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Further Findings on the Intergenerational Transmission of Alcohol Consumption

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using 43,817 parent–child pairs from 23 waves of the HILDA Survey, I study the intergenerational transmission of alcohol use within a rational model of trait transmission. Transmission is predominantly same‐sex: the mother–daughter elasticity is 0.10 and the father–son elasticity is 0.09; there is no father–daughter effect.
Sergey Alexeev
wiley   +1 more source

Economic burden of managing acute coronary syndrome at the cardiology department of Oran University Hospital – Algeria

Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a major cardiovascular emergency associated with considerable clinical and economic burden. In middle-income countries, data on hospital costs remain limited. Objective: To describe the components and direct
Zakaria GHOUAIMI, Mohamed KERROUCHE, Yahia BOUDALI, Fatima Zohra KOUAIDIA, Mohamed Amine BENDADA, Chahira FELLAG, Nadia BENATTA, Houari TOUMI   +7 more
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Analyzing Differences in Rural Hospital Efficiency: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach [PDF]

This study analyzes difference in efficiency among the U.S. rural hospitals using a two-stage, semi-parametric approach. Data Envelopment Analysis is used in the first stage to calculate cost, technical and allocative efficiencies of Critical Access ...
Barnes, James N., Fannin, James Matthew, Nedelea, I. Cristian   +2 more
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Promoting Safe Opioid Disposal: Experimental Evidence on Behavioral Messaging With Financial Incentives

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some patients prescribed opioid pills fail to properly dispose of their unused pills, posing a risk for others. We report results from a pre‐registered field experiment testing whether behaviorally informed reminder cards increase participation in a financial incentive program for returning unused opioid pills among U.S. Veterans.
Mattie Toma, Russell Burnett, Pompa Debroy, Eugen Dimant, Jean Liu, Elana Safran, Uzaib Saya, Bill Schultz   +7 more
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Incremental expenditure for hospital care associated infections [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Hospital care associated infections [HAI] are time varying and they substantially increase the burden for the patients, relatives, Payers, Third party Administrators and Hospital Administrators.
K.S. Sarala, V. Narendranath, B.S. Nanda Kumar   +2 more
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Accounting for the Opportunity Cost of Children's Time in Economic Evaluation: Challenges and Frequently Asked Questions

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Economic evaluations carried out from a societal perspective ought to account for the opportunity cost of a range of resources, including those committed by care recipients. People's time is such a resource: it is limited, valuable and it has an opportunity cost that should be reflected in cost calculations.
Lazaros Andronis, Cameron Morgan, Cam Donaldson, Emily Lancsar, Stavros Petrou   +4 more
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Hospital management staffing and training issues [PDF]

Hospitals dominate health care in most parts of the world and for a variety of reasons are likely to continue being a key factor in the overall performance of the health care system.
Donabedian, Avedis, Frenk, Julio, Ruelas, Enrique   +2 more
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The Mental Health Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Health and Social Care Workers

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic placed exceptional strain on essential services, raising urgent concerns about the mental well‐being of workers in critical sectors. This study examines the short‐ and medium‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of health and social care (HSC) workers in the UK relative to other occupational groups ...
Victoria Serra‐Sastre, Jaime Pinilla, Wasana Kalansooriya   +2 more
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Patient‐Reported Outcomes with Selpercatinib Among Patients with RET Fusion–Positive Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Phase I/II LIBRETTO‐001 Trial

The Oncologist, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Background LIBRETTO‐001 is an ongoing, global, open‐label, phase I/II study of selpercatinib in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors. We report interim patient‐reported outcomes in patients with RET fusion–positive non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Anna Minchom, Aaron C. Tan, Erminia Massarelli, Vivek Subbiah, Valentina Boni, Bruce Robinson, Lori J. Wirth, Lisa M. Hess, Min‐Hua Jen, Jennifer Kherani, Elizabeth Olek, Caroline E. McCoach   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
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