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Exploring the Socio‐Economic Toll of Non‐Communicable Diseases in Low‐Resource Settings: Novel Evidence From Mozambique

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The socio‐economic burden of increasingly prevalent non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in low‐income countries is substantial and widely recognised. This study aimed to fill the remaining evidence gap for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) patients in selected health facilities across two provinces in Mozambique.
Maria Verykiou, Paolo Belardi, Sandra Loureiro, Paolo Massaro, Fernando Chenene, Celina Mate, Celeste Amado, Armindo Daniel Tiago, Giovanni Putoto, Aleksandra Torbica   +9 more
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Hospital productivity and the Norwegian ownership reform – A Nordic comparative study [PDF]

In a period where decentralisation seemed to be the prominent trend, Norway in 2002 chose to re-centralise the hospital sector. The reform had three main aims; cost control, efficiency and reduced waiting times.
Medin, Emma, Linna, Miika, Magnussen, Jon, Häkkinen, Unto, Olsen, Kim Rose, Rehnberg, Clas, Kittelsen, Sverre A.C., Sarheim Anthun, Kjartan   +7 more
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Immune Markers and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the European EPIC Cohort

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
The immune system has been implicated as a major driver in pancreatic cancer etiology. Previous cohort studies have found associations between pancreatic cancer and single immune system‐derived markers, but omics‐based evidence remains scarce. In this prospective case–control study, the authors investigated 92 proteins involved in immune reactions and ...
Verena A. Katzke, Yue Chen, Srimanti Dutta, Federico Canzian, Julie Louise Munk Andersen, Agnetha Linn Rostgaard‐Hansen, Léa Bouteille, Vinciane Rebours, Thérèse Truong, Matthias B. Schulze, Benedetta Bendinelli, Valeria Pala, Vittorio Simeon, Rosario Tumino, Carlotta Sacerdote, Roel Vermeulen, P. Martijn Kolijn, Sjoerd G. Elias, Marta Crous‐Bou, Maria‐José Sánchez, Ana Jimenez‐Zabala, José María Huerta, Marcela Guevara, Nick Wareham, Marie Breeur, Mattias Johansson, James Yarmolinsky, Daniele Campa, Rudolf Kaaks   +28 more
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The Effect of Activity-Based Financing on Hospital Efficiency: A Panel Data Analysis of DEA Efficiency Scores 1992-2000 [PDF]

Activity-based financing (ABF) was implemented in the Norwegian hospital sector from 1 July 1997. A fraction (30 to 50 per cent) of the block grant from the state to the county councils has been replaced by a matching grant depending upon the number and ...
Iversen, Tor, Magnussen, Jon, Biorn, Erik, Hagen, Terje P.   +3 more
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New healthcare payment models: risk scores aren’t enough to guide resource allocation

Scientific Reports
Around the world, aging populations compel healthcare delivery systems to improve how they allocate increasingly scarce resources. In parallel, economic pressures motivate healthcare payors and policy makers to adopt global budgeting and accountable ...
Christopher Crowley, Bradley Harner, Amy R. Stuck, Tyler Kent   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can the Parallel or Tandem Combination of Questionnaire‐Based Risk Assessment and Fecal Immunochemical Test Improve the Efficiency of Colorectal Cancer Screening?

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Colorectal cancer screening reduces disease burden, but the comparative performance of screening strategies remains unclear. This population‐based study shows that the tandem strategy (positive results from both questionnaire‐based risk assessment and fecal immunochemical testing) substantially improved the detection rates of colorectal cancer and ...
Ruyue Liu, Junyi Ji, Xiaolin Wei, Chao Zheng, Nan Zhang, Qiang Sun   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Pressure in Hospitals [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2017
openaire   +2 more sources

A New Institutional Economics Perspective on the Relationship Among Societal Values, Governance Structure and Access to Rural Health Care Services

According to New Institutional Economics, transactional activities, governance structures, institutions and beliefs and values are related hierarchally.
James, Harvey S., Jr.
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The FemTech revolution: Unlocking the potential of new technology for optimizing pregnancy outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries and remote areas

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates uncover major global health disparities. Despite ongoing efforts, the rates of maternal and neonatal complications remain substantially higher in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) compared to high‐income countries (HICs). These high rates are the result of several unmet needs in LMICs,
Nir Melamed, Hema Divakar, Mahesh Choolani, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Lin Foo, Hassan Shehata, Gabriel Jones, Vyta Senikas, Eline M. Van der Beek, Nandita Palshetkar, Gabriele Saccone, Vincenzo Berghella, Mauricio A. Cuello, Justin Konje, Bhaskar Bhatt, Augusto Cam, Moses Obimbo, Aris Papageorghiou, Moshe Hod, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Women's Health and Technology   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Better Disease Management in Primary Care Reduce Hospital Costs? [PDF]

We apply cross-sectional and panel data methods to a database of 5 million patients in 8,000 English general practices to examine whether better primary care management of 10 chronic diseases is associated with reduced hospital costs.
Peter C Smith, Hugh Gravelle, Nigel Rice, Stephen Martin, Mark Dusheiko   +4 more
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