standard package of services and the financing mechanisms for the system. This is a most fundamental reform of the health system and we recognise the importance of consulting extensively and inclusively with all interested parties.  It is important to seek your views on the policy as it is set out in the White Paper, and we view this as a valuable opportunity for citizens to contribute to the development of policy on the future of their health system.  Therefore, we would like to hear from any individual, group, organisation or other body that wishes to contribute to the consultation on the White Paper. In particular, but not limited to, we would welcome your views on the following issues: A consultation document setting out a number of key questions under each of the above headings has been developed and can be downloaded here. There is an opportunity at the end of the document for views or comments on other aspects of the White Paper to be provided. Alternatively, additional views or comments can be sent as an email or hard copy to the addresses below. It is intended to establish a separate independent Expert Commission to examine the issues around the basket of services to be provided under UHI and within the overall health system. The Minister will announce details of the Commission in the near future. Therefore, it would be useful if the submissions on the White Paper refrained from commenting in detail on the services to be provided under UHI. Views on the basket of services will be sought by the Commission when it commences its consultation process. The White Paper can be downloaded here, and two further supporting documents Background Policy Paper on Designing the Future Health Basket and Background Policy Paper on Raising Resources for Universal Health Insurance, which informed the development of the White Paper are also available for download. Links to other supporting documentation that informed the White Paper are also provided below. Submissions can be submitted: By E-mail to: uhiwhitepaper@health.gov.ie By Post to: UHI White Paper UHI UnitDepartment of HealthRoom 7.26Hawkins HouseHawkins StreetDublin 2 The closing date for submissions is close of business 28th May 2014 and will be strictly adhered to. All submissions received will be subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003 and may be released in response to a Freedom of Information request. Download the consultation document (MS Word) (From the website of the Health Research Board) Integration of health and wellbeing services with general health services The integration of health and social care services

Projecte Argos

L'objectiu principal del projecte és el disseny d'un proxy que té com a funció filtrar el recursos web sol·licitats pels usuaris i registrar-los en un historial, indicant si s'han permès o no. Una característica important del disseny és que ha de permetre incorporar noves funcionalitats al proxy, per exemple, catxé de recursos, filtrat de correus electrònics, xats, FTP, P2P, ...). A més, com a objectiu secundari, l'autor pretén implementar el disseny en un prototipus.

Usabilitat d'una aplicació informàtica dins el sector del programari mèdic

L'objectiu principal d'aquest treball de final de carrera és estudiar la usabilitat en el programari en general i específicament quina relació té amb el programari mèdic.

Indoor air quality in a public building following smoking bans

Introduction: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major environmental risk factor. Indoor contaminants come from a variety of sources, which can include inadequate ventilation, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), biological agents, combustion products, and ETS. Because ETS is one of the most frequent causes of IAQ complaints as well as the high mortality of passive smoking, in June 2004 the University of Geneva made the decision to ban smoking inside the so called "Uni-Mail" building, the biggest Swiss University human science building of recent construction, and the ordinance was applied beginning in October 2004. This report presents the finding related to the IAQ of the "Uni-Mail" building before and after smoking bans using nicotine, suspended dust, condensate and PAHs level in air as tracers to perform an assessment of passive tobacco exposure for non-smokers inside the building. Methods: Respirable particles (RSP) A real time aerosol monitor (model DataRAM)was place at sampling post 1, level ground floor. Condensate It consists in extracting any organic matter taken on the glass fibre filters by MeOH, and then measuring the total absorbent of the MeOH extract to the UV wavelength of 447 nm. Nicotine Nicotine was taken by means of cartridges containing of XAD-4 to the fixed flow of 0.5 L/min. The analytical method used for the determination of nicotine is based on gas chromatography with Nitrogen selective detector GC-NPD. Results: Figure 1 shows the box plot density display of 3 parameters before and after smoking bans for all 7 sampling posts: dust, condensate and nicotine in air in μg/m3. Conclusion: Before the smoking ban, the level of the concentrations of respirable particles (RSP) is raised more, average of the day 320 μg/m3, with peaks of more than 1000 μg/m3, compared with the values of the surrounding air between 22 and 30 μg/m3. The nicotine level is definitely more important (average 5.53 μg/m3, field 1.5 to 17.9 μg/m3). Once the smoking bans inside the building were applied, one notes a clear improvement in terms of concentrations of pollutants. For dust, the concentration fell by 3 times (average: 130 μg/m3, range: 40 to 160 μg/m3) and that of nicotine by 10 times (average: 0.53 μg/m3, range: 0 to 1.69 μg/m3) compared to that found before smoking bans. The outdoor air RSP concentration was 22 μg/m3 or 10 times lower. Nicotine seems to be the best tracer for ETS free of interference, independent of location or season.

backimap : backup del correu IMAP

El correu electrònic ha esdevingut una eina molt important per a la societat i crítica per a molts negocis. Amb la proliferació dels proveïdors de correu gratuït a la web, hom pot accedir fàcilment al correu des de qualsevol lloc, fins i tot seguir accedint-hi amb les eines de sempre. Així, moltes empreses i particulars han deixat de tenir serveis de correu propis i han passat a utilitzar el que ofereixen d'altres proveïdors. Però què passa amb les còpies de seguretat del correu? Quins proveïdors ofereixen recuperar correus esborrats? En quines condicions? Durant quant de temps guarden les còpies de seguretat? Què passa si el proveïdor deixa d'oferir el servei? Amb backimap hom pot recuperar el control de les còpies de seguretat del correu i romandre una mica més tranquil.

GNU/Linux - Desenvolupaments intel·ligents : migració de sistemes Windows a Linux

L'empresa Desenvolupaments Intel·ligents es dedica a la creació del software financer i borsari. Tot el sistema informàtic esta basat en màquines amb plataformes Microsoft Windows. S'ha decidit implementar un nou sistema informàtic basat en GNU/Linux. Aquest és l'objecte d'aquest treball. El nou sistema informàtic basat en GNU/Linux ha de incloure tots els equips clients (que seran els ordinadors nous) i els servidors (es reaprofitaran els ordinadors antics) cobrint tots els serveis que abans donava el servidors antics mitjançant aquest sistema operatiu i software lliure.

PGPWebmail : cliente de correo web con PGP

Trabajo Final de Carrera en desarrollo .NET: Aplicación web ASP.NET MVC cliente de correo electrónico con cifrado PGP y servicio web WCF que brinda funcionalidades de cifrado PGP.

Plataforma de correo y entorno colaborativo open source

Desplegar una solución fiable, potente y escalable de correo electrónico, en combinación de un entorno colaborativo de aplicaciones, bajo el apadrinamiento de software open source.

Implementació d'un sistema de generació i tramesa automàtica d'avisos de retorn per correu electrònic com a complement del mòdul de gestió de préstec

SAVIA (Servei d'AVIsos Adhoc) és un sistema compost per una sèrie de programes en PERL desenvolupats per la Biblioteca de la UOC que gestionen la tramesa per correu electrònic dels avisos de retorn de préstec dels documents de la Biblioteca, mitjançant els programes de l'aplicatiu VTLS destinats a la creació de les notificacions impreses. Aquests programes flexibilitzen la comunicació entre la Biblioteca i els usuaris donat que permeten el tractament individualitzat de les trameses per tipologies d'usuari i la incorporació d'addendes temporals als missatges, definides i controlades per la persona propietària del procés del préstec.

Oportunidades de mejora del servicio de metadona en atención primaria, desde el punto de vista profesional

Objective: To identify and prioritize improvement opportunities, according to the European Foundation for Quality Management model (EFQM) model, of the methadone dispensing service in Andalusian Primary Health Care, from the point of view of professionals. Method: Delphi consensus method, implemented from September 2007 to March 2008 by means of three rounds of interviews with questionnaires administered by electronic mail to 39 professionals. The Panel of experts was made up of Dispensers and Prescribers of methadone as well as Coordinators of welfare services from the Methadone Treatment Program (MTP). Selection criteria were: Being in active employment with a minimum of 3 years experience. Sample diversification variables: Professional role, geographical environment and type of habitat. Recruitment: By means of key professional bodies from different institutions. Results: 48 improvement opportunities were identified. Thirteen of these obtained a high level of agreement in the final round. According to the EFQM model, the dimensions that obtained the most consensus in relation to improving the care service were: Leadership, Alliances and Resources. The dimension that caused the greatest disagreement was Processes. Conclusions: In spite of its having been implemented since 1997 in Andalusian Primary Health Care, the methadone dispensing service is at an implementation phase, rather than what could be classed as a fully deployed stage

Nanoparticle usage and protection measures in the manufacturing industry : a representative survey

Addressing the risks of nanoparticles requires knowledge about release into the environment and occupational exposure. However, such information currently is not systematically collected; therefore, this risk assessment lacks quantitative data. The goal was to evaluate the current level of nanoparticle usage in Swiss industry as well as health, safety, and environmental measures, and the number of potentially exposed workers. A representative, stratified mail survey was conducted among 1626 clients of the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA), which insures 80,000 manufacturing firms, representing 84% of all Swiss manufacturing companies (947 companies answered the survey for a 58.3% response rate). The extrapolation to all Swiss manufacturing companies results in 1309 workers (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1073 to 1545) potentially exposed to nanoparticles in 586 companies (95% CI: 145 to 1027). This corresponds to 0.08% of workers (95% CI: 0.06% to 0.09%) and to 0.6% of companies (95% CI: 0.2% to 1.1%). The industrial chemistry sector showed the highest percentage of companies using nanoparticles (21.2%). Other important sectors also reported nanoparticles. Personal protection equipment was the predominant protection strategy. Only a few applied specific environmental protection measures. This is the first nationwide representative study on nanoparticle use in the manufacturing sector. The information gained can be used for quantitative risk assessment. It can also help policymakers design strategies to support companies developing a safer use of nanomaterial. Notingthe current low use of nanoparticles, there is still time to proactively introduce protective methods. If the predicted "nano-revolution" comes true, now is the time to take action. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Journal of occupational and Environmental Hygiene for the following free supplemental resource: a pdf file containing a detailed description of the approach to statistical analyses, English translation of the questionnaire, additional information for Figure 1, and additional information for the SUVA-code.] [Authors]

Evaluation of email alerts in practice: Part 2. Validation of the information assessment method.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE:. The information assessment method (IAM) permits health professionals to systematically document the relevance, cognitive impact, use and health outcomes of information objects delivered by or retrieved from electronic knowledge resources. The companion review paper (Part 1) critically examined the literature, and proposed a 'Push-Pull-Acquisition-Cognition-Application' evaluation framework, which is operationalized by IAM. The purpose of the present paper (Part 2) is to examine the content validity of the IAM cognitive checklist when linked to email alerts. METHODS: A qualitative component of a mixed methods study was conducted with 46 doctors reading and rating research-based synopses sent on email. The unit of analysis was a doctor's explanation of a rating of one item regarding one synopsis. Interviews with participants provided 253 units that were analysed to assess concordance with item definitions. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The content relevance of seven items was supported. For three items, revisions were needed. Interviews suggested one new item. This study has yielded a 2008 version of IAM.

Optimización de los tratamientos con antimicrobianos

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