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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background In 2018, the Dutch government initiated the Solid Start program to provide each child the best start in life. The program focuses on the crucial first thousand days of life, which span from preconception to a child’s second birthday, and has a
Joyce M. Molenaar +3 more
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Healthcare Hot Spotting: Variation in Quality and Resource Use In California [PDF]
, 2015 This Issue Brief presents analyses of data available through the HEDIS by Geography tool, accessible at https://hbg.iha.org. The tool allows users to display and compare measures of both quality of care and use of health care resources throughout ...
Dolores Yanagihara +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim +8 more
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Limitations of the incidence density ratio as approximation of the hazard ratio
Trials, 2019 Background Incidence density ratios (IDRs) are frequently used to account for varying follow-up times when comparing the risks of adverse events in two treatment groups.
Ralf Bender, Lars Beckmann
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F1000ResearchBackground Health technology assessment (HTA) reports are based on comprehensive information retrieval. Current standards discourage the use of search restrictions, such as publication date and language.
Stefan Sauerland +5 more
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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018 Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but these can be reduced significantly with population screening using annual fecal occult blood tests (FOBT)A positive FOBT requires timely follow-up with ...
Revital Azulay +3 more
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How Does the Quality of U.S. Health Care Compare Internationally? [PDF]
, 2009 Explores definitions of high-quality health care and evidence for comparing U.S. health care with care in other countries. Discusses measures of specific types of care; findings on over-utilization, patient safety, and uninsurance; and ...
Elizabeth Docteur, Robert A. Berenson
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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Comparative analysis of quality assurance in health care delivery and higher medical education
Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2012 Jamiu O BusariDepartment of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The NetherlandsAbstract: Quality assurance (QA) in higher medical education involves the development ...
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Annotated Bibliography: Understanding Ambulatory Care Practices in the Context of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. [PDF]
, 2016 The ambulatory care setting is an increasingly important component of the patient safety conversation. Inpatient safety is the primary focus of the vast majority of safety research and interventions, but the ambulatory setting is actually where most ...
Mehdi, Harshal +2 more
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