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Tiny patients, huge impact: a call to action

Frontiers in Public Health
The continuation of high-quality care is under threat for the over 70 million children in the United States. Inequities between Medicaid and Medicare payments and the current procedural-based reimbursement model have resulted in the undervaluing of ...
Jordee Wells, Anita Shah, Holly Gillis, Sarah Gustafson, Carmin Powell, Amornluck Krasaelap, Samantha Hanna, Jennifer A. Hoefert, Amee Bigelow, Jennifer Sherwin, Emilee C. Lewis, Katherine E. Bline   +11 more
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Determinants of waiting times for surgery in older patients with hip fractures: a two-center retrospective study in Japanese acute care hospitals

BMC Geriatrics
Background Hip fractures represent a significant public health issue in an aging society. Early surgical intervention for hip fractures in older adults is associated with fewer complications and higher survival rates, and recent reimbursement incentives ...
Yunhan Ji, Takehiro Michikawa, Kenta Zouchi, Kurenai Hachiya, Takumi Taniguchi, Keigo Sato, XiaoJian Ye, Mitsuhiro Morita, Nobuyuki Fujita   +8 more
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What effect does physician "profiling" have on inpatient physician satisfaction and hospital length of stay?

BMC Health Services Research, 2006
Background 2002 marked the first time that the rate of hospital spending in the United States outpaced the overall health care spending rate of growth since 1991. As hospital spending continues to grow and as reimbursement for hospital expenses has moved
Moseley Richard H, Hayward Rodney A, Hofer Timothy P, Zemencuk Judith K, Saint Sanjay   +4 more
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The effect of urban basic medical insurance on health service utilisation in Shaanxi Province, China: a comparison of two schemes.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundUrban population in China is mainly covered by two medical insurance schemes: the Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI) for urban employees in formal sector and the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI) for the left urban ...
Zhongliang Zhou, Zhiying Zhou, Jianmin Gao, Xiaowei Yang, Ju'e Yan, Qinxiang Xue, Gang Chen   +6 more
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The effects of patient cost sharing on inpatient utilization, cost, and outcome.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundHealth insurance and provider payment reforms all over the world beg a key empirical question: what are the potential impacts of patient cost-sharing on health care utilization, cost and outcomes?
Yuan Xu, Ning Li, Mingshan Lu, Elijah Dixon, Robert P Myers, Rachel J Jolley, Hude Quan   +6 more
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Strengthening Primary and Chronic Care: State Innovations to Transform and Link Small Practices [PDF]

, 2010
Presents case studies of state policies for reorganizing and improving primary and chronic care delivery among small practices, including leadership and convening, payment incentives, infrastructure support, feedback and monitoring, and ...
Anne K. Gauthier, Kristin Sims-Kastelein, Mary Takach, Neva Kaye   +3 more
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The Political Economy of Digital Health Equity: Structural Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research
Digital technologies have produced many innovations in care delivery and enabled continuity of care for many people when in-person care was impossible. However, a growing body of research suggests that digital health can also exacerbate health
James Shaw, Wiljeana Glover
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Alaska Employer Health-Care Benefits: A Survey of Alaska Employers [PDF]

, 2014
The majority of Alaskans and Americans who have health insurance coverage get it through an employer—either their own employer or the employer of a family member. The U.S.
Frazier, Rosyland, Guettabi, Mouhcine, Knapp, Gunnar   +2 more
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Effects of a Reimbursement Incentive on Enrollment in a Weight Control Program

Obesity, 2007
W. S. Butsch, J. Ard, D. B. Allison, A. Patki, C. Henson, Miriam Rueger, Kathy Hubbert, Gerry L. Glandon, D. Heimburger   +8 more
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Integration of HeartSmart Kids into Clinical Practice: A Quality Improvement Project [PDF]

, 2016
Presented to the Faculty of the University of Alaska, Anchorage in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE, FAMILY PRACTICE NURSEIn 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), established “Meaningful Use ...
Lang, Sara
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