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Improving the performance of social health insurance system through increasing outpatient expenditure reimbursement ratio: a quasi-experimental evaluation study from rural China

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background China has set up a universal coverage social health insurance system since the 2009 healthcare reform. Due to the inadequate funds, the social health insurance system reimbursed the inpatient expenditures with much higher ratio than outpatient
Yudong Miao, Jianqin Gu, Liang Zhang, Ruibo He, Sandeep Sandeep, Jian Wu   +5 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
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Effect of Broad‐Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post‐Pancreatoduodenectomy Infectious Complications: Nationwide Inpatient Database Study in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using a nationwide Japanese inpatient database, we evaluated whether broad‐spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis improves postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy compared with narrow‐spectrum antibiotics. In propensity score–weighted analyses of 45 099 patients, broad‐spectrum prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of intra ...
Hiroki Kitagawa, Shotaro Aso, Yuki Hirano, Kenichiro Uemura, Keita Kouzu, Satoru Matsuda, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Junichi Sasaki, Yuko Kitagawa, Hideo Yasunaga   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Insurance Payment for Telehealth Services: Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundAs telehealth services have demonstrated significant advantages in providing qualified and accessible care, health insurance payments for telehealth services have been issued by various countries.
Qingqing Li, Feng Cheng, Huatang Zeng, Junfang Xu   +3 more
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Age and Regional Trends in Groin Hernia Surgery in Japan: An Analysis of Laparoscopic Repair, Outpatient Surgery, and Manual Reduction Using National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using National Database open data from 2014 to 2023, this nationwide study visualizes age‐, sex‐, and region‐specific trends in groin hernia surgery in Japan. Laparoscopic surgery, outpatient surgery, and manual reduction were analyzed to estimate lifetime surgical burden and patterns of emergency‐related healthcare utilization at the population level.
Masanori Sato, Kyosuke Miyazaki, Tatsuya Tazaki, Itsuro Nagae, Taketo Matsubara, Saseem Poudel, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Hidetoshi Wada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequity under equality: research on the benefits equity of Chinese basic medical insurance

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background The pursuit of equity is one of the basic principles behind the strengthening of health care reform. China’s new rural cooperative medical insurance (NRCMI) and urban residents’ basic medical insurance (URBMI) are both “equalized” in terms of ...
Li Diao, Yiwei Liu
doaj   +1 more source

A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey in causes and rates of under reimbursement bills imposed on admitted patient\'s under social security insurance in medical teaching hospitals in Yazd province in 2008

بیمارستان, 2011
Background: The hospitals are the most significant providers of health care services. According to more health funds spending by hospitals, economic management in hospitals is necessary.
Roohollah Askari, Hamid Reza Dehghan, Mohammad Amin Bahrami, Fatemeh Keshmiri   +3 more
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Implementation of First‐Line Rapid Genome Sequencing for Children in Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Substantial data supports the use of rapid exome and genome sequencing (rES/rGS) in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), but fewer studies have examined the impact of rES/rGS in other pediatric critical care units. We evaluated the impact on diagnostic yield and time to diagnosis following a single‐center hospital policy change allowing ...
Alexandra C. Keefe, Abbey A. Scott, Lukas Kruidenier, Jessie Conta, Darci L. Sternen, Sarah V. Clowes Candadai, Shannon M. Stasi, Julia Parish‐Morris, Megan Sikes, Margaret P. Adam, Anita E. Beck, Jennifer C. Hayek, Ian Glass, James T. Bennett, Ghayda Mirzaa, Paul Kruszka, Britt Johnson, Kirsty McWalter, Deborah Copenheaver, Bethany Friedman, Michael Bamshad, Katrina M. Dipple, Tara L. Wenger   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

The quality of invasive breast cancer care for low reimbursement rate patients: A retrospective study.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Though evidence-based treatments have been recommended for breast cancer, underuse of the treatments was still observed. To certain extent, patients' access to care, which can be enhanced by increasing the coverage of health insurance, could account for ...
Shaofei Su, Han Bao, Xinyu Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Xi Li, Meiqi Zhang, Jiaying Wang, Hao Jiang, Wenji Wang, Siyang Qu, Meina Liu   +10 more
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