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Has the Janani Suraksha Yojana (a conditional maternity benefit transfer scheme) succeeded in reducing the economic burden of maternity in rural India? Evidence from the Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh

Journal of Public Health Research, 2018
Background. One of the constraints in the utilisation of maternal healthcare in India is the out-of-pocket expenditure. To improve the utilisation and to reduce the out-of-pocket expenditure, India launched a cash incentive scheme, Janani Suraksha Yojana
Saradiya Mukherjee, Aditya Singh
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Incentives for telehealthcare deployment that support integrated care: a comparative analysis across eight European countries

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2013
Introduction: Health care systems are struggling to deal with the increasing demands of an older population. In an attempt to find a solution to these demands, there has been a shift towards integrated care supported by information and communication ...
Maria Lluch
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Effect of a one-time financial incentive on linkage to chronic hypertension care in Kenya and Uganda: A randomized controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundFewer than 10% of people with hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa are diagnosed, linked to care, and achieve hypertension control. We hypothesized that a one-time financial incentive and phone call reminder for missed appointments would increase
Matthew D Hickey, Asiphas Owaraganise, Norton Sang, Fredrick J Opel, Erick Wafula Mugoma, James Ayieko, Jane Kabami, Gabriel Chamie, Elijah Kakande, Maya L Petersen, Laura B Balzer, Moses R Kamya, Diane V Havlir   +12 more
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A Climate Alliance through Transfer: Transfer Design in an Economic Conflict Model

World, 2022
For decades, combating climate change has been a global challenge, which requires jointly coordinated efforts by numerous, international actors. However, it has been shown time and again that agreeing on globally binding agreements without a global ...
Marcel Franke, Bernhard K. J. Neumärker
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Design choices made by target users for a pay-for-performance program in primary care: an action research approach

BMC Family Practice, 2012
Background International interest in pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives to improve quality of health care is growing. Current programs vary in the methods of performance measurement, appraisal and reimbursement.
Kirschner Kirsten, Braspenning Jozé, Jacobs JE, Grol Richard   +3 more
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Analysis of patient access to orphan drugs in Turkey

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background Rare diseases are life-threatening, serious, and chronic conditions that require complex care and have a low prevalence. An estimated one in 15 people worldwide are affected by rare diseases.
Güvenç Koçkaya, Sibel Atalay, Gülpembe Oğuzhan, Mustafa Kurnaz, Selin Ökçün, Çiğdem Sar Gedik, Mete Şaylan, Nazlı Şencan   +7 more
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Association Between Dinutuximab Beta Exposure and Post‐End‐of‐Treatment Survival in Neuroblastoma: A Weighted Patient‐Level Analysis of Three Clinical Studies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The association between exposure to dinutuximab beta (DB) and event‐free survival (EFS) or overall survival (OS) of neuroblastoma patients was assessed using data collected during three clinical trials (five cohorts). Methods A systematic review (March 2026) was conducted to identify relevant studies (prospective; registered DB ...
Przemysław Holko, Holger N. Lode, Alberto Garaventa, Carla Manzitti, Roberto Luksch, Dominique Valteau‐Couanet, Marion Gambart, John Anderson, Juliet Gray, Adela Canete, Lucas Moreno, Aleksandra Wieczorek, Cormac Owens, Shifra Ash, Isaac Yaniv, Genevieve Laureys, Hans Loibner, Katarzyna Śladowska, Ruth Ladenstein, Paweł Kawalec   +19 more
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Factors Impacting the Adoption and Potential Reimbursement of a Virtual Reality Tool for Pain Management in Switzerland: Qualitative Case Study

JMIR Human Factors
BackgroundPain and its adequate treatment are an issue in hospitals and emergency departments (EDs). A virtual reality (VR) tool to manage pain could act as a valuable complement to common pharmaceutical analgesics.
Josefine Lurtz, Thomas C Sauter, Christine Jacob   +2 more
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Quantifying Conflict of Interest in the Choice of Anti-VEGF Agents

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2021
David J Browning,1 Paul B Greenberg2 1Charlotte, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates, Charlotte, NC, 28210, USA; 2Division of Ophthalmology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USACorrespondence: David J Browning Email ...
Browning DJ, Greenberg PB
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Reimbursement Penalties and 30-Day Readmissions Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

JBJS Open Access, 2020
Background:. The U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act created the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP).
Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD, Maureen Spencer, RN, MEd, CIC, Amber L. Schilling, PharmD, MEd, David Kirschman, MD, Kathy L. Warye, BA, Javad Parvizi, MD   +5 more
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