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Comparação da adequação de solicitação de ecocardiograma entre hospitais público e privado Comparison of echocardiography request appropriateness between public and private hospitals

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2011
FUNDAMENTO: Buscando aprimorar a utilização dos exames de ecocardiografia, foram criados os Critérios de Adequação (CA) (Appropriateness Criteria), pela Sociedade Norte-Americana de Ecocardiografia (ASE) /Colégio Americano de Cardiologia (ACC). OBJETIVO:
Flávia Candolo Pupo Barbosa, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita, Laiz Baniziolli Barachi, Angelo Salgado, Rafael Kazuo, Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa, Claudio Tinoco Mesquita   +6 more
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Rapid growth of private hospitals in China: emerging challenges and opportunities to health sector management

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: China’s private hospital market has experienced rapid growth over the last decade, with private hospitals now outnumbering public hospitals by a factor of two.
Xiaoxi Zhang, Armand Zimmerman, Yanyan Zhang, Osondu Ogbuoji, Shenglan Tang   +4 more
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Estimating technical efficiency of Turkish hospitals: implications for hospital reform initiatives

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The Government of Turkey has initiated a series of major health reforms in 2003 with an objective of increasing access to health care services and improving efficiency of public and private hospitals.
Mustafa S. Yildiz, Vahé Heboyan, M. Mahmud Khan   +2 more
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Plasma Proteomic Signatures for Alzheimer's Disease: Comparable Accuracy to ATN Biomarkers and Cross‐Platform Validation

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing recognition of the potential of plasma proteomics for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) risk assessment and disease characterization. However, differences between proteomics platforms introduce uncertainties regarding cross‐platform applicability.
Manyue Hu, Oliver Robinson, Christina M. Lill, Anna Matton, Raquel Puerta, Pilar Sanz, Merce Boada, Agustín Ruiz, Lefkos Middleton, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian, Peter Auguste, Amy Grove, Anna Brown, Janette Parr, Mubarak Patel, Furqan Butt, Jeremiah Donoghue, Mehdi Yousefi, Jo Parsons   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

How much do government and households spend on an episode of hospitalisation in India? A comparison for public and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh state

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background Improvements in the financing of healthcare services are important for developing countries like India to make progress towards universal health coverage. Inpatient-care contributes to a big share of total health expenditure in India.
Samir Garg, Narayan Tripathi, Alok Ranjan, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta   +3 more
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Clustering Algorithm Reveals Dopamine‐Motor Mismatch in Cognitively Preserved Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between dopaminergic denervation and motor impairment in two de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) cohorts. Methods n = 249 PD patients from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) and n = 84 from an external clinical cohort.
Rachele Malito, Chiara Meneghini, Alice Galli, Luca Gallo, Pierfrancesco Mitrotti, Paola Dimartino, Marianna Inglese, Cinzia Zatti, Alessandro Lupini, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro Padovani, Micol Avenali, Enza Maria Valente, Cristina Tassorelli, Silvia P. Caminiti   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patients' satisfaction with HIV and AIDS care in Anambra State, Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:HIV and AIDS care requires frequent visits to the hospital. Patient satisfaction with care services during hospital visits is important in considering quality and outcome of care.
Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Patricia Nonye Aniebue, Chima Ariel Onoka, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Muawiyyah Babale Sufiyan, Lawrence Ogbonnaya   +5 more
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​Did a Non‐Medical Biosimilar Switching Policy Cause an Increase in Non‐Biologic/Biosimilar Health Care Resource Utilization or Cost in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang, Sandra Blitz, Nick Bansback, Michael Law, Mark Harrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source