Sometimes a single index cannot reflect all the allocation disparity problem, you can construct a comprehensive index, or use one of them as key index, and supported by a number of secondary indices, to more comprehensive, in-depth evaluate the equity of health resource allocation.
However, the moral quality of patient care is reflected in the patient-centred nature of institutional policies and practices, from resource allocation to health disparities, from admission to billing, and from clinical consultation to the continuity of care.
The risk-focusing model is a complement to models of resource allocation common in health disparities research in which resources are allocated on the basis of socioeconomic characteristics (Schell 1997).
Hospital level characteristics could include disparities in resource allocation or operational management on different days of week.
In 2008, Dianis represented the Virginia NAACP in litigation to eliminate racial disparities in the allocation of voting machines.
A further examination of the definition of a region used in the analysis of disparities in physician allocation is necessary.
This study shows that the trends in geographic disparities in the allocation of physicians among STMs did not change during the last decade in Japan.
To analyze disparities in the allocation of physicians, the number of physicians per population at the municipality or county level is commonly used [ 1, 3- 5, 7, 8].
Previous studies of trends in geographic disparities in the allocation of physicians report that the gap between urban and rural areas has widened, despite an increase in the total number of physicians [ 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 23- 25].
In parallel with the rapid development of urban economies, the demand for oral health care is increasing among urban residents, and disparities in the allocation of oral health resources between urban and rural areas are increasing.
