International Trade and Health Care in Brazil: An Unpredicted Tale Threatening Health Care Entitlement?

The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), established in 1994, has been a key element of market liberalization of health care services. Brazil had the provision of health care services partially protected from international competition until 2015, when a constitutional change opened the national health care market to international provision. We performed a retrospective and prospective policy analysis based on a systematic policy document review, general literature review, and secondary data analysis mapping, describing and analyzing the international trade agreements signed by Brazil with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the available legislation relevant to health care services.

Remote Care Technology: A Systematic Overview.

The present study was based on a systematic review of reviews and meta-analyses and aimed to identify technologies being used to provide home monitoring to support older adults with chronic diseases and to promote their empowerment, as well as to identify how these technologies impact health related outcomes.

Normalizing Heterogeneous Medical Imaging Data to Measure the Impact of Radiation Dose.

The production of medical imaging is a continuing trend in healthcare institutions. Quality assurance for planned radiation exposure situations (e.g.

Screening radiation exposure for quality assurance.

Quality assurance for planned radiation exposure situations (e.g. Digital Radiography, Computed Tomography or Radio Fluoroscopic studies) requires the application of examination-specific scans protocols.