Spatiotemporal Medicare Reimbursement Trends and Economic Clusters in Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery
Despite a 16.2% increase in Medicare‐reimbursed otologic/neurotologic procedural volume from 2012 to 2024, inflation‐adjusted reimbursement per service declined by 29.1%, resulting in reduced aggregate spending over time. Shapley decomposition demonstrated that reimbursement erosion, rather than decreased utilization, was the primary driver of spending
Akshay Warrier +4 more
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Principal Care Management Codes: An Underutilized Tool to Capture Preoperative Optimization Care. [PDF]
Malhotra RD +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background DaxibotulinumtoxinA for injection (DAXI), a novel botulinum toxin (BoNT) formulated with a custom‐engineered peptide, was recently approved for treating cervical dystonia (CD). DAXI demonstrated a long duration of symptom relief in Phase 3 trials. Objective To report findings from PrevU, an early experience, real‐world observational
Laxman Bahroo +10 more
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The Price of Silence: What 2 Decades of Policy-and a Pandemic-Have Taken From Spine Surgeons: An Independent Analysis. [PDF]
Lorio MP, Lewandrowski KU.
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Financial protection and healthcare utilization for low-income populations under China's multi-tiered health financing system: a cross-sectional study in an Eastern city. [PDF]
Zhang X, Zhu K, Cui Y, Feng R.
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The Application of Telemedicine in Surgery
This figure provides an overview of the content presented in this article. Telemedicine is integrated throughout the entire surgical workflow, with distinct applications across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. These applications are enabled by a suite of supporting technologies, while the associated implementation challenges ...
Yufan Yang +8 more
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The impact of China's employee basic medical insurance outpatient pooling scheme on outpatient healthcare utilization among middle-aged adults. [PDF]
Zhou X, Li X, Chen H, Deng J.
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Abstract Background Previous studies on calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and Parkinson's disease (PD) risk reached conflicting conclusions. Objectives We examined the relationship between CCBs and PD in the E3N cohort of French women followed for 15 years (2004–2018), while taking into account the potential for reverse causation.
Emilie Moutard +9 more
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Exploring the Interface Between International Nongovernmental Organizations and Local Vietnamese Hospitals in Cleft Care. [PDF]
Le T +7 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Tofersen is a gene‐targeted therapy for individuals with superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) (+) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Prior to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, tofersen was made available through expanded access protocol.
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