Stronger instruments and refined covariate balance in an observational study of the effectiveness of prompt admission to intensive care units [PDF]
, 2020 Instrumental variable methods, subject to appropriate identification assumptions, enable consistent estimation of causal effects in the presence of unobserved confounding. Near–far matching has been proposed as one analytic method to improve inference by
Grieve, R +3 more
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Operating theatre modelling: integrating social measures [PDF]
, 2015 Hospital resource modelling literature is primarily focussed on productivity and efficiency measures. In this paper, our focus is on the alignment of the most valuable revenue factor, the operating room (OR) with the most valuable cost factor, the staff.
Van Huele, Christophe, Vanhoucke, Mario
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Distribution of hospital beds in Tehran Province based on Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve from 2010 to 2012 [PDF]
Electronic physician, 2015 Fair distribution of hospital beds across various regions is a controversial subject. Resource allocation in health systems rarely has focused on those who need it most and, in addition, is often influenced by political interests. The study assesses the distribution of hospital beds in different regions in Tehran, Iran, during 2010-2012.This cross ...
Iravan Masoudi Asl +6 more
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Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and FinancingThis study analyzes hospital bed capacity and resource allocation using inflow and outflow indices to identify disparities in bed utilization. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for effective healthcare management, particularly in the allocation ...
Jin-Nam Kim PhD, In-Hwan Oh MD, PhD
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Exploration of Ethical Factors in Hospital Bed Resource Allocation
Yixue yu zhexuePopulation aging and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases have exacerbated the supply-demand imbalance in healthcare resources. Under the dual pressures of diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based payment reforms and performance evaluations, ethical ...
Zhenhua WU
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Designing and validating a measuring tool for the factors affecting the distribution of hospitals' intensive care beds in Iran [PDF]
Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran, 2019 Background: Hospital services are the most expensive medical service in modern health care systems. Intense care beds, in particular, are more important. The present study was conducted to design and validate a measuring tool for the factors affecting the distribution of hospitals' intensive care beds in Iran. Methods: In this mixed method study, first,
Farrokhyar, Nahid +4 more
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An experimental study on exposure risks in a double-bed patient room with different air distribution methods [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesHospital environments have higher requirements for infection control on the health of occupants. This study aims to compare air distribution effects on reducing healthcare exposure risks in a simulated double-bed patient room, focusing on key parameters ...
Bao Jixuan +4 more
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Hospital and Physician Capacity Update [PDF]
, 2009 Offers an alternative view of healthcare costs by examining trends in hospital capacity and healthcare labor across regions. Outlines how effective management of healthcare capacity would enable affordable quality care that meets patient needs and ...
David C. Goodman +2 more
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Hoteling medical consumables in the Inpatient emergency department, cost or income? A prospective observational study [PDF]
Health Science Monitor, 2022 Background & Aims: Estimates and available statistics indicate that, on average, 20% to 30% of the costs of a hospitalized patient are related to drugs and consumables, and on the other hand, more than 95% of treatment processes depend on drugs and ...
Mahdi Nikoomanesh +3 more
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Improving Patient Flow Through Axiomatic Design of Hospital Emergency Departments [PDF]
, 2009 Organised by: Cranfield UniversityIn response to crowding in hospital emergency departments (ED), efforts have been made to increase patient flow through the Fast Track (FT).
Kim, S-G., Peck, J.
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