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Effects of Offering Advance Directives on Medical Treatments and Costs

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1992
To examine the effects of advance directives on medical treatments and on patient satisfaction and well-being and to determine whether the enhancement of patient autonomy through advance directives provides a more ethically feasible approach to cost control than does the imposition of limits through rationing.Randomized, controlled trial.University and
L J, Schneiderman, R, Kronick, R M, Kaplan, J P, Anderson, R D, Langer   +4 more
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Direct medical cost of liver cirrhosis in Vietnam

Tạp Chí Khoa học Trường Đại học Quốc tế Hồng Bàng
Introduction: Cirrhosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and also a substantial economic burden for patients, healthcare system and society. However, research concentrating on cost of cirrhosis treatment in Vietnam are limited. The aim of this study was to estimate the inpatient treatment costs of liver cirrhosis and influencing factors ...
null Nguyen Duy Khanh, null Nguyen Manh Hung, null Dao Ba Khoa, null Tieu Tu Man   +3 more
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The Cost and Regulation of Medical Technology: Future Policy Directions

The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society, 1977
A decade after the federal government plunged into the financing of health care, it has emerged not only as the system's major purchaser, but also as the major influence on health policy directions of the future. The traditional Washington dictum of "he who pays the piper calls the tune," is becoming a reality in health care, albeit not without a ...
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Direct medical costs unique to people with arthritis.

The Journal of rheumatology, 1997
We report the results of a population based analysis of all health services used and charges incurred over a one-year period among a community based cohort of persons with a diagnosis of arthritis [including both osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)] compared to a similar cohort of individuals from the same community who have never had a ...
S E, Gabriel, C S, Crowson, M E, Campion, W M, O'Fallon   +3 more
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Direct medical costs of Class IV HIV care.

HMO practice, 1990
Over an 18-month period (January 1987 to June 1988), Group Health Cooperative (GHC) examined the direct medical costs and service utilization of enrollees with Class IV HIV conditions. Data is presented on inpatient stays, outpatient visits by specialty, and outpatient pharmacy, laboratory, home health, and purchased-outside services.
A W, Shields, E S, Anderson, T R, Revis, R L, Thompson, M A, Mehring, Y P, Chi   +5 more
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Direct medical costs for surgical and medical treatment of condylomata acuminata.

Archives of dermatology, 2001
To determine which treatment modalities for condylomata acuminata are associated with the lowest direct medical costs.Cost-effectiveness analysis.Ambulatory private practice, primary or specialty care.Adults with no presenting complaints other than condylomata acuminata.Construction of a cost-effectiveness model. From a literature review, extraction of
M, Alam, M, Stiller
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From medical student to Editor: A note of thanks

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2023
Ted Gansler
exaly  

Direct Medical Costs

2008
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Treating Tobacco Dependence in a Medical Setting

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2009
J Taylor Hays, Jon O Ebbert
exaly  

Direct Non Medical Costs

2008
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