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How Has Hospital Consolidation Affected the Price and Quality of Hospital Care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Provides an overview of the wave of hospital consolidation in the 1990s and reviews the literature on its effects on the prices, costs, and quality of inpatient care.
Robert Town, Wiliam B. Vogt
core  

No double trouble: How to reopen the economy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This policy introduces a measure of choice, consonant with our culture. Those younger than 65 can make their own personal tradeoffs between heath and livelihood, while older people, knowing that the virus will be spreading more quickly through the ...
Hirschhorn, PhD, Larry
core   +1 more source

Random Integrated Subdata Ensemble Method for Key Variable Selection in Rare Event Setting

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We propose a general variable selection procedure to identify key input variables by applying elastic net regression to representative subdata in place of the full sample to select variables. We combine the lists of selected variables from each subdata through ensemble techniques, using the frequency of selecting the variable across different ...
Ching‐Chi Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges of Nutrition Department in a Selected Teaching Hospital: a qualitative study

open access: yesپژوهش‌های سلامت‌محور, 2019
Challenges of Nutrition Department in a Selected Teaching Hospital: a qualitative study   Heidari Narges1*, Yazdanpanah Mehrangiz1, Nekoui Moghadam Mahmood2, Amiresmaili Mohamadreza2, Heidari Azam3, Heidari jamebozorgi Majid4   1.
Narges Heidari   +5 more
doaj  

Impact of self-financing on the overall funding of public hospitals in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Challenges and prospects

open access: yesOrapuh Journal
Introduction Financing public hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially in Kisangani (Tshopo Province), remains a major challenge for the provision of quality health services.
Bijou Folo Yanyongo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Matching under preferences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
No abstract ...
Klaus, Bettina   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Leveraging Machine Learning to Predict Food Waste Quantity: Focusing on Military Dining Facilities as Large‐Scale Food Service Operations

open access: yesJournal of Forecasting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food waste reveals inefficiencies in resource use and contributes significantly to environmental pollution. In the United States, food waste accounts for the majority of total waste, with more than 50 million tons generated annually. In military units that operate large‐scale institutional food‐service facilities and generate significant food ...
YongSun Kim, Hyun Shik Yoon
wiley   +1 more source

Can we measure hospital quality from physicians' choices? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In this paper, we propose an alternative methodology for ranking hospitals based on the choices of Medical School graduates over hospital training vacancies. Our methodology is therefore a revealed preference approach.
Machado, Matilde P.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Factors Affecting the Appropriate Angiography Prescription in Iranian Hospitals

open access: yesHealth Care Science, EarlyView.
Graphical Abstract Factors influencing appropriate angiography prescriptions. ABSTRACT Background Inappropriate angiography prescriptions impose substantial financial and clinical burdens on healthcare systems. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive model for appropriate angiography prescription by examining supply‐and demand‐side factors in ...
Atieh Sadat Bigdeli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Influence and Association Analysis of Inpatient Service Under‐Utilization in Older Adults With Multimorbidities: A National Study in China

open access: yesHealth Care Science, EarlyView.
Our analysis of 3636 participants from the nationally representative CHARLS cohort revealed that 8.7% of older adults with multimorbidities declined hospitalization despite medical necessity. This under‐utilization was associated with significant long‐term health deterioration, including reduced self‐rated health, impaired work capacity, and diminished
Yunlian Xue   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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