OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Policy and Technology is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A concept for digital transformation for improved patient care in the UK	87
The impact of medical students on work after clinic for neurology preceptors	77
Rapid assessment technology: A demonstration evaluating potential cost-benefit outcomes of U.S. hospital price transparency regulation	71
Editorial Board	67
Editorial Board	66
Diverse structures and methods of national health technology assessment organizations: A scoping review	64
Implementing a clinical decision support system in an Aboriginal health service – A qualitative case study	59
Goals and methods of managed entry agreements – can we get what we want?	49
A decade of HTA in Indonesia: Methodological challenges in conducting economic evaluation	43
Acceptability of Chinese Medicine Information Sharing in electronic Health Record Sharing System (eHRSS) in Chinese medicine practitioners: A mixed-method study	41
High hospital-related burden of treatment for multiple myeloma patients: outcomes of a feasibility study using reimbursement data from electronic health records	39
The psychology of vaccine uptake: Beyond information to action	34
Overcoming the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy perspective	32
Health technology assessment in Türkiye: Current status and perspectives on future implementation	32
Editorial Board	32
Editorial Board	31
The role of vaccines in COVID-19 control strategies in Singapore and China	28
Innovative dashboard for optimising emergency obstetric care geographical accessibility in Nigeria: Qualitative study with technocrats	26
Challenges and opportunities in implementing clinical decision support systems (CDSS) at scale: Interviews with Australian policymakers	26
Editorial Board	26
Navigating ASEAN region Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance readiness in healthcare	26
Electronic occurrence variance reporting system: A reliable multi-platform system for the low-income settings	26
The use of artificial intelligence-based innovations in the health sector in Tanzania: A scoping review	26
Home pulse oximetry monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic: An assessment of patient engagement and compliance	25
Reply to a commentary on Swedish policy analysis for Covid-19	25

Analysing electronic health records: The benefits of target trial emulation	25
Cost-of-illness and associated factors among persons with type 2 diabetes: Findings from a tertiary care center in South India	25
Shared features of successful tele-ICU models–A narrative review of successful implementation with a focus on LMIC models	23
Changes in healthcare use by age groups of patients and locations of healthcare institutions after the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: Analyzing healthcare big data	23
The interplay between global health policy and vaccination strategies in the shift towards COVID-19 endemicity	22
S.A.R.A.H. and the decline of trust in health information: a case study	21
The Covid-19 pandemic teaching modalities in Turkey: An evaluation of school gardens and classes	20
Testing our way out of pandemics	19
Applying Experienced-Based Co-Design principles to improve digital health demand management processes in a large metropolitan multi-hospital health system	18
Personalized stratification of hospitalization risk amidst COVID-19: A machine learning approach	17
Outcomes of price transparency policies for healthcare services in the United States: A systematic review	17
Pharmaceutical pricing and managed entry agreements: An exploratory study on future perspectives in Europe	17
Evaluating dyNamic myocardial blood flow qUantitation as a Cost-effective care modeL for diabEtic patients with coronary artery diSease (NUCLEuS): A randomized controlled trial – Rationale and Design	17
Business models and eHealth social innovations for social care services: Serving the two sides of the market	17
Factors influencing user acceptance of weight management apps among Chinese obese individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Value-based healthcare in oncology: Can it drive transformative shifts in the Middle East and North Africa region?	16
Main uses of Instagram in oral health research–A scoping review	16
Evaluation of rare diseases policy performance of oecd countries using mcdm methods	15
Understanding digital contact tracing app continuance: Insights from India	15
‘Care to Home’: A model of healthcare delivery at doorstep	14
Telehealth in low- and middle-income countries: Bridging the gap or exposing health disparities?	14
Benchmarking countries' technical efficiency using AHP-based weighted slack-based measurement (W-SBM): A cross-national perspective	14
A nationwide digital maturity assessment of hospitals – Results from the German DigitalRadar	13
The Heterogeneous Influences of Online Health Information Seeking on Aspirin Use for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	13
Do wearable activity trackers improve employees’ health and increase re-participation in wellness programs?	13
Systematic review of transferred costs in economic evaluations from the Middle East North Africa Region	13
Benefits and challenges of high-density microarray patches for vaccination among older adults: A qualitative study	12
Investigating the digital health acceptance of Korean baby boomers: Comparative study of telemedicine and wearable healthcare devices	12
The HIBAD Experience: Using Digital Health Technologies in the GDPR Era	11
The regulatory gap in digital health and alternative pathways to bridge it	11
Cost effectiveness of esophageal varices screening strategies of cirrhotic patients with portal hypertension	11
Editorial Board	11
Integrating internationally educated nurses into the nursing faculty workforce: a new policy for nursing regulators	10
The European Health Data Space: Will it be emergency-ready?	10
Health professionals’ experiences with a patient portal pre and post launch: A qualitative study	10
Cancer care medical tourism in the national capital region of India - Challenges for overseas patients treated in two private hospitals.	10
Editorial Board	9
Transitioning to telehealth? A guide to evaluating outcomes	9
Evaluating sustainability awareness and practices in podiatry clinics in Spain: A path toward a healthy and sustainable future	9
COVID-19 and health inequalities: The impact of social determinants of health on individuals affected by poverty	9
Effect of vaccination patterns and vaccination rates on the spread and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Dynamic decision system for ENT surgery waiting list prioritization using M-Score and TOPSIS methodology	8
Study on the correlation between hyperventilation syndrome and climate and air quality	8
Defining change: Exploring expert views about the regulatory challenges in adaptive artificial intelligence for healthcare	8
The status of the AI medical industry in China: A database and statistical analysis	8
Special Issue: The COVID-19 pandemic: Vaccination strategies and global health policies	8
Acute care disruptions due to information technology failures in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2020	8
Corrigendum to ‘Machine learning prediction of hospital patient need for post-acute care using an admission mobility measure is robust across patient diagnoses’ [Health Policy and Technology 12 (2023)	8
Bias due to re-used databases: Coding in hospital for extremely vulnerable patients	7
The repeated setbacks of HIV vaccine development laid the groundwork for SARS-CoV-2 vaccines	7

Covid 19 Vaccines and the Australian health care state	7
Drug utilization studies using WHO prescribing indicators from India: A systematic review	7
Health equity in the digital age: Exploring health policy and inclusive digital care	7
Institutional factors affecting the electronic health information exchange by ambulatory providers	7
Re: COVID-19 Incidence and hospitalization during the delta surge were inversely related to vaccination coverage – correction of a calculation error	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial Board	7
Did COVID-19 reduce the digital divide? A systematic review	7
Applications of geospatial analyses in health research among homeless people: A systematic scoping review of available evidence	7
Are your mobile phone and continuous glucose monitoring application compatible?	6
Market access regulations for mHealth applications in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: A Review	6
Societal preferences for prioritizing patients suffering from breast cancer, deafness, or knee arthrosis for scarce surgical capacity	6
Internet use and satisfaction with overall medical services among older adults in China: Counterfactual estimation based on propensity score matching	6
Emergency care for the elderly: A review of the application of health information technology	6
Decentralized investing: A social innovation for broader patient engagement	6
Towards a universal patient-centric health record sharing platform	6
The impact of regional Internet development on Chinese middle-aged and older adults’ depression, 2011–2018	6
Digital health's impact on integrated care, carer empowerment and patient-centeredness for persons living with dementia	6
COVID-19 Incidence and hospitalization during the delta surge were inversely related to vaccination coverage among the most populous U.S. Counties	6
Is telerehabilitation a top priority for the Bulgarian healthcare system in the post COVID-19 era?	6
Editorial Board	6
Adoption of contact tracing app during pandemic: Users’ resistance behavior	5
Multiple criteria qualitative value-based pricing framework “MARIE” for new drugs	5
Perspectives and use of telemedicine by doctors in India: A cross-sectional study	5
The economic value of virtual primary healthcare services for rural populations: A systematic review	5
Resilience in public health: What is and what should never be	5
The relationship between treatment burden and the use of telehealth technologies among patients with chronic conditions: A scoping review	5
A biased analysis of the Swedish management of Covid-19	5
Nurses' attitudes of a web patient portal prior to its implementation in home health care nursing	5
The beauty premium: Physicians’ facial expressions and patients’ selection and evaluation behavior in online health communities	5
COVID-19 and counterfeit vaccines: Global implications, new challenges and opportunities	5
Health technology assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy and digital retina imaging in diabetes screening	5
COVID-19 management: The vaccination drive in India	5
Uncovering spatiotemporal pattern and geographical equity of pharmacies in Chinese cities from 2008 to 2018	5