Assessing the Financial Health of Medicaid Managed Care Plans and the Quality of Patient Care They Provide [PDF]
, 2011 Examines the administrative and medical expenses, quality of care, and financial stability of publicly traded health plans contracted to manage the care of Medicaid beneficiaries by plan characteristics and compared with non-publicly traded ...
Michael H. Bailit, Michael J. McCue
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Learning to Address Health Inequality in the United States with a Bayesian Decision Network
, 2018 Life-expectancy is a complex outcome driven by genetic, socio-demographic, environmental and geographic factors. Increasing socio-economic and health disparities in the United States are propagating the longevity-gap, making it a cause for concern ...
Chugh, Samarth +3 more
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Health Informatics Journal, 2018 Within healthcare, information systems are increasingly developed to enable automatic analysis of the large amounts of data that are accumulated. A prerequisite for the practical use of such data analysis is the veracity of the output, that is, that the ...
Troels Mønsted
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Genetic testing in epithelial ovarian cancer includes both germline and tumor‐testing. This approach often duplicates resources. The current prospective study assessed the feasibility of tumor‐first multigene testing by comparing tumor tissue with germline testing of peripheral blood using an 18‐gene NGS panel in 106 patients.
Elisabeth Spenard +12 more
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Gaps in Health Insurance: Why So Many Americans Experience Breaks in Coverage and How the Affordable Care Act Will Help [PDF]
, 2012 Presents findings from the Health Insurance Tracking Survey of U.S. Adults, including the percentage of those who were uninsured during 2011, reasons for gaps in coverage, access to regular and preventive care, and the impact of federal healthcare ...
Michelle M. Doty +3 more
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Needs of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Rural-Urban Comparison in Delaware, USA. [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Older adults in rural areas have unique transportation barriers to accessing medical care, which include a lack of mass transit options and considerable distances to health-related services.
Eisenstein, Amy R +8 more
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Screening for lung cancer: A systematic review of overdiagnosis and its implications
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Low‐dose computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer may increase overdiagnosis compared to no screening, though the risk is likely low versus chest X‐ray. Our review of 8 trials (84 660 participants) shows added costs. Further research with strict adherence to modern nodule management strategies may help determine the extent to which ...
Fiorella Karina Fernández‐Sáenz +12 more
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КардиоСоматика, 2014 These recommendations contain the procedure for choosing patients with stable angina pectoris and effective combination therapy of antianginal drugs from the three main groups (nitrates, calcium channel blockers and b-blockers) by repeated tests with ...
Ye. V Kokurina +3 more
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Investing in America's Health 2012: A State-By-State Look at Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts [PDF]
, 2012 Examines federal and state public health funding for preventive care and state variations in disease rates, healthcare access, and other data.
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COVID-19 Knowledge, Perception, Preventive Measures, Stigma, and Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in Three Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Phone Survey [PDF]
, 2021 Nega Assefa +14 more
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