Does Better Disease Management in Primary Care Reduce Hospital Costs? [PDF]
We apply cross-sectional and panel data methods to a database of 5 million patients in 8,000 English general practices to examine whether better primary care management of 10 chronic diseases is associated with reduced hospital costs.
Peter C Smith +4 more
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“Low‐Positive” MOG‐IgG Cases Among Adults With a First Event Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of patients with “low‐positive” (LP) MOG‐IgG (titres 1:160–1:320) among adults with a first demyelinating event (FDE) suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods From the Barcelona CIS inception cohort, we included adult patients with serum collected ≤ 6 months from the FDE.
Javier Villacieros‐Álvarez +29 more
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Subcutaneous RUC-4 for acute myocardial infarction: a new treatment on the horizon for pre-hospital care? [PDF]
EuroIntervention, 2021 Valgimigli M, Landi A.
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Consultancy to progress hospital in the home care provision: Final report, CHERE Project Report No 13 [PDF]
In July 1998, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services commissioned the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) to identify and document Hospital in the Home (HITH) care models nationally and internationally.
Marion Haas +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab +19 more
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Hospital uncompensated care and related issues
, 2004 Electronic data.; Title from title screen.; "February 4, 2004."; Updates: Hospital uncompensated care / by John Kasprak. 2003; Discusses state's experience with uncompensated care and the "distressed hospital fund."; Harvested from the web on 2/27 ...
Kasprak, John.
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Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son +3 more
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The contribution of helicopter emergency medical services in the pre-hospital care of penetrating torso injuries in a semi-rural setting. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2021 Gavrilovski M +4 more
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Reserves, Injury Severity, and Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury: A CENTER‐TBI Observational Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Reserve refers to the brain's ability to maintain function after an injury and strongly relates to traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes. This study examined (1) whether associations between pre‐injury reserve proxies and outcomes differed across injury severity categories, and (2) whether the impact of injury severity varied across ...
Natascha Ekdahl +6 more
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