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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Background: Despite long standing recommendations of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination for adults age 65 years and older and wide-spread availability to vaccination services, vaccination coverage in the United states is low.
Angela K. Shen +4 more
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The HOSPITAL score as a predictor of 30 day readmission in a retrospective study at a university affiliated community hospital [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Introduction Hospital readmissions are common, expensive, and a key target of the Medicare Value Based Purchasing (VBP) program. Risk assessment tools have been developed to identify patients at high risk of hospital readmission so they can be targeted ...
Robert Robinson
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Voices in Bioethics, 2021 Photo by Anna Hecker on Unsplash ABSTRACT All people deserve the legal ability to outline their care decisions in advance and expect their decisions to govern during a pregnancy. However, until advance directives govern without pregnancy exceptions,
Gianna Strand
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The Need for Higher Minimum Staffing Standards in U.S. Nursing Homes. [PDF]
, 2016 Many U.S. nursing homes have serious quality problems, in part, because of inadequate levels of nurse staffing. This commentary focuses on two issues. First, there is a need for higher minimum nurse staffing standards for U.S.
Harrington, Charlene +3 more
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Geographic and Age-Based Variations in Medicare Reimbursement Among ASSH Members. [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate how American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) members\u27 Medicare reimbursement depends on their geographical location and number of years in practice. Methods: Demographic data for surgeons
Gaspar, Michael P. +5 more
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Ridding Ourselves of Noxious “Death Panel” Discourse
Voices in Bioethics, 2014 On Friday, April 11, 2014, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), along with co-sponsors Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the “Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act" (S.
Lillian Ringel
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Injury Epidemiology, 2019 Background This paper describes a protocol for determining the incidence of serious fall injuries for Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE), a large, multicenter pragmatic clinical trial with limited resources for event ...
David A. Ganz +17 more
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Medicare 1971: Changing Attitudes and Changing Legislation [PDF]
, 1970 Bone conduction (BC) is the way sound energy is transmitted by the skull bones to the cochlea causing a sound perception. Even if the BC sound transmission involves several pathways including sound pressure induced in the ear canal, inertial forces ...
Wolkstein, Irwin
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The High Infant Mortality Among Non-Hispanic White Infants in Appalachia
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Photo by Sean Foster on Unsplash INTRODUCTION The infant mortality rate in both Appalachia and the Delta is higher than in other parts of the US.[1] The Appalachian Region covers 428 counties in thirteen states.
Cathy Lively
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The California Gig Economy Law
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Photo by Morning Brew on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Employer-based insurance models work when the laws compelling employers to offer insurance are enforced. Corporate failure to provide insurance to full time employees undermines the system and results in
Anne Zimmerman
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