Ambulatory Healthcare Use Profiles of Patients With Diabetes and Their Association With Quality of Care: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2022 BackgroundDespite the growing burden of diabetes worldwide, evidence regarding the optimal models of care to improve the quality of diabetes care remains equivocal.
Dupraz J +3 more
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10 Use of managerial epidemiology by healthcare leaders in ambulatory settings [PDF]
BMJ Open Quality, 2020 Description Despite many health reforms, the United States continues to struggle with limited healthcare access, exponential healthcare costs, and poor quality of care. Overcoming these challenges requires healthcare leaders’ effective navigation of industry transformation towards population health and a shift in patient volume to ambulatory ...
Chantelle Schenning
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Does socio-economic status influence the effect of multimorbidity on the frequent use of ambulatory care services in a universal healthcare system? A population-based cohort study [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Frequent healthcare users place a significant burden on health systems. Factors such as multimorbidity and low socioeconomic status have been associated with high use of ambulatory care services (emergency rooms, general practitioners and ...
Cynthia MBUYA-BIENGE +4 more
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Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 Antibiotic overuse is common in ambulatory care settings, underscoring the importance of outpatient antibiotic stewardship to ensure safe and effective antibiotic prescription.
Sara C. Keller +3 more
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Alternative Care Sites: An Option in Disasters [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the limited surge capacity of the healthcare system is being quickly overwhelmed. Similar scenarios play out when an institution’s systems fail, or when local or regional disasters occur.
Kenneth V. Iserson
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Medical healthcare use in Parkinson's disease: survey in a cohort of ambulatory patients in Italy [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2005 Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease which at present has no cure, and it usually results in severe disability. The burden of PD increases as the illness progresses, resulting in the extensive utilisation of both ...
Frigo Gianmario +8 more
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Healthcare utilization data from piedmont, Italy: An administrative dataset of care episodes (2019-2024). [PDF]
Data BriefThe presented dataset comprises administrative healthcare records from the Local Health Authority of Alba and Bra, located in the Piedmont region of Italy, spanning the period from January 2019 to April 2024.
Andrić M +3 more
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Erratum: Ambulatory healthcare use profiles of patients with diabetes and their association with quality of care: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2023 Frontiers Production Office.
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Factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic use in South African communities: findings from the CAMUS survey. [PDF]
Front PharmacolBackgroundInappropriate antibiotic use in the community is a primary driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where ambulatory care, including primary healthcare (PHC) facilities, is the main ...
Ramdas N +5 more
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Patient experiences with a smartwatch 1L-ECG versus traditional Holter monitoring for ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitoring: a qualitative study. [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To explore patients’ experiences and perspectives on using a direct-to-consumer smartwatch with single-lead electrocardiography (1L-ECG) for ambulatory rhythm diagnostics in primary care.Design Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews
Karregat EPM +6 more
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