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A behavioral economics‐based telehealth intervention to improve aspirin adherence following hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 2020
A significant number of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are nonadherent to aspirin after hospital discharge, with an associated increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular events.
B. Riegel, A. Stephens-Shields, Anne Jaskowiak-Barr, Marguerite Daus, S. Kimmel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh, Archit Gupta, Azhar Perwaiz, Adarsh Chaudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Provision of Clinical Pharmacy Service May Improve Pharmaceutical Care During COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation

Journal of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Management, 2022
Background: In public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the work strategies of clinical pharmacists need to be modified according to the rapid spread of the disease, where information and resources are constantly changing.
Omid Barati, Amir Rezazadeh, Yaser Joyani, Nasim Afsari Manesh, Alireza N. Farahmand, Alireza Esmaeeli, Zahra Sadat Mousavi Bafrouei   +6 more
doaj  

Does hospital competition save lives? Evidence from the English NHS patient choice reforms [PDF]

, 2010
This paper examines whether or not hospital competition in a market with fixed reimbursement prices can prompt improvements in clinical quality. In January 2006, the British Government introduced a major extension of their market-based reforms to the ...
Cooper, Zack, Gibbons, Stephen, Jones, Simon, McGuire, Alistair   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluating Measures of Hospital Quality: Evidence from Ambulance Referral Patterns

Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019
Hospital quality measures are crucial to a key idea behind health care payment reforms: “paying for quality” instead of quantity. Nevertheless, such measures face major criticisms largely over the potential failure of risk adjustment to overcome ...
J. Doyle, J. Graves, J. Gruber
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association Between Liver Function Grade and Post‐Hepatectomy Liver Failure in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Latent Class Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from patients who underwent hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using LCA‐based grading system. These findings provide a new risk stratification framework for the design of precision surgery to treat patients with HCC.
Ling Liu, Jintao Zheng, Ye Wang, Chenao Yang, Jiachen Zhang, Changku Jia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic surveillance of arteriovenous fistula patency in renal failure patients – Our early experience

Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021
Objective: Does systematic surveillance help improve arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patency and health economics in renal failure patients? Materials and Methods: As part of a quality initiative project, prospective data were maintained in the electronic ...
Meerah Al-Hinai, Hanan Al-Maawali, Edwin Stephen, Ibrahim Abdelhady, Ahmed Al-Aufi, Rashid Al Sukaiti, Dawood Al Riyami, Khalifa Al-Wahaibi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Disparities in Breast Cancer: The Economics of Access to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

Journal of Breast Imaging, 2020
The widespread acceptance of screening mammography for early detection, along with advances in treatment, have combined to decrease the overall mortality rate from breast cancer. However, significant disparities in health outcomes persist.
A. Mootz, Firouzeh K. Arjmandi, B. Dogan, W Phil Evans   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of Research‐Practice Ambassadors in strengthening socially just and equitable partnership processes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Research‐Practice Partnerships seek to close the research‐practice gap through developing collaborative, authentic partnerships between researchers and community members. Our team has leveraged Research‐Practice Ambassadors to support socially just and equitable partnership processes in schools.
Danielle R. Hatchimonji, Lauren McNeela, Zumana Noor, Melissa Stoffers, Tia N. Barnes, Kira Branch, Danika Perry, Amanda Parks, Mariam Berthe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova, Yoana Lilova, Alexander Oscar, Alina Levi, Maria Kamusheva, Guenka Petrova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source