Frontiers in Health Services

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2026

Understanding functional diversity in public primary health care: a cluster analysis of utilization patterns

in Health Policy and Management

Stefanos Karakolias
George Pontisidis
Nikolaos Polyzos

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1782809

929 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2026

Understanding the mechanisms involved in implementation of a workplace compassionate care intervention: a novel agency-structure approach

in Implementation Science

Cindy Faith Brooks
Jane Frankland
Michelle Myall

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1737019

274 views

Review

Accepted on 14 May 2026

Moving From Change Agents to Improvement Architects Through the Four Cs Model: Rethinking Healthcare's Complexity, Cultures, Contexts and Connections

in Implementation Science

Jeffrey Braithwaite
Russell Mannion
Holger Pfaff
Siri Wiig

Frontiers in Health Services

Review

Published on 14 May 2026

Public administration and health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries: exploring strategies to improve healthcare delivery and health governance

in Health Policy and Management

James Ndlovu
Zamokuhle Mbandlwa

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1798165

1,123 views

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2026

International benchmarking of secondary fracture prevention in older adults with hip fracture: a Chinese hospital-based KPI audit

in Health Policy and Management

Yuan Yuan
Wei Wang
Ping-Yang Li
Meng Zhang
Yan-Na Lu
Ming-Hui Yang
Wei Tian
Jing Zhang

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1799272

1,039 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2026

Exploring professional nurses’ perceptions of structural, organizational, and workplace constraints affecting nursing assessment in a selected public hospital in South Africa: a qualitative study

in Health Workforce

G. Hlungwani
T. E. Mutshatshi
L. W. Mokhwelepa

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1826594

1,762 views

Systematic Review

Published on 13 May 2026

Scoping review of COVID-19 vaccines access, equity, hesitancy, and uptake in Kenya: lessons for the next pandemic

in Health Policy and Management

Vincent Okungu
Stephen Mulupi
Grace Njeri Muriithi
Daniel Malik Achala
Elizabeth Adote
Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu
Senait Alemayehu Beshaha
Chijioke Osinachi Nwosu
John Ele-Ojo Ataguba

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1648814

478 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2026

Coping in crisis: a qualitative study of stress and resilience in Ontario's long-term care workforce

in Health Workforce

Sheila A. Boamah
Farzana Akter
Mawukoenya Theresa Sedzro

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1789803

831 views

Community Case Study

Published on 12 May 2026

Community-engaged health outreach program contributes to health service, research, and education in rural areas

in Person-Centered Health and Care Systems

Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa
Bomikazi Majeke
Bantubonke Ntamo
Pumla Kwake
Ernesto Rosales Gonzalez
Nomawethu Matanzima
Charles B. Businge
Busisiwe Cawe
Lindiwe M. Faye

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1749125

1,121 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Usability and feasibility of the longitudinal implementation strategy tracking system: a think-aloud study with implementation researchers

in Implementation Science

James L. Merle
Justin D. Smith

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1837215

1,391 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 May 2026

DRG-based payment and governance in high-complexity thoracic surgery: implications for efficiency and care delivery

in Health System Economics and Financing

Li Ma
Jianxiong Ma
Xiaojing Yan
Yuqing Chi
Jiayin Wei
Shuang Zhou
Xiaoping Zhou
Ying Hu
Xiaomin Nie
Junhua Pan

Frontiers in Health Services

443 views

Correction

Accepted on 11 May 2026

Correction: Development of a trigger tool to identify adverse events and no-harm incidents in paediatric oncology: a modified Delphi process using expert knowledge and user experiences

in Patient Safety

Charlotte Engvall
Margaretha Stenmarker
Ann-Christine Andersson
Axel Ros
Maria Unbeck

Frontiers in Health Services

447 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 May 2026

Mental Health Service Utilization Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Serious Mental Illness Before and During the Emergence of Telehealth Services

in Mental Health Services

Emily Lauer
Renata Howland
Julie Royer
Jean P. Hall
Noelle K Kurth
Suzanne L. Hunt
Dawn Walter
Charles J. Neighbors
Suzanne W. McDermott

Frontiers in Health Services

448 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 11 May 2026

One Health approach to Chagas disease: a systematic review on the integration of human, animal, and environmental health

in Health Policy and Management

Kaic Santos Silva Pereira
Ricardo Evangelista Fraga
Eliana Amorim de Souza
Márcio Borba da Silva
Edma Santos Antonio
Alexandre Schiavetti

Frontiers in Health Services

444 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 11 May 2026

Operationalising MDT Streamlining Through Standards of Care: A Framework for Specification and Implementation

in Implementation Science

Tayana Soukup PhD CPsycol FRSPH
Wasim Hamad
Ellen Quinney
Benjamin Wilfrid Lamb

Frontiers in Health Services

419 views

Original Research

Published on 11 May 2026

The development of a multi-level intervention to improve data quality of the national quality indicators in Swiss long-term care facilities using an Intervention Mapping approach

in Implementation Science

Magdalena Osińska
Daniela Braun
Sonja Baumann
Brigitte Benkert
Nereide Curreri
Jianan Huang
Michael Simon
Bastiaan Van Grootven
Franziska Zúñiga

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1796984

616 views

Review

Accepted on 08 May 2026

From Algorithm to Medical Care: How Machine Learning is Reshaping Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Decision-Making, and Predictive Analytics in Modern Medicine

in Health Policy and Management

Halgurd S. Sarhang Maghdid
Safar M. Asaad
Twana Saeed Ali
Hardi M. Mohammed
Zrar Kh Abdul
Dawan Jamal
Govand Saadadin
Abdulhady Abas Abdullah

Frontiers in Health Services

1,017 views

Perspective

Accepted on 08 May 2026

Sickle Cell Disease 115 Years Later: Improving Health Outcomes Through Policy, Research, and Collaboration, To Achieve Health Equity

in Health Policy and Management

Emmanuel Peprah
Joyce Gyamfi
Nafesa Kanneh
Tania Hameed
Deborah Onakomaiya
Naheed Ahmed
Henny Billett
Andrew Campbell
Amy Cohen
Torian Easterling

Frontiers in Health Services

933 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2026

Identification of quality and safety concerns in AI chatbot responses to procedural sedation: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot

in Patient Safety

Hüseyin Babun
Fatih Oluş

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1830227

1,142 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2026

Selective strategic adaptation and structural trade-offs in a public traditional Chinese medicine hospital under China's national performance appraisal: a longitudinal study

in Health Policy and Management

Xiao Du
Changchang He
Dongna Zhang
Zifan Wang
Mingyu Zhao

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1809377

1,757 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2026

Examining perceptions, social, and policy factors influencing hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine uptake: a PEN-3 cultural model mixed-methods study of healthcare workers in Nigeria

in Implementation Science

Olufunto A. Olusanya
Oluwakorede Adedeji
Caven Ngoe
David Oladele
Adesola Z. Musa
Maria Afadapa
Titi Gbaja-Biamila
Ifeoma Eugenia Idigbe
Peter Kalulu
Nkiruka Obodoechina

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1788089

1,617 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2026

Operational intelligence for immunization recovery: mapping system shocks and capacity to zero-dose debt and outbreak risk

in Health Policy and Management

S. Ramakrishnan
U. Vignesh
R. Parvathi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1745633

895 views

Community Case Study

Published on 07 May 2026

Health technology design considerations specific to Indigenous Data Sovereignty and implementation science

in Implementation Science

Alec J. Calac
Tiana McMann
Joseph Yracheta
Tim K. Mackey

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2026.1731352

1,772 views

Perspective

Accepted on 06 May 2026

Clinical audit and Quality Improvement: rivals, partners, or one and the same?

in Implementation Science

Nicola Davey
Heather Shearer
Dionne Matthew
Jamie Smyth
Stephanie Amanda Meddick-Dyson

Frontiers in Health Services

1,190 views

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articles

Understanding functional diversity in public primary health care: a cluster analysis of utilization patterns

Understanding the mechanisms involved in implementation of a workplace compassionate care intervention: a novel agency-structure approach

Moving From Change Agents to Improvement Architects Through the Four Cs Model: Rethinking Healthcare's Complexity, Cultures, Contexts and Connections

Public administration and health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries: exploring strategies to improve healthcare delivery and health governance

International benchmarking of secondary fracture prevention in older adults with hip fracture: a Chinese hospital-based KPI audit

Exploring professional nurses’ perceptions of structural, organizational, and workplace constraints affecting nursing assessment in a selected public hospital in South Africa: a qualitative study

Scoping review of COVID-19 vaccines access, equity, hesitancy, and uptake in Kenya: lessons for the next pandemic

Coping in crisis: a qualitative study of stress and resilience in Ontario's long-term care workforce

Community-engaged health outreach program contributes to health service, research, and education in rural areas

Usability and feasibility of the longitudinal implementation strategy tracking system: a think-aloud study with implementation researchers

DRG-based payment and governance in high-complexity thoracic surgery: implications for efficiency and care delivery

Correction: Development of a trigger tool to identify adverse events and no-harm incidents in paediatric oncology: a modified Delphi process using expert knowledge and user experiences

Mental Health Service Utilization Among People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Serious Mental Illness Before and During the Emergence of Telehealth Services

One Health approach to Chagas disease: a systematic review on the integration of human, animal, and environmental health

Operationalising MDT Streamlining Through Standards of Care: A Framework for Specification and Implementation

The development of a multi-level intervention to improve data quality of the national quality indicators in Swiss long-term care facilities using an Intervention Mapping approach

From Algorithm to Medical Care: How Machine Learning is Reshaping Diagnostic Imaging, Clinical Decision-Making, and Predictive Analytics in Modern Medicine

Sickle Cell Disease 115 Years Later: Improving Health Outcomes Through Policy, Research, and Collaboration, To Achieve Health Equity

Identification of quality and safety concerns in AI chatbot responses to procedural sedation: a comparative evaluation of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot

Selective strategic adaptation and structural trade-offs in a public traditional Chinese medicine hospital under China's national performance appraisal: a longitudinal study

Examining perceptions, social, and policy factors influencing hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine uptake: a PEN-3 cultural model mixed-methods study of healthcare workers in Nigeria

Operational intelligence for immunization recovery: mapping system shocks and capacity to zero-dose debt and outbreak risk

Health technology design considerations specific to Indigenous Data Sovereignty and implementation science

Clinical audit and Quality Improvement: rivals, partners, or one and the same?