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20 years of Nordic comparative health economics research

Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 2023
Nordic comparative health economics research stands out internationally both by its access to excellent patient data and its long-time commitment to rigorous analyses.
Sverre A.C., Unto Häkkinen, Terje P. Hagen   +2 more
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Quantifying cancer: Metrics, self-sustainable philanthropy, and tacit epistemological ethics in an East Indian cancer hospital

Global Public Health, 2023
This article ethnographically traces the performance of data collection and analysis for a cancer cost-of-illness study in an East Indian Cancer hospital.
Robert D. Smith
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Economics of Preventing Hospital Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
The economics of preventing hospital-acquired infections is most often described in general terms. The underlying concepts and mechanisms are rarely made explicit but should be understood for research and policy-making.
Nicholas Graves
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An Algorithm for Improving Hospital Performance Measures: A Department-centered Approach

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2018
In recent years, it has become increasingly important to improve efficiency and economic balance in hospitals. The department chairperson (or Chair) contends with a production function consisting of inputs and outcomes, rife with managerial constraints ...
Ziv Gil, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg
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Cholecystectomy and Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs): Patient Classification and Hospital Reimbursement in 11 European Countries [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
Background As part of the EuroDRG project, researchers from eleven countries (i.e. Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Spain) compared how their Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) systems deal with
Gerli Paat-Ahi , Ain Aaviksoo, Maria Świderek   +2 more
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Determinants of Hospital Inpatient Costs in the Iranian Elderly: A Micro-costing Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020
Objectives Aging is assumed to be accompanied by greater health care expenditures. The objective of this retrospective, bottom-up micro-costing study was to identify and analyze the variables related to increased health care costs for the elderly from ...
Ebrahim Hazrati, Zahra Meshkani, Saeed Husseini Barghzan, Sanaz Zargar Balaye Jame, Nader Markazi-Moghaddam   +4 more
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Designing an Operational Model for Implementing Resistance Economics in Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2021
Background & aim: The resistance economy is proposed for the first time by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran and includes 24 clauses.
H Zarei, R Ostvar, H Soltani
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Simple signature/countersignature shared-accountability quality improvement initiative to improve reliability of blood sample collection: an essential clinical task

BMJ Open Quality, 2022
Background Timely lab results are important to clinical decision-making and hospital flow. However, at our institution, unreliable blood sample collection for patients with central venous access jeopardised this outcome and created staff dissatisfaction ...
Michael Koch, Chenwei Wu, Chatty O'Keeffe, Jesse Sanford, Jean Hagel, Shelia Childs, Gary Evers, Julie Melbourne, Collyn West, Paul B Cornia   +9 more
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New Integrated Information System for Pusan National University Hospital [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2011
ObjectivesThis study presents the information system for Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH), evaluates its performance qualitatively, and conducts economic analysis.MethodsInformation system for PNUH was designed by component-based development and
Hyung Hoi Kim, Kyung-Won Cho, Hye Sook Kim, Ju-Sim Kim, Jung Hyun Kim, Sang Pil Han, Chun Bok Park, Seok Kim, Young Moon Chae   +8 more
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Value of improving patient safety: health economic considerations for rapid response systems–a rapid review of the literature and expert round table

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Failure to rescue deteriorating patients in hospital is a well-researched topic. We aimed to explore the impact of safer care on health economic considerations for clinicians, providers and policymakers.Design We undertook a rapid review of ...
Dyfrig A Hughes, Emily A Holmes, Christian Subbe, Cor Kalkman, John Welch, Sally Lewis, Ralph So, Sumeshni Tranka   +7 more
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