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Data-Driven Algorithms for Classification of In- and Outpatients in the Danish National Patient Register

Clinical Epidemiology
Ann-Sophie Buchardt,1 Pi Vejsig Madsen,1 Andreas Jensen1,2 1Mary Elizabeth’s Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Buchardt AS, Madsen PV, Jensen A
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Access to mental health care in El Salvador: a case study of progress toward decentralization

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2018
Objective. To assess the need for decentralization of psychiatric services in El Salvador, based on country-specific evidence, and to generate baseline measures the government and researchers could use to monitor and measure future progress toward ...
Samuel V. Nickels, Mariely Campos Tomasino, Nelson A. Flamenco Arvaiza, Cynthia A. Hunter   +3 more
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Evaluation of some spiral and sequential computed tomography protocols of adults used in three hospitals in Shiraz, Iran with American College of Radiology and European Commission guidelines [PDF]

, 2018
Purpose: Use of computed tomography (CT) has increased considerably all over the world. In addition, there has been an increased demand for utilisation of CT scanning in Iran over the past decade, especially after introducing multi-detector computed ...
Eghlidospoor, Mahdavi, Maziyar, Rahimi, Saeed   +2 more
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HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COSTS: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
A significant share of public healthcare expenditure is devoted to the treatment of severe trauma cases in Emergency Departments (EDs), many of which involve orthopedic injuries.
NIKOLAOS TSALOUKIDIS , GEORGIOS MICHAS , ATHINA LAZAKIDOU   +2 more
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Constructing a Hospital Department Development–Level Assessment Model: Machine Learning and Expert Consultation Approach in Complex Hospital Data Environments

JMIR Formative Research
BackgroundEvery hospital manager aims to build harmonious, mutually beneficial, and steady-state departments. Therefore, it is important to explore a hospital department development assessment model based on objective hospital ...
Jingkun Liu, Jiaojiao Tai, Junying Han, Meng Zhang, Yang Li, Hongjuan Yang, Ziqiang Yan   +6 more
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Policy Implications of Freestanding Emergency Departments [PDF]

, 2015
Policymakers have a responsibility to look at both the short- and long-term implications of their decisions. The state’s current fiscal situation, coupled with rising health-care costs makes “budget neutrality” highly desirable in decision-making.
Frazier, Rosyland, Guettabi, Mouhcine
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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What explains variation in the costs of treating patients in English obstetrics specialties? [PDF]

We assess patients admitted to English obstetrics departments to identify what proportion of variation in their costs is explained by patient characteristics and what proportion is due to departmental characteristics.
Andrew Street, Kim Rosen Olsen, Mauro Laudicella   +2 more
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Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at Emergency Departments: a prospective study [PDF]

, 2011
© 2018, The Author(s). Abstract: To determine the validity of the Australian clinical prediction tool Criteria for Screening and Triaging to Appropriate aLternative care (CRISTAL) based on objective clinical criteria to accurately identify risk of death ...
ME Silverman, DJ Schofield, K Boyd, M Cardona-Morrell, N Samaras, M Cardona-Morrell, LC Yourman, J Gelder de, N George, M Cardona-Morrell, M Cardona-Morrell, M Williams, EW Steyerberg, M Cardona, LP Fried, K Rockwood, KG Moons, Lee Y-h, EW Steyerberg, JN Mandrekar, M Cardona-Morrell, C Keogh, J Kellett, C Walraven van, CG Couchoud, Y Uneno, SE Hofman, RC Souza, A Marengoni, JC Lai, M Babcock, M Espallargues, L Boland, S Feuerriegel, SL Sanders, EW Steyerberg, E Wallace, L Anselmi, LPM Op het Veld, E Papachristou   +39 more
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Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
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