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Low serum albumin and total lymphocyte count as predictors of 30 day hospital readmission in patients 65 years of age or older [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Introduction. Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is a target for health care cost savings through the medicare Value Based Purchasing initiative.
Robert Robinson
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Abnormal TPM2 expression is involved in regulation of atherosclerosis progression via mediating RhoA signaling in vitro

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction Ox-LDL (oxidized low-density lipoprotein)-induced endothelial cell injury and dysfunction of vascular smooth muscle cells play critical roles in the development of atherosclerosis (AS).
Jimei Zhang, Chonghong Zhang, Li Miao, Zimin Meng, Ning Gu, Guifang Song   +5 more
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Purchasing high-cost medical devices and equipment in hospitals: a systematic review

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To systematically review academic literature for studies on any processes, procedures, methods or approaches to purchasing high-cost medical devices and equipment within hospitals in high-income countries.Methods On 13 August 2020, we searched
Farhad Shokraneh, Saba Hinrichs-Krapels, Bor Ditewig, Harriet Boulding, Anastasia Chalkidou, Jamie Erskine   +5 more
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A Competitive Model of Supply Chain for Private Hospitals in Tehran, Iran

مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2018
Introduction: Hospital supply chain (HSC) competitiveness represents the ability of a hospital to provide its services in competition with other hospitals.
Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, Mohammadreza Hamidizadeh, Bahman Hajipoor, Abbasli Hajikarimi   +3 more
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Assessment of risk based on variant pathways and establishment of an artificial neural network model of thyroid cancer

BMC Medical Genetics, 2019
Background This study aimed to establish an artificial neural network (ANN) model based on variant pathways to predict the risk of thyroid cancer. Methods The RNASeq data of 482 thyroid cancer samples were downloaded from the TCGA database.
Yinlong Zhao, Lingzhi Zhao, Tiezhu Mao, Lili Zhong   +3 more
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The Effect of Quality of Service and Corporate Image on Purchasing Decisions

Almana: Jurnal Manajemen dan Bisnis, 2020
This study aims to determine the effect of service quality and corporate image on purchasing decisions at Alfamart South Tangerang Hospital. The method used is explanatory research with analytical techniques using statistical analysis with regression ...
Abdul Khoir
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Effect of a relative pricing intervention and active merchandising on snack purchases: interrupted time series analysis of a hospital retailer-led strategy

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Pricing policies have been shown to be an effective lever for promoting healthier dietary choices in consumer food environments. It is not yet well understood how pricing can be used to encourage healthier substitute purchases.
Catherine L. Mah, Laura Kennedy, Nathan G. A. Taylor, Taylor Nicholson, Emily Jago, Brenda MacDonald   +5 more
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THE EFFECT OF PREGNANT MOTHER’S BEHAVIOR IN THE PRE-PURCHASE STAGE TOWARDS THE SELECTION OF BIRTHPLACE

Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia, 2019
Background: A preliminary study at Mother and Child Hospital of Nyai Ageng Pinatih, Gresik, showed a gap between the number of pregnant women conducting antenatal examinations and the number of deliveries at the hospital in 2011.
Rika Aprilia, Novita Aulia Effendy, Feni Choirun Nisa, Ratna Dwi Wulandari   +3 more
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Association between value-based purchasing score and hospital characteristics

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background Medicare hospital Value-based purchasing (VBP) program that links Medicare payments to quality of care will become effective from 2013. It is unclear whether specific hospital characteristics are associated with a hospital’s VBP score, and ...
Borah Bijan J, Rock Michael G, Wood Douglas L, Roellinger Daniel L, Johnson Matthew G, Naessens James M   +5 more
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Increased expression of protease-activated receptors 2 indicates poor prognosis in HBV related hepatocellular carcinoma

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2019
Objective To investigate the potential role of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) in the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods A total of 202 HCC patients who underwent liver resections were included.
Peng Chen, Na Yang, Li Xu, Fangfang Zhao, Min Zhang   +4 more
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