Changes in Emergency Department Care Intensity from 2007-16: Analysis of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [PDF]
Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) in the United States (US) have increasingly taken the central role for the expedited diagnosis and treatment of acute episodic illnesses and exacerbations of chronic diseases, allowing outpatient management to be ...
Baker, Olesya +2 more
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Nontraumatic Dental Condition-related Visits to Emergency Departments on Weekdays, Weekends and Night Hours: Findings from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [PDF]
Objective: To determine whether the rates of nontraumatic dental condition (NTDC)-related emergency department (ED) visits are higher during the typical working hours of dental offices and lower during night hours, as well as the associated factors ...
Fischer, Melissa Christine +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji +13 more
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Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy
ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick +19 more
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Development and validation of an instrument to predict prolonged length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit following ambulatory surgery [PDF]
Samuel Rupp +12 more
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Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve? [PDF]
Estimates how a permanent 10 percent increase in Medicare fees for primary care ambulatory visits would affect the number and cost of visits and spending for inpatient and post-acute care.
Arkadipta Ghosh +3 more
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Assessing preventable hospitalisation indicators (APHID): protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data [PDF]
Introduction Potentially preventable hospitalisation (PPH) has been adopted widely by international health systems as an indicator of the accessibility and overall effectiveness of primary care. The Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID)
Blyth, F.M. +5 more
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang +4 more
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Background Research on the epidemiology of autoimmune diseases is impeded due to the rarity of most autoimmune diseases. We aimed to assess the prevalence of diagnosed autoimmune diseases in Germany and examine their sex-specific and regional differences.
Manas K. Akmatov +3 more
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