Scalable, sustainable cost-effective surgical care: A model for safety and quality in the developing world, part I: Challenge and commitment

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1674-1679

  Campbell, Alex ^a,d   Restrepo, Carolina ^a,d   Mackay, Don ^a,b   Sherman, Randy ^a,c   Varma, Ajit ^a,d   Ayala, Ruben ^a   Sarma, Hiteswar ^d   Deshpande, Gaurav ^d   Magee, William ^a  

^a Operation Smile Inc   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Operation Smile India Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center   (India)

Author keywords

Care delivery; Cleft center; Cleft lip and palate; Global surgery; Specialty hospital

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STANDARDS;

CHARITIES; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FUND RAISING; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84914181760     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001209     Document Type: Article

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