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The impact of ambulatory care spending, continuity and processes of care on ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations [PDF]

European Journal of Health Economics, 2022
AbstractAmbulatory care sensitive hospitalizations are widely considered as important measures of access to as well as quality and performance of primary care. In our study, we investigate the impact of spending, process quality and continuity of care in the ambulatory care sector on ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations in patients with type 2 ...
Wiebke Schüttig, Leonie Sundmacher
exaly   +4 more sources

Patients at high risk for a severe clinical course of COVID-19 — small-area data in support of vaccination and other population-based interventions in Germany

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Research has shown that the risk for a severe course of COVID-19 is increased in the elderly population and among patients with chronic conditions.
Jakob Holstiege, Manas K. Akmatov, Claudia Kohring, Lotte Dammertz, Frank Ng, Thomas Czihal, Dominik von Stillfried, Jörg Bätzing   +7 more
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Higher incidence of headache in patients with intermittent mucosal contact points between the septum and lateral nasal wall

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Introduction The nasal mucosal contact points between the two opposing mucosal surfaces leading to the headache had been a point of debate for many years; the intermittent and fixed contact points and their relationship with headache have never been ...
Ahmed Shaikh, Hamad Al Saey, Sara Ashkanani, Mansour Alsulaiti, Emad Alduhirat, Adham Aljariri, Maryam Abdulraheem, Shanmugam Ganesan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interrupting chains of respiratory infections via remote patient monitoring in ambulatory care - a randomized controlled trial during the 2020/21 infection season

Dialogues in Health, 2022
Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to investigate patient satisfaction, saving of time and the possible reduction of visits to medical practices that use Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) during treatment compared to usual care.
Sarah Eichler, Sebastian Carnarius, Edgar Steiger, Dominik von Stillfried   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability of high‐resolution CT scan in diagnosis of ossicular tympanosclerosis

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objectives To evaluate the reliability of high‐resolution CT scans (HRCT scans) in the diagnosis of tympanosclerosis and to determine its benefit to predict the post‐surgical hearing outcome based on comparing radiological and surgical findings.
Aisha Larem, Zaid Abu Rajab Altamimi, Adham A. Aljariri, Hassan Haidar, Ahmed Elsotouhy, Ali Alsaadi, Abdulsalam Alqahtani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription Rates in Children and Adolescents—A Claims-Based Study in Germany

Antibiotics, 2022
The aim of the study was to examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic had any effect on antibiotic prescription rates in children in Germany. Using the nationwide outpatient prescription data from the Statutory Health Insurance from 2010 to 2021, changes in ...
Manas K. Akmatov, Claudia Kohring, Lotte Dammertz, Joachim Heuer, Maike Below, Jörg Bätzing, Jakob Holstiege   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comorbidity profile of patients with concurrent diagnoses of asthma and COPD in Germany

Scientific Reports, 2020
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of concurrent diagnoses of asthma/COPD and examine its full spectrum of comorbid disorders in Germany.
Manas K. Akmatov, Tatiana Ermakova, Jakob Holstiege, Annika Steffen, Dominik von Stillfried, Jörg Bätzing   +5 more
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Congenital aplasia of cartilaginous nasal septum: A case report

Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2022
Congenital absent cartilaginous septum is an extremely rare condition. We are presenting a case of a 46 years-old female patient who presented with intermittent episodes of epistaxis, physical examination and radiology confirmed the lack of cartilaginous
Rani Hammoud, Rawan Azzam, Fatima Emam, Mashael Alhail   +3 more
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Administration in ambulatory care

Academic Medicine, 1989
Deficiencies in management of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) ambulatory care programs have been documented in the literature and were reaffirmed by conference participants. These represent significant barriers to developing an effective and efficient system of outpatient health care delivery for veterans and to expanding educational ...
D A, Nardone, D W, Webb
openaire   +3 more sources

Participation in medical activities beyond standard consultations by Swiss general practitioners: a cross-sectional study

BMC Family Practice, 2018
Background Few data exist to support the observation that general practitioners (GPs) occupy many important positions in our communities or to characterize which GPs devote more of their time to such activities.
Julian Jakob, Christine Cohidon, Jacques Cornuz, Kevin Selby   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source