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Explainable Health Risk Predictor with Transformer-based Medicare Claim Encoder [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 In 2019, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Outcomes Challenge seeking solutions to predict risk in value-based care for incorporation into CMS Innovation Center payment and service delivery models.
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Unsupervised Machine Learning for Explainable Health Care Fraud Detection [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 The US federal government spends more than a trillion dollars per year on health care, largely provided by private third parties and reimbursed by the government. A major concern in this system is overbilling, waste and fraud by providers, who face incentives to misreport on their claims in order to receive higher payments.
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Improving Health Care Access for Older Alaskans: What Are the Options? [PDF]
, 2010 This report focuses on the problem older Alaskans who rely on Medicare face getting access to primary care, and discusses some of the options policymakers are considering to resolve the problem.
Foster, Mark A., Frazier, Rosyland
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Metabolic Consequences of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have metabolic disruption, which can contribute to adverse long‐term outcomes, for multiple reasons. Patients with RA appear to have a higher risk of sarcopenia, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and hypertension. Systemic inflammation in RA can cause a “lipid paradox,” with reduced low‐
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NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma: The growing challenge
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Risk and protective factors for NAFLD‐related hepatocellular carcinoma Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common cause of cancer‐related mortality and morbidity worldwide. With the obesity pandemic, NAFLD‐related HCC is contributing to the burden of disease exponentially.
Pir Ahmad Shah +2 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2009 Introduction: This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of Ziehl-Neelsen stain (for acid-fast bacilli), and Mantoux test in diagnosing tubercular lymphadenopathy on FNAC.
Mamta Lakhey, C P Bhatta, S Mishra
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Understanding the dynamic impact of COVID-19 through competing risk modeling with bivariate varying coefficients [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exerted a profound impact on patients with end-stage renal disease relying on kidney dialysis to sustain their lives. Motivated by a request by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, our analysis of their postdischarge hospital readmissions and deaths in 2020 revealed that the COVID-19 ...
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Examining Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries: Supplemental Insurance, Medicare Advantage, and Prescription Drug Coverage [PDF]
, 2008 Provides 2006 data on Medicare enrollees' supplemental and drug coverage. Compares traits of Medicare Advantage enrollees to those of fee-for-service Medicare enrollees, and examines drug coverage and subsidy status among low-income ...
Anthony Damico +4 more
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JAMA Internal Medicine, 2016 IMPORTANCE The association between industry payments to physicians and prescribing rates of the brand-name medications that are being promoted is controversial.
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Ageism in Rheumatology: the Healthcare Professional's Perspective
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Ageism (age‐based stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination) is prevalent and linked to prolonged disability and reduced lifespan in older adults. Little is known about ageism within rheumatology. This study explores the healthcare professional's (HCP) perception of the care of older adults and how ageist attitudes or perspectives may impact ...
Aaron P. Smith +4 more
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