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Patient Satisfaction With Medication Pricing in Community Pharmacy Settings: A Cross‐Sectional Study of Individuals With Comorbidities

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
The majority of patients in Malaysia purchase medications at community pharmacies for simple medical conditions. One‐fourth of them are not satisfied with the pricing practices at these pharmacies. The majority rely on medical insurance to purchase routine medications.
Amelia Ravindran, Palanisamy Sivanandy, Sajesh Kalkandi Veettil, Priya Manirajan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing the Preference of Private Hospitals to Public Hospitals in Oman

, 2017
Purpose: The objectives of the study are to analyze the factors which influence patients to go to private hospitals against public hospitals of Oman and to analyze the expectations of patients from the integrated public hospitals in Oman.Design ...
Sheikha Al-Balushi, Firdouse R Khan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Women’s preferences and mode of delivery in public and private hospitals: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
BackgroundRates of caesarean section have steadily increased in most middle- and high-income countries over the last few decades without medical justification. Maternal request is one of the frequently cited non-medical factors contributing to this trend.
A. Mazzoni, F. Althabe, L. Gutiérrez, L. Gibbons, N. H. Liu, A. Bonotti, G. Izbizky, Marta Ferrary, Nora Viergue, Silvia I. Vigil, Gabriela Zalazar Denett, J. Belizán   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs in Cultivating Short Food Supply Chains With Urban Indoor Agriculture

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong, H. Christopher Peterson, Simone Valle de Souza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2016
BackgroundA central aim of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is protection for all against the cost of illness. In a low income country like Bangladesh the cost burden of health care in tertiary facilities is likely to be significant for most citizens ...
Md Sadik Pavel, Sayan Chakrabarty, J. Gow   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Barriers and Challenges in Adoption of Electronic Health Record System in Government and Private Hospitals of Islamabad

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers and challenges in adoption of the EHR system in hospitals of Islamabad and to compare the barriers and challenges faced in adopting and running of electronic health record system in ...
Ghazala Jawwad , Maleha Asim, Amanat Ali, Humaira Fayyaz Khan , Aiman Farogh Anjum, Abdul Qudoos Arain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Pre‐ and Postoperative Gut Microbiota Diversity in Patients With Rectal Cancer Undergoing Stoma Creation and Closure

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
We investigated the impact of temporary stoma creation and closure on gut microbiota diversity in rectal cancer patients. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that microbial diversity significantly decreased postoperatively in the stoma group but remained stable in non‐stoma patients.
Yusuke Suzuki, Wataru Osumi, Kohei Taniguchi, Nahoko Kato‐Kogoe, Shoichi Sakaguchi, Shota Nakamura, Yoshiro Imai, Takashi Nakano, Takaaki Ueno, Sang‐Woong Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cost and performance comparison of Public Private Partnership and public hospitals in Spain

Health Economics Review, 2016
Public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives are extending around the world, especially in Europe, as an innovation to traditional public health systems, with the intention of making them more efficient.There is a varied range of PPP models with ...
M. Caballer-Tarazona, D. Vivas-Consuelo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh, Archit Gupta, Azhar Perwaiz, Adarsh Chaudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Bone: Theory, Methods, and Applications

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) offer the potential to improve bone research. The current review explores the contributions of AI to pathological study, biomarker discovery, drug design, and clinical diagnosis and prognosis of bone diseases. We envision that AI‐driven methodologies will enable identifying novel targets for drugs discovery. The
Dongfeng Yuan, Haicang Zhang, Liping Tong, Di Chen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source