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The impact of healthcare reform on the efficiency of public county hospitals in China [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
The new round of Healthcare Reform in China has implemented over 3 years since 2009, and promoted greatly the development of public county hospitals. The purpose of this study is to evaluate county hospitals efficiency before and after the healthcare reform, and further assess the reform effectiveness through the comparative analysis of the efficiency ...
Shuai Jiang, Rui Min, Peng-qian Fang
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Engineering Approaches to Modify Immunomodulatory Functions of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs): Tissue Regeneration and Clinical Application

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) show promise for treating immune‐related disorders through immunomodulation and tissue regeneration. This review gives a brief overview of current clinical approval of MSC therapies. It also discussed how bioengineering, including genetic modification, biomaterial delivery, extracellular vesicles, and iPSC‐derived MSCs,
Sichen Yang, Kejia Li, Ning Wang, Zhen Li, Zhiyong Zhang, Rocky S. Tuan, Yangzi Jiang   +6 more
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Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of DIP payment methodology reform in a public hospital in Guangzhou: a qualitative study based on the implementation of the meta-framework for research (CFIR) framework

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP), a medical insurance payment management system utilizing big data, has been piloted in 12 cities by the National Healthcare Security Administration in China starting in 2021. Guangzhou is one of the pilot
Jinghui Chang, Siyi Chen, Anqi Li, Xixi Yang, Hualian Luo, Maidina Yilamu, Bingqian Fu, Nuoyan Xu, Jing Liu, Huishu Tian   +9 more
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Identifying organisational capability of hospitals amid the new healthcare reform in China: a Delphi study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective Since China launched its nationwide systemic healthcare reform in 2009, policies such as the elimination of drug markups and the reform of medical insurance payments have forced some hospitals into a crisis threatening their survival.
Jingyu Shi, Xinyue Sun, Kai Meng
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An evaluation of systemic reforms of public hospitals: the Sanming model in China [PDF]

Health Policy and Planning, 2017
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been searching for effective strategies to reform their inefficient and wasteful public hospitals. Recently, China developed a model of systemic reforms called the Sanming model to address the inefficiency and waste at public hospitals. In this article, we explain and evaluate how the Sanming model reformed
Hongqiao, Fu, Ling, Li, Mingqiang, Li, Chunyu, Yang, William, Hsiao   +4 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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Development and validation of an early predictive model for acute stress disorder after trauma: a clinical cohort study [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Injury is sudden and unpredictable and has become a major public health problem in the world, and many trauma patients may experience cognitive or psychological problems including acute stress disorder (ASD).
Xiahong Li, Shangpeng Shi, Juan Gu, Xiangyuan Chu, Xiu Dai, Xiuquan Shi   +5 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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Reform influences location of death: Interrupted time-series analysis on older adults and persons with dementia.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundNorway instituted a Coordination Reform in 2012 aimed at maximizing time at home by providing in-home care through community services. Dying in a hospital can be highly stressful for patients and families. Persons with dementia are particularly
Janet L MacNeil Vroomen, Camilla Kjellstadli, Heather G Allore, Jenny T van der Steen, Bettina Husebo   +4 more
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Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Short-Term Perceived Change in Physical Performance among Elite Athletes: An International Survey

Vaccines, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination raised concerns about its potential effects on physical performance. To assess the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on the perceived change in physical performance, we conducted an online survey among elite athletes from Belgium ...
Olivier Bruyère, Géraldine Martens, Céline Demonceau, Axel Urhausen, Romain Seil, Suzanne Leclerc, Sébastien Le Garrec, Philippe Le Van, Pascal Edouard, Philippe M Tscholl, François Delvaux, Jean-François Toussaint, Jean-François Kaux   +12 more
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