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Implementation of an interprofessional medication adherence program for chronic patients in community pharmacies: how much does it cost for the provider?

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background The implementation of an innovative and sustainable professional pharmacy service in routine care requires substantial resources borne by the pharmacy owner.
Clemence Perraudin, Jean-François Locca, Christophe Rossier, Olivier Bugnon, Marie-Paule Schneider   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Linking nursing workload and performance indicators in ambulatory care [PDF]

, 2006
More and more ambulatory care organizations are using nursing report cards to monitor and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing care in the ambulatory setting.
Griffin, Karen F., MSN, RN, CNAA, Swan, Beth Ann, PhD, CRNP, FAAN   +1 more
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Scoliosis Surgery in a Patient With Advanced Friedreich's Ataxia—It Is Not Too Late

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Friedreich's ataxia is a multisystem disorder with scoliosis being the most common non‐neurological manifestation. While scoliosis surgery is typically performed in adolescent, ambulatory patients, few data exist on surgical outcomes in patients with advanced disease.
Kathrin Reetz, Stella A. Lischewski, Jörg B. Schulz, Maximilian Praster, Miguel Pishnamaz, on behalf of the FACROSS study group, Imis Dogan, Sandro Romanzetti, Ravi Dadsena, Kerstin Konrad, Thomas Clavel, Vera Jankowski, Joachim Jankowski, Oliver Pabst, Nikolaus Marx, Julia Moellmann, Malte Jacobsen, Katharina Marx‐Schütt, Juergen Dukart, Simon Eickhoff, Ralf‐Dieter Hilgers   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription rates in different groups of outpatients with covid-19 and other acute respiratory infections: comparative observational study based on German routine data

BMJ Medicine
Objectives To identify and quantify prescriptions after a covid-19 infection compared with other acute respiratory infections in previously healthy patients and those with chronic disease.Design Comparative observational study based on German routine ...
Maike Below, Lena Marie Paschke, Kerstin Klimke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

USE OF ORAL CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC MEDICATIONS IN NON-TRADITIONAL AMBULATORY SETTINGS [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in economically developed countries. The use and availability of oral treatment for cancer has increased dramatically in the past 10 years. Few studies have described the use of oral chemotherapy in
Arora, Sameer
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Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: a population data linkage study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Australian Aboriginal children experience a disproportionate burden of social and health disadvantage. Avoidable hospitalizations present a potentially modifiable health gap that can be targeted and monitored using population data.
Banks, Emily, Eades, Sandra, Falster, Kathleen, Falster, Michael, Jorm, Louisa, Leyland, Alastair H., Lujic, Sanja, Lynch, John, Zwi, Karen   +8 more
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Chronic Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study from the Veteran's Health Administration

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of chronic opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed chronic opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget, Bryant R. England, Punyasha Roul, Harlan Sayles, Tuhina Neogi, James R. O'Dell, Joshua F. Baker, Ted R. Mikuls   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nontraumatic Dental Condition-related Visits to Emergency Departments on Weekdays, Weekends and Night Hours: Findings from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey [PDF]

, 2013
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, Okunseri, Christopher, Okunseri, Elaye, Sadeghi, Saba Noori, Szabo, Aniko, Xiang, Qun   +5 more
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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records from an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve? [PDF]

, 2012
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, Deborah Chollet, James D. Reschovsky, Kate Stewart   +3 more
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