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The Lancet Regional Health. Western PacificSummary: Background: Hospitals in China are classified into tiers (1, 2 or 3), with the largest (tier 3) having more equipment and specialist staff. Differential health insurance cost-sharing by hospital tier (lower deductibles and higher reimbursement ...
Muriel Levy +207 more
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Factors Affecting the Appropriate Angiography Prescription in Iranian Hospitals
Health Care Science, EarlyView.Graphical Abstract Factors influencing appropriate angiography prescriptions. ABSTRACT Background Inappropriate angiography prescriptions impose substantial financial and clinical burdens on healthcare systems. This study aimed to develop a comprehensive model for appropriate angiography prescription by examining supply‐and demand‐side factors in ...
Atieh Sadat Bigdeli +3 more
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Health Care Science, EarlyView.Our analysis of 3636 participants from the nationally representative CHARLS cohort revealed that 8.7% of older adults with multimorbidities declined hospitalization despite medical necessity. This under‐utilization was associated with significant long‐term health deterioration, including reduced self‐rated health, impaired work capacity, and diminished
Yunlian Xue +3 more
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Health Care Science, EarlyView.This study analyzes ischemic stroke (IS) burden in China and other G20 countries (1990–2021) using Global Burden of Disease 2021 data. China exhibited rising age‐standardized incidence rates (ASIR: +12.6%) and delayed mortality decline, contrasting with G20 reductions (ASIR: −9.3%; sustained ASMR fall).
Bin Luo +4 more
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Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Hospitals and its Optimum Locating of Saqqez City in 2014
بیمارستان, 2016 Background: The issue of access to urban services is one of the important one that affects different aspects of urban affairs. In some cases, lack of proper access to some land, peoplechr('39')s health is exposed to risk, for example Health care services
Ali Zangiabadi, Sharare Saidpour
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Information Shocks, Legal Liability and Physician Decisions
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Physician adoption of new information about a medical procedure can affect patient outcomes. Medical malpractice law may influence physician use of such information. We analyze how physician reactions to information shocks regarding vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBACs) in the 1990s were mediated by tort reform and the standard used ...
David Mushinski, Sammy Zahran
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Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Evidence on the relationship between public health expenditure and health is mixed and particularly scarce for low‐income countries. Existing studies overlook the subnational distribution of expenditure and rarely distinguish between sources and governance over funding.
Eliana Chavarría‐Pino +3 more
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Disparities in Proton Radiation Utilization for HPV‐Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Following TORS
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in receipt of proton radiation have been reported. Whether disparities exist for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is not well studied. Methods Patients with HPV‐associated OPSCC treated with transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and adjuvant radiation from 2016 to 2023 were
Jane Y. Tong +4 more
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Geographic and Institutional Patterns of Transoral Robotic Surgery in Head and Neck Cancer
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is increasingly used for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), yet national patterns of TORS availability for Medicare beneficiaries are not well defined. We characterized hospital type, geographic distribution, and market concentration of TORS.
Daniel Gilmore +9 more
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