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Effect of reimbursement incentive on enrollment in weight control

The FASEB Journal, 2006
Although much research addresses the effects of various obesity treatment strategies, little is known about factors that influence choices to enter treatment programs. Objective: to determine whether the prospect of partial fee reimbursement for a university‐sponsored community weight management program, contingent on individual ...
Douglas C Heimburger, Jamy D Ard, C Suzanne Henson, Miriam M Rueger, Kathy A Hubbert, Gerald L Glandon, David B Allison   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Cutting edge strategies for diabetic wound care: Nanotechnology, bioengineering, and beyond

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrates the challenges in diabetic wound healing, covering pathophysiology, formulation hurdles, and emerging therapeutic strategies. It highlights the role of hyperglycemia, formulation complexities, and advanced technologies like bioprinting and AI in improving diabetic wound management. Abstract Diabetic wounds affect millions
Usama Ahmad, Wan Nurhidayah Wan Hanaffi, Anas Islam, Aimen Salman, Mohd Muazzam Khan, Faiyaz Shakeel, Qiang Cai, Xiaojun Cai, Quazi T. H. Shubhra   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Brain Health With Neurotechnology Convergence (Part II): Intelligent Neurointervention Systems for Neurological Disorders

Brain Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurological disorders represent a critical domain within global health, necessitating advanced interventions to address complex pathologies such as tumors, functional disorders, and cerebrovascular diseases. Despite the proven benefits of early intervention, current treatment paradigms face significant challenges: (1) limited precision in ...
Qing Ye, Fei Peng, Chao Pan, Ping Zhang, Xuewei Xie, Zixiao Li, Yingxin Tang, Danyang Chen, Yuanwei Li, Jiawen Wu, Zao Han, Qing Dai, Quansheng Gu, Jizong Zhao, Zhouping Tang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Course: Real‐World Application of Sustainability and Innovation Principles in the Portuguese Blue Economy Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a key sector for linking sustainability and innovation, yet existing research has largely overlooked how firms operationalize these processes in practice. This study addresses that gap by asking: How do Portuguese blue economy firms embed sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) into their strategies, and what ...
Jennifer Nicole Elston, Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto, Carla Filipa Sequeira Valente Nogueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resource allocation and purchasing arrangements to improve accessibility of medicines: Evidence from Iran

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2015
Objective: The aim of this study was to review the current methods of pharmaceutical purchasing by Iranian insurance organizations within the World Bank conceptual framework model so as to provide applicable pharmaceutical resource allocation and ...
Peivand Bastani, Gholamhossein Mehralian, Rasoul Dinarvand   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time.
Jan Moellmann, Esther Salvi, Frank‐Martin Belz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contemporary and Emerging Therapies in the Management of Refractory Angina: A Clinical Review

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Refractory angina (RA) represents a growing challenge in clinical cardiology, particularly in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) who remain symptomatic despite optimal medical therapy and who are not candidates for revascularization.
Alex Angers‐Goulet, Siddhartha Mengi, David Garcia Labbé, Can Manh Nguyen, Jean‐Michel Paradis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benchmarking facilities providing care: An international overview of initiatives

SAGE Open Medicine, 2015
We performed a literature review of existing benchmarking projects of health facilities to explore (1) the rationales for those projects, (2) the motivation for health facilities to participate, (3) the indicators used and (4) the success and threat ...
Frédérique Thonon, Jonathan Watson, Mahasti Saghatchian   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emulating Six Cardiovascular Outcome Trials of Antidiabetic Drugs in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: Analyses Based on Real‐World Databases from Korea and Taiwan

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
With the increasing volume of clinical evidence derived from large‐scale Asian real‐world data (RWD) and the growing interest in its use in regulatory decision‐making, it is important to conduct benchmarking exercises that evaluate whether studies using Asian RWD can generate similar conclusions as randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Hwa Yeon Ko, Philip C. M. Au, Michael Chun‐Yuan Cheng, Ching‐Lung Cheung, Ahhyung Choi, Miyuki Hsing‐Chun Hsieh, Han Eol Jeong, Edward Chia‐Cheng Lai, Brian Meng‐Hsun Li, Kenneth K. C. Man, Jeremy A. Rassen, Daniel Hsiang‐Te Tsai, Shirley V. Wang, Ian C. K. Wong, Ju‐Young Shin, Sohee Park   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Pharmacoequity Globally: Reflections from the ASCPT Development, Regulatory, and Outcomes Network

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ASCPT has a mission to advance clinical pharmacology and translational sciences to reduce health disparities. The development, regulatory, and outcomes (DRO) network within ASCPT strives to advance pharmacoequity globally. Pharmacoequity, coined by Utibe Essien (2021), is the principle that all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, geography, or ...
Priya Jayachandran, Mayur K. Ladumor, Georgios Vlasakakis, Andrew Riselli, Katarina V. Ilic, Rob C. van Wijk, Mohamed Elmeliegy, Jatinder Kaur Mukker, Aarti Sawant‐Basak, Tao Long, Juyao Dong, Noha Rayad, Tao Zhang, on behalf of the DRO Network   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source