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Original Research

Accepted on 15 Dec 2025

Reduction of Simultaneous Ordering Rate of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in a Veteran Affairs Healthcare System

in Health System Economics and Financing

Luke Valencia

Frontiers in Health Services

131 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 04 Dec 2025

The stepwise implementation of a safe and effective Endoscopist-Directed Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation model of care in Queensland for low-risk endoscopic procedures

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Ameya Godambe
Rhian Jones
Virginia DeCourcy
Kate Bennett
Angela Carberry
James O’Beirne

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1666181

428 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2025

A harm-threshold model for ethical organ allocation

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Yan Jun Lin

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1726252

583 views

Systematic Review

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Economic evaluation of intravenous iron formulations for patients with iron deficiency anemia: a systematic review

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Zhicong Xing
Shengjun Mu
Qingxia Xue
Fudong Sun
Guige Hou
Quan Zhao

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1690519

1,051 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

A cost analysis of postpartum home visit programming in Kenya: estimates to aid policymakers

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Ednah Ojee
Joseph Odiyo
Judith Adhiambo
Eliza Mabele
Vincent Omondi
Emily R. Begnel
Bhavna H. Chohan
John Kinuthia
Soren Gantt
Dara A. Lehman

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1644078

1,086 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Analysis of healthcare resource allocation efficiency and improvement pathways in Guangxi based on fsQCA configuration perspective

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Shangyuhui Huang
Jingwen Liang
Lin Wan
Tao Jiang
Wuxiang Shi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1608807

915 views

Policy Brief

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Health technology assessment infrastructure for emirates health services: a phased framework

in Health System Economics and Financing

Suad Hannawi
Rita Ojeil
Abdalla Alnaqbi
Khadija Almarshoodi
Essam Alzaaroni
Abdulaziz Alzaaroni
Noor Almoheiri
Sondos Al-Salmi
Haifa Hannawi
Maria Al-Salmi

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1662561

1,373 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2025

Rectal treatment in ulcerative colitis; a qualitative study exploring reasons for under utilisation

in Health System Economics and Financing

Jean-Pierre Rothen
Florence Moerlen
Céline von Büren
Samuel Allemann
Isabelle Arnet

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1654520

1,980 views

Perspective

Published on 24 Sep 2025

From symbolism to substance: evaluating state disclosure laws and the case for federal oversight

in Health System Economics and Financing

Sherri Cheng
Wenjing Duan
Wenqi Zhou

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1666949

785 views

Correction

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Correction: A multi-stakeholder multicriteria decision analysis for implantable medical devices assessment in China

in Health System Economics and Financing

Yizhou Xu
Junjie Wan
Bin Wan
Haixia Ding

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1695328

762 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Medical equipment in the global south: perspective of sustainability and donations

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Frederik Paustian
Rasmus Gøl
Hannah Wolfe Julsgart
Sofie Bjerre Degn
Andreas Philip Rosenbom
Anton Aaby Henriksen
Liselotte Højgaard

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1638305

1,974 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

A multi-stakeholder multicriteria decision analysis for implantable medical devices assessment in China

in Health System Economics and Financing

Yizhou Xu
Junjie Wan
Bin Wan
Haixia Ding

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1650709

1,620 views

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Cost-effectiveness of chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent cervical cancer: a systematic review

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Katsuaki Inami

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1616223

3,456 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Comparison of Medicaid financing for birth centers: a nine-state policy analysis

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Rebecca H. Ofrane
Leslie Kantor
Julie Blumenfeld
Slawa Rokicki

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1569462

1,577 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2025

Evaluating and enhancing the service capacity of secondary public hospitals in urban China: a multi-method empirical analysis based on Guangzhou (2019–2023)

in Health System Economics and Financing

Baoling Wu
Wenbo Wu
Xi Wang
Weizhang Huang
Zhenni Luo
Jifeng Li

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1621018

2,341 views
1 citation

Opinion

Published on 30 May 2025

Towards a sustainable HIV response: strengthening Zimbabwe's domestic financing for HIV programs amid declining donor support

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Godfrey Musuka
Tatenda Makoni
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1558992

3,180 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Does the fairness of healthcare resource allocation affect utilization efficiency?—an empirical study based on China's provincial panel data

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Anying Xu
Haibin Wei

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1409421

1,965 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Characteristics, health care utilization and cost of patients hospitalized with heart failure

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Hanna Winkler
Dorothee Riedlinger
Andrea Figura
Liane Schenk
Martin Möckel
Thomas Reinhold

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1571367

1,690 views

Review

Published on 09 Apr 2025

A literature review of the healthcare resource use and productivity burden of X-linked hypophosphataemia

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva
Muhammad K. Javaid
Angela Williams
Isabelle Whittle
Matilde Franceschini
Ben Johnson

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1285246

2,443 views

Review

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Approaches to implementing and financing primary health care in Kenya: a case of seven counties

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Janette Karimi
Salim Hussien
Elizabeth Wangia
Mercy-Irene Kimani
Mohamud Mohamed
Melissa Wanda
Rosemarie Muganda
Rachel Ndirangu
Daniel Mwai
Mercy Wanjala

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2025.1298379

7,353 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2025

Economic evaluation of a strategy to shorten the time to surgery with neuraxial anaesthesia compared with usual clinical practice in patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy with a proximal femur fracture

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Claudia Erika Delgado-Espinoza
Rosa Maria Antonijoan
Ignasi Gich
Rafael Anaya
Mireia Rodriguez
Angélica Millan
Jordi Llorca
Gemma Usua
Ana Ruiz
Angela Merchán-Galvis

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2024.1423975

1,709 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2025

Ultraviolet-C-based sanitization is a cost-effective option for hospitals to manage health care-associated infection risks from high touch mobile phones

in Cost and Resource Allocation

David C. Cook
Matthew Olsen
Oystein Tronstad
John F. Fraser
Adrian Goldsworthy
Rashed Alghafri
Simon J. McKirdy
Lotti Tajouri

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2024.1448913

3,120 views
1 citation

Policy Brief

Published on 13 Jan 2025

Enhancing healthcare cost transparency: assessing implementation challenges, criticisms, and alternative solutions

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Sonia Ali Malik

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2024.1379416

5,148 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2024

Can “the expanded free maternity services” enable Kenya to achieve universal health coverage by 2030: qualitative study on experiences of mothers and healthcare providers

in Cost and Resource Allocation

Stephen Okumu Ombere

Frontiers in Health Services

doi 10.3389/frhs.2024.1325247

4,641 views
4 citations

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articles

Reduction of Simultaneous Ordering Rate of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in a Veteran Affairs Healthcare System

The stepwise implementation of a safe and effective Endoscopist-Directed Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation model of care in Queensland for low-risk endoscopic procedures

A harm-threshold model for ethical organ allocation

Economic evaluation of intravenous iron formulations for patients with iron deficiency anemia: a systematic review

A cost analysis of postpartum home visit programming in Kenya: estimates to aid policymakers

Analysis of healthcare resource allocation efficiency and improvement pathways in Guangxi based on fsQCA configuration perspective

Health technology assessment infrastructure for emirates health services: a phased framework

Rectal treatment in ulcerative colitis; a qualitative study exploring reasons for under utilisation

From symbolism to substance: evaluating state disclosure laws and the case for federal oversight

Correction: A multi-stakeholder multicriteria decision analysis for implantable medical devices assessment in China

Medical equipment in the global south: perspective of sustainability and donations

A multi-stakeholder multicriteria decision analysis for implantable medical devices assessment in China

Cost-effectiveness of chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent cervical cancer: a systematic review

Comparison of Medicaid financing for birth centers: a nine-state policy analysis

Evaluating and enhancing the service capacity of secondary public hospitals in urban China: a multi-method empirical analysis based on Guangzhou (2019–2023)

Towards a sustainable HIV response: strengthening Zimbabwe's domestic financing for HIV programs amid declining donor support

Does the fairness of healthcare resource allocation affect utilization efficiency?—an empirical study based on China's provincial panel data

Characteristics, health care utilization and cost of patients hospitalized with heart failure

A literature review of the healthcare resource use and productivity burden of X-linked hypophosphataemia

Approaches to implementing and financing primary health care in Kenya: a case of seven counties

Economic evaluation of a strategy to shorten the time to surgery with neuraxial anaesthesia compared with usual clinical practice in patients on chronic antiplatelet therapy with a proximal femur fracture

Ultraviolet-C-based sanitization is a cost-effective option for hospitals to manage health care-associated infection risks from high touch mobile phones

Enhancing healthcare cost transparency: assessing implementation challenges, criticisms, and alternative solutions

Can “the expanded free maternity services” enable Kenya to achieve universal health coverage by 2030: qualitative study on experiences of mothers and healthcare providers