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The impact of the founding body on financial performance of Polish hospitals [PDF]
, 2014 This article is devoted to assessing the impact of the hospital founding body on financial efficiency of the subordinated hospitals. The main aim of the study is to assess if there exist differences in financial performance of hospitals of different ...
Krzeczewski, Bartłomiej
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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Experiences and outcomes in shoulder replacements in a district general hospital over 19 years [PDF]
Clinics in Shoulder and ElbowBackground This study aimed to evaluate the changing experiences of shoulder surgeons working in a district general hospital. Methods A consecutive series of 395 shoulders (225 male, 170 female) over a 19-year period (2000–2019) with a minimum follow-up ...
Andrew Peter Dekker +2 more
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Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes variations in Medicare payment and coverage among hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospices; "bed-hold" and "reserved-bed" revenue streams; and other factors that may shape decisions to transfer residents to ...
Henry Desmarais
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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A Comparison of Quality of Care in Critical Access Hospitals and Other Rural Hospitals [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: The United States has about 2100 rural hospitals. Approximately 1300 are Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with 25 beds or less. CAHs receive cost-based reimbursement through the federal Flex program with the goal to improve quality and access to
Baernholdt, Marianne +4 more
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Is there a correlation between infection control performance and other hospital quality measures? [PDF]
, 2017 Quality measures are increasingly reported by hospitals to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), yet there may be tradeoffs in performance between infection control (IC) and other quality measures.
Anderson, Deverick J +10 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada +6 more
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An answer to COVID-19: The need to use the maximum capacity of hospitals [PDF]
فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2020 Background: COVID-19 crisis posed a major challenge to the hospital management system to which effectiveness, safety, and the patient's centrality can be considered in designing and implementing disease management strategies and controlling the spread of
Samereh Yaghoubian +4 more
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Antidote Stocking at Hospitals in North Palestine [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the availability and adequacy of antidote stocking at hospitals in north Palestine based on published guidelines for antidote stocking.
Al-Jabi W, Samah +3 more
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