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Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare

This section aims to publish studies looking at how health care is planned, organized and structured, including in terms of relationships among personnel or departments, as well as research on the provision of healthcare to an individual, group, population or community.

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	1.	Research article Implementing a framework for goal setting in community based stroke rehabilitation: a process evaluation Lesley Scobbie, Donald McLean, Diane Dixon, Edward Duncan, Sally Wyke BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:190 (24 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	2.	Research article Introducing peer worker roles into UK mental health service teams: a qualitative analysis of the organisational benefits and challenges Steve G Gillard, Christine Edwards, Sarah L Gibson, Katherine Owen, Christine Wright BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:188 (24 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF
	3.	Research article What primary health care services should residents of rural and remote Australia be able to access? A systematic review of “core” primary health care services Timothy A Carey, John Wakerman, John S Humphreys, Penny Buykx, Melissa Lindeman BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:178 (17 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4.	Research article Measuring fragmentation of ambulatory care in a tripartite healthcare system Su Liu, Philip C Yeung BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:176 (15 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5.	Research article Nurses’ workarounds in acute healthcare settings: a scoping review Deborah S Debono, David Greenfield, Joanne F Travaglia, Janet C Long, Deborah Black, Julie Johnson, Jeffrey Braithwaite BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:175 (11 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	6.	Research article The delivery of preventive care to clients of community health services Kathleen M McElwaine, Megan Freund, Elizabeth M Campbell, Jenny Knight, Jennifer A Bowman, Emma L Doherty, Paula M Wye, Luke Wolfenden, Christophe Lecathelinais, Scott McLachlan, John H Wiggers BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:167 (6 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	7.	Study protocol Implementation and effectiveness of 'care navigation', coordinated management for people with complex chronic illness: rationale and methods of a randomised controlled trial Natalie Plant, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Patrick J Kelly, Tim Usherwood, James Gillespie, Steven Boyages, Stephen Jan, Justin McNab, Beverley M Essue, Kathy Gradidge, Nereus Maranan, David Ralphs, Clive Aspin, Stephen Leeder BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:164 (3 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	8.	Study protocol The availability, spatial accessibility, service utilisation and retrieval cost of paediatric intensive care services for children in rural, regional and remote Queensland: study protocol Lauren M Thompson, Nigel R Armfield, Anthony Slater, Christian Mattke, Michele Foster, Anthony C Smith BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:163 (2 May 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	9.	Research article The communication of a secondary care diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis to primary care practitioners: a population-based study Fumi Varyani, Timothy Card, Philip Kaye, Guru P Aithal, Joe West BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:161 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	10.	Research article A population-based cross-sectional study of health service deficits among U.S. adults with depressive symptoms Krista L Huot, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Michael F Akers, Maria L Amaro, Michael T Swanoski, Sarah K Schweiss BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:160 (1 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11.	Research article Bridges, brokers and boundary spanners in collaborative networks: a systematic review Janet C Long, Frances C Cunningham, Jeffrey Braithwaite BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:158 (30 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	12.	Research article Group medical visits can deliver on patient-centred care objectives: results from a qualitative study Josée G Lavoie, Sabrina T Wong, Meck Chongo, Annette J Browne, Martha LP MacLeod, Cathy Ulrich BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:155 (29 April 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	13.	Research article Facilitating the action of community representatives in a health service: the role of a community participation coordinator Sally Nathan, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Niamh Stephenson BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:154 (29 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	14.	Research article High referral rates to secondary care by general practitioners in Norway are associated with GPs’ gender and specialist qualifications in family medicine, a study of 4350 consultations Unni Ringberg, Nils Fleten, Trygve S Deraas, Toralf Hasvold, OlavHelge Førde BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:147 (23 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	15.	Research article Constructing a questionnaire for assessment of awareness and acceptance of diversity in healthcare institutions Azita Emami, Jalal Safipour BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:145 (22 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The validation of a questionnaire that assesses healthcare workers' awareness and acceptance of diversity is a useful step in understanding the challenges arising from diversity and a lack of cultural awareness that may impact healthcare services.
	16.	Study protocol Targeted versus tailored multimedia patient engagement to enhance depression recognition and treatment in primary care: randomized controlled trial protocol for the AMEP2 study Daniel J Tancredi, Christina K Slee, Anthony Jerant, Peter Franks, Jasmine Nettiksimmons, Camille Cipri, Dustin Gottfeld, Julia Huerta, Mitchell D Feldman, Maja Jackson-Triche, Steven Kelly-Reif, Andrew Hudnut, Sarah Olson, Janie Shelton, Richard L Kravitz BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:141 (17 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	17.	Study protocol Evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care Martin Fortin, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Tarek Bouhali, Marie-France Dubois, Cynthia Gagnon, Martin Bélanger BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:132 (8 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	18.	Research article Telephone consultations in place of face to face out-patient consultations for patients discharged from hospital following surgery: a systematic review Jo Thompson-Coon, Abdul-Kareem Abdul-Rahman, Rebecca Whear, Alison Bethel, Bijay Vaidya, Christian A Gericke, Ken Stein BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:128 (5 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	19.	Research article Text-messaging versus telephone reminders to reduce missed appointments in an academic primary care clinic: a randomized controlled trial Noelle Junod Perron, Melissa Dominicé Dao, Nadia Camparini Righini, Jean-Paul Humair, Barbara Broers, Françoise Narring, Dagmar M Haller, Jean-Michel Gaspoz BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:125 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	20.	Research article “One of those areas that people avoid” a qualitative study of implementation in miscarriage management Blair G Darney, Marcia R Weaver, Deborah VanDerhei, Nancy G Stevens, Sarah W Prager BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:123 (3 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	21.	Research article How do hospital administrators perceive cardiac rehabilitation in a publicly-funded health care system? Sherry L Grace, Sabrina Scarcello, Janet Newton, Blair O’Neill, Kori Kingsbury, Tiziana Rivera, Caroline Chessex BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:120 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	22.	Research article A systematic review of the care coordination measurement landscape Ellen M Schultz, Noelle Pineda, Julia Lonhart, Sheryl M Davies, Kathryn M McDonald BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:119 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	23.	Research article Organizational culture in the primary healthcare setting of Cyprus Theodora Zachariadou, Savvas Zannetos, Andreas Pavlakis BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:112 (24 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	24.	Research article Using computer decision support systems in NHS emergency and urgent care: ethnographic study using normalisation process theory Catherine Pope, Susan Halford, Joanne Turnbull, Jane Prichard, Melania Calestani, Carl May BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:111 (23 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	25.	Research article Network analysis of team communication in a busy emergency department P Daniel Patterson, Anthony J Pfeiffer, Matthew D Weaver, David Krackhardt, Robert M Arnold, Donald M Yealy, Judith R Lave BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:109 (22 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed