Rina Maoz Breuer

The objectives of the study are: 1. To examine the length of time between obtaining a medical license and the actual start of a residency: According to the background characteristics of the license recipients. According to specialization. 2. To identify factors that can facilitate the rapid placement into residencies as well as barriers and stages that delay the process. 3. To identify the extent to which reducing barriers and removing stages that delay residency placement might contribute to addressing the shortage of medical personnel.

The objectives of the study are: 1. To examine the purchasing habits of the general population in Israel and the frequency of consuming healthy and unhealthy food products in Israel, three years after the introduction of front-of-package nutrition labeling. 2. To examine the attitudes of the Israeli public towards front-of-package nutrition labeling and steps taken by the Ministry of Health to promote healthy nutrition. 3. To compare the survey results at two points in time.

The objective of the analysis was to assess the differences between Israeli residents living in peripheral, middle-ranking, and central localities (clusters 1-4, 5, and 6-10 on PILA, respectively) in a variety of health system-related aspects: patterns of health service usage, forgoing medical care, voluntary health insurance (VHI) coverage, satisfaction with the health plan and health system, and trust in the health system.

The Authority for Strategic and Economic Planning in the Ministry of Health asked the Myers-JDC–Brookdale Institute to review the main reforms and policy changes implemented in the health systems of Europe, the United States (US) and Canada with the goal of identifying the main issues and trends that were on the policy agenda in these healthcare systems in 2022–2023.  

The Ministry of Health asked the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute to assess the disparities in HP-VHI utilization across geographic regions, while controlling for health status and socioeconomic characteristics.

The objective was to review models of regulating, providing and funding health services in high-income OECD countries for welfare populations residing in of out-of-home care settings who are unable to obtain those services outside their residential settings without special assistance.

The multi-year goal of the series of biennial surveys is to examine various aspects of the health care system performance: patients’ perspectives regarding their care experience and satisfaction with the level of service; the quality of the primary and secondary care services; public trust in the health care system; service accessibility and availability; and the use of telehealth services. Other issues were also examined in the 2021-2022 survey: the use of telehealth services, examined from a broader perspective; preventive medicine; home hospitalization as an alternative to inpatient hospital care; satisfaction with the health plans during the COVID-19 pandemic; and language accessibility.

The goal of this study was to examine the extent to which parents of elementary school students were familiar and willing to comply with the framework.

The objectives of the research were : 1. To map the employment characteristics and work patterns of physicians in the transition from resident to board-certified specialist. 2. To identify the factors affecting the choice of work region (center or periphery) and workplace at the end of their residency. 3. To examine which variables affect the choice of working in the periphery, and the degree to which grant recipients have remained in the periphery after completing their residency training there. Method

The objectives of this study were (1) to review the evidence regarding the maximum work hours of medical residents and their impact on the quality of care and the quality of work life for the trainees; (2) to present up-to-date data on the regulations and work hours in practice of residents in OECD countries; and (3) to identify successful models of relevance to Israel.

The goals of this study are: Goals 1. To examine the perceptions of health plan members regarding waiting times for community-based specialty care and the experience of members from their own perspective. 2. To characterize the conduct of health plan members and the factors influencing them when making an appointment for specialty care. 3. To understand the dynamics of arranging a visit to a specialist physician and to identify barriers to appointment setting with the aim of shortening waiting times.

Background The Ministry of Health has established a regulatory committee to promote a healthier food environment, making it easier for consumers to choose healthy foods according to distinctive package labels. This is part of a broader national program, EfshariBari (Health is Possible), for active, healthy living designed to create an environment facilitating and fostering a […]

The current study was the first Israeli study to examine the perceptions of Israeli female physicians in senior positions on the question of the factors promoting or inhibiting their advancement towards management.

The goal of the study was to evaluate the integration of PAs into Israeli EDs from the perspectives of hospital directors and ED managers, as well as ED physicians and the PAs themselves.

The goal of this study was to examine the involvement of primary care physicians – family physicians or pediatricians – in the area of MH and their interface with MH treatment professionals. Citing suggestion: Ashkenazi, Y. Loeff, Y. Maoz Breuer, R., & Tabenkin, H. (2018). The Involvement of Primary Care Physicians in Mental Health Care […]