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Hospital expenditure at the end-of-life: what are the impacts of health status and health risks? [PDF]

, 2015
Background: It is important for health policy and expenditure projections to understand the relationship between age, death and expenditure on health care (HC).
Briggs, Andrew, Geue, Claudia, Hart, Carole, Lewsey, James, Lorgelly, Paula   +4 more
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Evaluating the Utility of Paired Tumor and Germline Targeted DNA Sequencing for Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Single Institution Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic yield and utility of universal paired tumor–normal multigene panel sequencing in newly diagnosed pediatric solid and central nervous system (CNS) tumor patients and to compare the detection of germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV/LPVs) against established clinical referral criteria for cancer ...
Natalie Waligorski, Rebecca Ronsley, Shannon M. Stasi, Jeffrey Stevens, Erin R. Rudzinski, Christina M. Lockwood, Sarah E. S. Leary, Bonnie L. Cole, Michelle A. Ting, Vera Paulson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden cost of hospital-based delivery and associated factors among postpartum women attending public hospitals in Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia

BMC Health Services Research
Background Since 2005, the healthcare system in Ethiopia has implemented policies to promote the provision of free maternal healthcare services. The primary goal of these policies is to enhance the accessibility of maternity care for women from various ...
Menen Tilahun Chewaka, Gistane Ayele, Godana Yaya Tessema, Dagne Deresa Dinagde, Hana Tadesse Afework, Bezalem Mekonen Biwota, Habtamu Wana Wada   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

In-Hospital Mortality and Costs of Added Morbidity in Heart Failure Patients at a University Hospital: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospital admissions and in-hospital mortality among the elderly. This study aims to characterize HF patients admitted to Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital (HUVV), identify factors associated ...
Lourdes Raya Ortega, Jesús Martínez Tapias, María José Ferreras Fernández, Manuel Jiménez-Navarro, Almudena Ortega-Gómez, Miguel Romero-Cuevas, Juan José Gómez-Doblas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and implementation of an artificial intelligence–enhanced care model to improve patient safety in hospital wards in Spain [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care
Background Early detection of critical events in hospitalized patients improves clinical outcomes and reduces mortality rates. Traditional early warning score systems, such as the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2), effectively identify at-risk ...
Alejandro Huete-Garcia, Sara Rodriguez-Lopez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis on the Incidence and Economic Burden of Patients with Lung Cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2022
Background and objective The previous study has indicated that lung cancer has a high incidence and mortality in China, and has caused a large economic burden.
Guo TIAN, Li BIAN, Xiaoli XU, Shumei LI
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Romanian Hospitals’ Expenses. A Case Study Toward the Financial Resilience after the Pandemic

Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2021
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affect­ed almost all activities worldwide. The medical sec­tor was one of those which were most significantly impacted because the medical infrastructure was not sized for such a high scale shock, specialized human
Attila György, Liliana Simionescu
doaj   +1 more source