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A national, multicentre web-based point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in community healthcare centres across South Africa and the implications

Hospital Practice, 2022
Objective Up to 90% of antimicrobials globally are prescribed and dispensed in ambulatory care. However, there are considerable gaps regarding the extent and rationale for their use especially in low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa ...
P. Skosana, N. Schellack, B. Godman, A. Kurdi, M. Bennie, D. Kruger, J. Meyer   +6 more
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Assessment of Changes in Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing During the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Network Open, 2022
Key Points Question Is a national antibiotic stewardship program for ambulatory care associated with a decrease in antibiotic prescribing? Findings In this cohort study comprising members of 389 US ambulatory practices, including clinicians and staff ...
S. Keller, T. M. Caballero, P. Tamma, Melissa A. Miller, Prashila Dullabh, Roy Ahn, Savyasachi V Shah, Yue Gao, Kathleen A. Speck, S. Cosgrove, J. Linder   +10 more
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Biosimilar Use and Switching in Belgium: Avenues for Integrated Policymaking

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
Background: By improving the affordability and accessibility of biologicals, biosimilar competition provides important benefits to healthcare systems and patients.
Liese Barbier, Steven Simoens, Paul Declerck, Arnold G. Vulto, Arnold G. Vulto, Isabelle Huys   +5 more
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161. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use: Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention in 389 United States Ambulatory Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021
Abstract Background The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use aimed to improve antibiotic use by engaging clinicians and staff to incorporate antibiotic stewardship (AS) into practice culture, communication, and decision making.
Keller, Sara C, Caballero, Tania M, Tamma, Pranita, Tamma, Pranita, Miller, Melissa A, Dullabh, Prashila, Ahn, Roy, Shah, Savyasachi V, Gao, Yue, Speck, Kathleen, Cosgrove, Sara E, Cosgrove, Sara E, Linder, Jeffrey A   +12 more
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Prosthesis or osteosynthesis for the treatment of a pathological hip fracture? A nationwide registry-based cohort study

Journal of Bone Oncology, 2021
Aims: How endoprosthetic replacement compares to osteosynthesis in the treatment of pathologic hip fractures as far as functional outcome and use of healthcare resources is concerned remains largely unknown.
Panagiotis Tsagkozis, Jessica Ehne, Rikard Wedin, Margareta Hedström   +3 more
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Effectiveness of a new one-hour blood pressure monitoring method to diagnose hypertension: a diagnostic accuracy clinical trial protocol [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard diagnostic method for hypertension, but has some shortcomings in clinical practice while clinical settings often lack sufficient devices to accommodate all patients ...
Alvira Balada, Maria del Carme, Colungo, Cristina, González de Paz, Luis, Kostov, Belchin Adriyanov   +3 more
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Healthcare Utilization Patterns and Excessive Steroid Use in Late Adolescence Age and Young Adults With Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Gastro Hep Advances, 2023
Background and Aims: Late adolescents and young adults (AYA) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are a vulnerable population as they transition to adult healthcare.
Fatima S. Hussain, Aniruddh Setya, Isaac Molina, Naueen A. Chaudhry, Xiaofei Chi, Matthew J. Gurka, Stephanie L. Filipp, Angela Pham, David Kerman, Maria T. Abreu, Ellen M. Zimmermann   +10 more
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Implementation of pharmacist-led tele medication management clinic in ambulatory care settings: A patient-centered care model in COVID-19 Era

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2021
Over the past 20 years, owing to rapid advances in technological innovation, namely in telecommunication and telemedicine, healthcare institutions have integrated clinical practices with cutting-edge telecommunication technology to enhance access to ...
Syed Iqbal Mohiuddin, Shabeer Ali Thorakkattil, Fatimah Abushoumi, Habib S. Nemr, Rita Jabbour, Fuad Al-Ghamdi   +5 more
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Assessing preventable hospitalisation indicators (APHID): protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data [PDF]

, 2012
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., Douglas, K.M.A., Elliott, R.F., Jorm, L.R., Leyland, A.H., Redman, S.   +5 more
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Impact of the 2014 coinsurance rate revision for the elderly on healthcare resource utilization in Japan

Health Economics Review, 2021
Background Cost sharing, including copayment and coinsurance, is often used to contain medical expenditure by decreasing unnecessary or excessive use of healthcare resources.
Takumi Nishi, Toshiki Maeda, Susumu Katsuki, Akira Babazono   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source