Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is revolutionizing many sectors but health sector is lagging in adopting ICT. In the manual system, much of the data is difficult to access and is not available in real time. There is lack of coordination between clinical service providers (doctor, nurse, patient and management) and other services such as pharmacy, procurement, laboratory and radiology. Digitization of hospital is vital in providing quality and cost-effective services to patients and improving support services. The increased digital adoption in the healthcare sector today has brought in major breakthroughs in information sharing, research, treatment methods, and communication models of the healthcare providers. However, the use of digitization in hospitals is not well understood and well structured. There is a need for common framework which will support all stakeholders of the hospital. This paper attempts to provide a framework for digitization of hospital operations and services.

Introduction: Physiotherapists work as autonomous professionals and in team with other healthcare professionals. The present-day healthcare literature consists of arguments about the importance of outcome research and evidence-based practice. Therefore, studying the currently used and new treatment procedures along with their supporting evidences is of prime importance particularly to the new graduates. Aim: To determine physiotherapists’ self-reported knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to evidencebased practice within a university setting. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among postgraduate physiotherapy students (n=75) within the Gujarat University. Participants completed evidence-based practice questionnaire (EBP-Q) designed to determine knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors, as well as demographic information about themselves and practice settings. Most responses of questionnaire were rated on a 5-point Likert scale, between ‘strongly agree’ and ‘strongly disagree’. Some items included yes/no/do not know responses, whereas others consisted of understand completely/understand somewhat/do not understand responses. Result: Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Percentage of participants was calculated for responses of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors domains in the questionnaire

This paper analyzes the impact of service quality on patients’ satisfaction with the Portuguese National Health Service, through a novel indicator the Index of Satisfaction with the NHS that measures the share of children delivered in the NHS hospitals to total number of children delivered, in 2000–2016. We assume that families choose private health institutions if they are not satisfied with the National Health Service. Previous literature relies on questionnaires and surveys about patients’ satisfaction, introducing some subjectivity on the analysis since the concept of satisfaction is, itself, debatable, and does not compare the evolution of satisfaction over time. Our study is innovative in this regard. The results indicate that the weaknesses of the Portuguese NHS led public to choose private health institutions. In a context of economic difficulties and the loss of purchasing power, such results have clear implications on the evaluation of the quality of service provided by the NHS in Portugal.

Sexual dysfunction is a major healthcare issue. Sexual dysfunction disorders affect both men and women. Despite its commonness, this disorder is often not addressed by healthcare providers or patients due to their private and awkward nature. Many people are ashamed to talk about sexual dysfunction, so they hesitate to see a doctor about treatment. Physicians, researchers must move beyond their unease in order to appropriately address patients’ sexual problems and implement appropriate treatment. Over 150 million men in the US and 18–30 million (more than 40% of women and 30% of men) report some level of dysfunction. It can occur at any age, but mostly sexual dysfunction occurs in people between the ages of 40 and 65 years. Impotence is emerging as a major cause of divorce in India, says a recent study, adding that around 20–30% marriages in India are breaking up for want of satisfaction in sexual life.15 Therefore, it deserves attention, consideration, proper investigation, and appropriate treatment. The aim of these guidelines is to present the current evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from sexual dysfunction

The world is getting together for universal health coverage (UHC) as a prevalent health goal, where everyone will receive the quality health services without any hardships of financial suffering (WHO 2010). UHC has been incorporated as a sub-goal within the overall health sustainable goals. Many of the leading health agencies including World Bank are promoting UHC as the best strategy to achieve the overall health. The World Bank and WHO have estimated that around 400 million people lack access to basic health services, and that 6% of people in low and middle income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extreme poverty because of health spending (WHO 2015). India has been ranked 116 out of 157 nations on a global index that assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the sustainable development goals. The index score of India is 58.1 which is behind the comparable countries such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China. India is among the countries described by WHO as facing a health workforce crisis. India is facing a great shortage of nurses and other allied health professionals. The macrocosmic aspect of the concept limpidly designates that everybody should be covered – nobody should be left behind.