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Private Accreditation as a Substitute for Direct Government Regulation in Public Health Insurance Programs: When Is It Appropriate? [PDF]

, 1994
The appropriateness of the use of private accreditation in regulating and defining the quality of health care providers under government health insurance programs is examined.
Kinney, Eleanor D.
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Great Medical Malpractice Hoax: NPDB Data Continue to Show Medical Liability System Produces Rational Outcomes [PDF]

, 2007
Despite claims by business and medical lobbying interests and the Bush administration, there is no medical malpractice lawsuit crisis in America, according to this report by Public Citizen.
Lara Chausow, Seth Oldmixon
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Predicting the Future Burden of Renal Replacement Therapy in Türkiye Using National Registry Data and Comparative Modeling Approaches

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem worldwide, and the number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy is steadily increasing. Türkiye has experienced a similar rise in both the incidence and prevalence of renal replacement therapy over the past decades; however, national‐level projections of future ...
Arzu Akgül, Neriman Sıla Koç, Berrak Itır Aylı   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE ADDED VALUE OF STATE-OWNED HOSPITALSIN CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS

Trakia Journal of Sciences
Objective: The object of the article is to review the clinical trials conducted in Bulgarian state-owned hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2022).
M. Nedelchev1, Y. Nedelcheva
doaj   +1 more source

Toward estimating the impact of changes in immigrants' insurance eligibility on hospital expenditures for uncompensated care

BMC Health Services Research, 2003
Background The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 gave states the option to withdraw Medicaid coverage of nonemergency care from most legal immigrants.
Curtis Lesley H, Sendersky Veronica, Timbie Justin W, Castel Liana D, Feather Keith A, Schulman Kevin A   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Telehealth in US hospitals: State-level reimbursement policies no longer influence adoption rates. [PDF]

Int J Med Inform, 2021
Gaziel-Yablowitz M, Bates DW, Levine DM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Obstacles and Challenges to Implementing Multi-departmental QI at a Large, Academic Training Center-Lessons Learned from a HCV Screening Program [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: We aimed to double the HCV screening rate of ‘baby-boomers’ admitted to the medicine teaching service at Methodist Hospital over the course of 6 months and demonstrate improved linkage to care for HCV RNA+ individuals. Initial efforts were a
Arastu, MD, S., Fenkel, MD, Jonathan M, Javia, MD, Amy, Kasprowicz, MD, MPH, Eric M., Mammen, MD, MPH, Priya, Yalamanchili, MD, Silpa, Zale, MPH, Madalene   +6 more
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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood Pressure Control and Exaggerated Blood Pressure Response in Nigerians with Essential Hypertension

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2014
Background Blood pressure (BP) control in hypertensives is important in preventing cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. This work was done to assess control of BP among Nigerian hypertensives at rest and during exercise.
Olugbenga O. Abiodun, Michael O. Balogun, Rasaaq A. Adebayo, Anthony O. Akintomide   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source