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Health Reform and Retirement. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 2018
To analyze whether there was an increase in retirement or in part-time work among older workers after January 2014, when new health insurance coverage options became available because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).We analyze trends in retirement and part-time work for individuals aged 50-64 years in the basic monthly Current Population Survey from ...
Levy H, Buchmueller TC, Nikpay S.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Explaining regional variation in elective hip and knee arthroplasties in Finland 2010 − 2017—a register-based cohort study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background A persistent research finding in industrialised countries has been regional variation in medical practices including elective primary hip and knee arthroplasty.
Kristiina Manderbacka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An eConsultant versus a hospital-based outpatient consultation for general (internal) medicine: a costing analysis

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background The eConsultant model of care is an outpatient substitution approach which has been evaluated and implemented extensively internationally.
Jenny Job   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing a general practitioner-to-general physician eConsult service (eConsultant) in Australia

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background In response to lengthy wait times for specialist outpatient appointments, electronic consultation (eConsult) services have developed globally, providing asynchronous, secure and timely communication between general practitioner (GP) and ...
Jennifer Job   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Change in medical practice over time? A register based study of regional trends in hysterectomy in Finland in 2001–2018

open access: yesBMC Women's Health, 2021
Background A persistent research finding in Finland and elsewhere has been variation in medical practices both between and within countries. Variation seems to exist especially if medical decision making involves discretion and the best treatment cannot ...
Tiina Vikstedt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting and prediction of scorpion sting cases in Biskra province, Algeria, using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiology and Health, 2016
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to highlight some epidemiological aspects of scorpion envenomations, to analyse and interpret the available data for Biskra province, Algeria, and to develop a forecasting model for scorpion sting cases in Biskra ...
Schehrazad Selmane, Mohamed L’Hadj
doaj   +1 more source

Questionnaires that measure the quality of relationships between patients and primary care providers: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background International guidance on models of care stress the importance of good quality, continuous patient-provider relationships to support high quality and efficient care and hospital avoidance.
Lauren E. Ball   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Queensland Virtual Integrated Practice (VIP) partnership program pilot study: an Australian-first model of care to support rural general practice

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background There is a critical lack of medical workforce internationally, and this is particularly notable in rural and remote Australia where strategies to address workforce shortages are urgently required.
Breanna Lepre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living through uncertainty: a qualitative study on leadership and resilience in primary healthcare during COVID-19

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Resilience is often referred to when assessing the ability of health systems to maintain their functions during unexpected events. Primary healthcare forms the basis for the health system and thus its resilient responses are vital for the ...
Soila Karreinen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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