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The Military Health System (MHS) is a form of nationalized health care operated within the United States Department of Defense that provides health care to active duty, Reserve component and retired U.S. Military personnel and their dependents. The missions of the MHS are complex and interrelated:
Healthcare in Iran is based on three pillars: the public-governmental system, the private sector, and NGOs. [1] The healthcare and medical sector's market value in Iran was almost US$24 billion in 2002 and is forecast to rise to US$96 billion in 2017. [2] With a population of 80 million (2017), Iran is one of the most populous countries in West ...
A urinal, urine bottle, or male urinal is a bottle for urination. [1] It is most frequently used in health care for patients who find it impossible or difficult to get out of bed during sleep. Urinals allow the patient who has cognition and movement of their arms to urinate without the help of staff. A urinal bottle can also be used by ...
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine ( DICOM) is a technical standard for the digital storage and transmission of medical images and related information. [1] It includes a file format definition, which specifies the structure of a DICOM file, as well as a network communication protocol that uses TCP/IP to communicate between systems.
GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. [5] is an American multinational medical technology company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. [6] It was spun-off from General Electric on January 4, 2023, with GE retaining 6.7%. As of 2017, it is a manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents and radiopharmaceuticals for imaging modalities used ...
Healthcare in Hungary. Állami Szívkórház ("State Heart Hospital") in Balatonfüred, resort town by Lake Balaton. Hungary has a tax-funded universal healthcare system, organized by the state-owned National Health Insurance Fund ( Hungarian: Nemzeti Egészségbiztosítási Alapkezelő (NEAK) ). While healthcare is considered universal ...
HealthCare.gov. HealthCare.gov is a health insurance exchange website operated by the United States federal government under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act or ACA, commonly referred to as "Obamacare", which currently serves the residents of the U.S. states which have opted not to create their own state exchanges.
The shortage of health workers in Malawi is an obstacle to utilizing Global Health Initiatives (GHI) funds effectively. Increasing health services such as HIV/AIDs treatment commonly prompt an increase in the number of minimally trained health care workers and a modest increase in clinical staff members.