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Molecular Tumor Boards in Malignant Melanoma: Uncovering Challenges and Opportunities in a Bicenter Retrospective Analysis in Germany

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Molecular tumor boards (MTB), interdisciplinary teams that use tumor genomic data to guide personalized treatment decisions, have emerged as a promising strategy in melanoma care, although their real‐world clinical impact remains uncertain. This retrospective study evaluated advanced melanoma patients to assess molecularly guided treatment ...
Glenn Geidel, Theresa Lowinus, Patrick Metzger, Rebecca Czurda, Vincent Schipperges, Ulrike Paul, Alessandra Rünger, Julian Kött, Isabel Heidrich, Saskia Lehr, Julia Kühn, Heiko Becker, Cornelius Miething, Martin Werner, Silke Laßmann, Justus Duyster, Tilman Brummer, Ronald Simon, Winfried Alsdorf, Maximilian Christopeit, Carsten Bokemeyer, Kilian Eyerich, Stefan W. Schneider, David Rafei, Melanie Börries, Frank Meiss, Christoffer Gebhardt   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Reimbursement on the Utilisation of Gene Expression Profiles and Chemotherapy Decision‐Making in Dutch Breast Cancer Patients: A Population‐Based Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
To avoid unnecessary treatment in breast cancer, several gene expression profiling tests have been developed to help clinicians identify patients who may not benefit from chemotherapy. This study examined the effect of reimbursement availability on the implementation of gene expression profiles using population‐based data from the Netherlands Cancer ...
Joyce Meijer, Nienke Hermanns, Rhodé Bijlsma, Hedwig M. Blommestein, Desiree H. J. G. van den Bongard, Thijs van Dalen, Paul J. van Diest, Caroline A. Drukker, Cristina Guerrero Paez, Aafke H. Honkoop, Agnes Jager, Linetta B. Koppert, Sabine C. Linn, Marissa C. van Maaren, Ester J. Siemerink, Laura J. van ’t, José H. Volders, Marie Jeanne Vrancken Peeters, Sabine Siesling   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Health Insurance Coverage on the Use of Medical Services [PDF]

Substantial uncertainty exists regarding the causal effect of health insurance on the utilization of care. Most studies cannot determine whether the large differences in healthcare utilization between the insured and the uninsured are due to insurance ...
Carlos Dobkin, Michael Anderson, Tal Gross   +2 more
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Alternative Price Dynamics and Valuation of Flexible Strategies

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we study the optimal operational strategy of production projects. We investigate different underlying price models and determine the optimal barriers of transition to suspension, recovery, or irreversible abandonment of productive activity.
Cristina Bertolosi, Gianluca Fusai, Ioannis Kyriakou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Drug Plans Matter? Effects of Drug Plan Eligibility on Drug Use Among the Elderly, Social Assistance Recipients and the General Population [PDF]

The 1984 Canada Health Act does not require that the provinces subsidize prescription drugs. Many provinces do, however, provide categorical coverage to the elderly, social assistance recipients and others, although the generosity of coverage is highly ...
Paul Grootendorst, Mitchell Levine
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Health savings accounts or health reimbursement arrangements: what you need to know

, 2020
Title from PDF caption (viewed on October 3, 2022)."440-5484 (06/20/HIM)."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for

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How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama, Ricardo Emanuel‐Correia, Fábio Duarte, Mário Augusto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technological Evolution in Fintech: A Decadal Scientometric and Systematic Review of Developments and Criticisms

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to classify pivotal fintech innovations and explore the prospects and pitfalls associated with emerging fintech services extensively discussed in the literature. We conducted a multistage systematic review of research published on fintech over the past decade from a technological perspective. Using the Preferred Reporting Items
Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nohman Khan
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis, Thomas Poufinas, Panagiotis Kimpouropoulos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

National health insurance, physician financial incentives, and primary cesarean deliveries in Taiwan

, 2008
[[abstract]]Objectives. Taiwan's National Health Insurance Program (NHI) was implemented on March 1, 1995. This study analyzed the influences of the Case Payment method of reimbursement for inpatient care and of physician financial incentives on a woman ...
Tsai, YW; Hu, TW
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