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Facilitation among plants as an insurance policy for diversity in Alpine communities

, 2016
Summary Positive interactions have started to gain a place as important drivers of community structure and biological diversity. Defined as non-trophic interspecific interactions that increase the average individual fitness of one species, by definition,
L. Cavieres, C. Hernández-Fuentes, Ángela Sierra-Almeida, Z. Kikvidze   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adjusting for Confounders in Outcome Studies Using the Korea National Health Insurance Claim Database: A Review of Methods and Applications [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Objectives: Adjusting for potential confounders is crucial for producing valuable evidence in outcome studies. Although numerous studies have been published using the Korea National Health Insurance Claim Database, no study has critically reviewed the ...
Seung Jin Han, Kyoung Hoon Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Patient Satisfaction with Primary Health Care – A Comparison between the Insured and Non-Insured under the National Health Insurance Policy in Ghana

Global Journal of Health Science, 2014
Ghana has initiated various health sector reforms over the past decades aimed at strengthening institutions, improving the overall health system and increasing access to healthcare services by all groups of people.
A. Fenny, U. Enemark, F. Asante, K. Hansen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

AAPM medical physics practice guideline 13.a: HDR brachytherapy, part B

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract The goal of this report is to assist the clinical medical physicist in assuring that key quality standards and practice considerations are met to ensure safe, reliable, and reproducible high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) treatment. This guideline has been developed to provide appropriate minimum standards for such services.
Susan L. Richardson, Arjit K. Baghwala, Gil'ad N. Cohen, Claire Dempsey, Bruce Libby, Christopher S. Melhus, Robin A. Miller, Daniel J. Scanderbeg, Samantha J. Simiele   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The development of the Saudi Billing System supporting national health transformation: methods and justification

BMC Health Services Research
Background The Saudi health transformation program entails a comprehensive reform of all health system functions. One of the pillars of this reform is the health care financing transformation.
Husein Reka, Deniza Mazevska, Jim Pearse, Abdullah Al Maghrabi, Susan E. Young, Shabab Al Ghamdi   +5 more
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TRIANGLE ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INSURANCE PUBLIC POLICY: A CASE STUDY ON THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN INDONESIA [PDF]

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2017
Background: The proportion of informal sector dominates the labour force in Indonesia. Yet, their presence has not been fully covered in the national health insurance system. Health insurance policy in Indonesia continues to change.
Haerawati Idris
doaj   +1 more source

Insurance Coverage Policies for Personalized Medicine [PDF]

Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2012
Adoption of personalized medicine in practice has been slow, in part due to the lack of evidence of clinical benefit provided by these technologies. Coverage by insurers is a critical step in achieving widespread adoption of personalized medicine.
Andrew M. Hresko, Susanne B. Haga
openaire   +3 more sources

Phenotyping Healthcare Use 2–3 Decades Before the First Multiple Sclerosis Demyelinating Event

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Phenotype hospital, physician, and emergency department (ED) visits by diagnoses and specialty up to 29 years pre‐multiple sclerosis (MS) onset versus a matched population without MS. Methods We identified people with MS (PwMS) using population‐based administrative data from Ontario, Canada (1991–2020).
Helen Tremlett, Karl Everett, Colleen J. Maxwell, Feng Zhu, Ayesha Asaf, Ping Li, Kyla A. McKay, Yinshan Zhao, Ruth Ann Marrie   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between health insurance ownership and health service utilization, out-of-pocket expenses, and catastrophic health expenditure in the Special Region of Yogyakarta in 2023 [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Creating financial protection for the Indonesian people is one of the main functions of Universal Health Coverage. Implementing health insurance is expected to protect society from out-of-pocket expenditures. Catastrophic health expenditure can result in
Arviana Mestika Elok, Hafidz Firdaus, Setiyaningsih Hermawati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Perception and Factors Influencing Private Voluntary Health Insurance Policy Subscription in the Lucknow Region

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014
BACKGROUND Health insurance has been acknowledged by researchers as a valuable tool in health financing. In spite of its significance, a subscription paralysis has been observed in India for this product.
Tanuj Mathur, Ujjwal Kanti Paul, H. Prasad, Subodh Chandra Das   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source