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Evaluation of and implications for a novel hepatitis C e-consult direct-to-treatment pilot program

Scientific Reports, 2023
A Hepatitis C (HCV) e-Consult Direct-To-Treatment (DTT) program managed by midlevel providers was developed at the Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) which provided remote referral and, in some, remote management of HCV.
Neaka Z. Mohtashemi, Crystal Y. Teng, Jihane Benhammou, Tien Dong, Matthew Bidwell Goetz, Arpan Patel, Jenna Kawamoto, Debika Bhattacharya   +7 more
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BENEFITS OF A CLINICAL PATHWAY IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Objective: Demonstrate whether a multiprofessional Clinical Pathway Program in Total Knee Arthroplasty (CPPA) contributesto optimizing hospital care. Method: Retrospective study of medical data of care indicators in 310 patients divided into two groups:
Márcio de Castro Ferreira, Gilvânia Silva, Carolina Padrão Amorim Marinelli, Julia Souza de Oliveira, Pedro Aurélio Mathiasi Neto, Gilberto Luis Camanho   +5 more
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Can Managed Health Care Help Manage Health-Care-Associated Infections?

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001
Managed-care organizations have a unique opportunity, still largely unrealized, to collaborate with health-care providers and epidemiologists to prevent health care-associated infections.
Richard Platt, Blake Caldwell
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Carcinomas and Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs and Bronchi in Children and Adolescents: The EXPeRT Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary lung carcinomas and bronchial carcinoid tumors (BC) are very rare malignancies in childhood. While typical BC and mucoepidermoid carcinomas are mostly low‐grade, localized tumors with a more favorable prognosis than in adults, necessitating avoidance of overtreatment, adenocarcinomas of the lung are often diagnosed at advanced disease ...
Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Sabine Irtan, Yves Reguerre, Malgorzata Krawczyk, Ewa Bien, Tal Ben‐Ami, Maja Cesen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Dominik T. Schneider, Abbas Agaimy, Constantin Lapa, Hubert Ducou le Pointe, Rainer Claus, Catherine Daniel, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +19 more
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Has Medicaid Managed Care Affected Beneficiary Access and Use?

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2002
This paper uses data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families to examine the effects of the various forms of mandatory Medicaid managed care on access and use among beneficiaries not receiving Supplemental Security Income or Medicare benefits.
Stephen Zuckerman, Niall Brennan, Alshadye Yemane   +2 more
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Insights from a national survey into why substance abuse treatment units add prevention and outreach services

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2006
Background Previous studies have found that even limited prevention-related interventions can affect health behaviors such as substance use and risky sex.
Lemak Christy, Wells Rebecca, D'Aunno Thomas A   +2 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Effect of Oral Health-Based Care Program on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Iran

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a highly prevalent complication of ICU admission. the aim study This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effect of an oral care program on oral health (OH) status and prevention
Mohamad Ali Roozegar, Aminollah Vasigh
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Impact of alternative healthcare plans on out-of-hours help-seeking intentions in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2018
INTRODUCTION In Switzerland, mandatory health insurance plans (standard) offer free access to secondary and emergency care. However, in return for a lower premium, individuals can choose alternative healthcare plans (HCPs), with either a ...
Ellen Keizer, Linda Huibers, Morten Bondo Christensen, Oliver Senn   +3 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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