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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Broad‐Spectrum Antibiotic Prophylaxis on Post‐Pancreatoduodenectomy Infectious Complications: Nationwide Inpatient Database Study in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using a nationwide Japanese inpatient database, we evaluated whether broad‐spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis improves postoperative outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy compared with narrow‐spectrum antibiotics. In propensity score–weighted analyses of 45 099 patients, broad‐spectrum prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of intra ...
Hiroki Kitagawa, Shotaro Aso, Yuki Hirano, Kenichiro Uemura, Keita Kouzu, Satoru Matsuda, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Junichi Sasaki, Yuko Kitagawa, Hideo Yasunaga   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence-based health care policy in reimbursement decisions : lessons from a series of six equivocal case-studies [PDF]

, 2013
Context: Health care technological evolution through new drugs, implants and other interventions is a key driver of healthcare spending. Policy makers are currently challenged to strengthen the evidence for and cost-effectiveness of reimbursement ...
Annemans, Lieven, Ramaekers, Dirk, Sermeus, Walter, Van Herck, Pieter   +3 more
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Age and Regional Trends in Groin Hernia Surgery in Japan: An Analysis of Laparoscopic Repair, Outpatient Surgery, and Manual Reduction Using National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Using National Database open data from 2014 to 2023, this nationwide study visualizes age‐, sex‐, and region‐specific trends in groin hernia surgery in Japan. Laparoscopic surgery, outpatient surgery, and manual reduction were analyzed to estimate lifetime surgical burden and patterns of emergency‐related healthcare utilization at the population level.
Masanori Sato, Kyosuke Miyazaki, Tatsuya Tazaki, Itsuro Nagae, Taketo Matsubara, Saseem Poudel, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Hidetoshi Wada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Medicaid Pharmacy Benefits: Current Issues and Options [PDF]

, 2011
Examines issues and considerations for state reforms of Medicaid prescription drug reimbursement, pharmacy management, and cost sharing and other best practices for realizing ...
Robin Rudowitz, Sandy Kramer, Vernon K. Smith   +2 more
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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Propelling Health Care into the Twenties

Biomedicine Hub, 2020
The scope and potential of personalised health care are underappreciated and underrealised, often because of resistance to change. The consequence is that many inadequacies of health care in Europe persist unnecessarily, and many opportunities for ...
Denis Horgan, Bettina Borisch, Etienne Richer, Chiara Bernini, Dipak Kalra, Mark Lawler, Gennaro Ciliberto, Hendrik Van Poppel, Angelo Paradiso, Peter Riegman, Stefano Triberti, Andres Metspalu, Arturo Chiti, Elizabeth Macintyre, Stefania Boccia, Fabien Calvo, Desmond Schatz, Jasmina Koeva-Balabanova, Bengt Jonsson   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicaid: Overview and Impact of New Regulations [PDF]

, 2008
Focuses on six new rules aimed at cutting federal spending that could reduce services for vulnerable beneficiaries, slash reimbursement for safety-net providers, and affect states' budgets.
Robin Rudowitz
core  

Implementation of First‐Line Rapid Genome Sequencing for Children in Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Substantial data supports the use of rapid exome and genome sequencing (rES/rGS) in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), but fewer studies have examined the impact of rES/rGS in other pediatric critical care units. We evaluated the impact on diagnostic yield and time to diagnosis following a single‐center hospital policy change allowing ...
Alexandra C. Keefe, Abbey A. Scott, Lukas Kruidenier, Jessie Conta, Darci L. Sternen, Sarah V. Clowes Candadai, Shannon M. Stasi, Julia Parish‐Morris, Megan Sikes, Margaret P. Adam, Anita E. Beck, Jennifer C. Hayek, Ian Glass, James T. Bennett, Ghayda Mirzaa, Paul Kruszka, Britt Johnson, Kirsty McWalter, Deborah Copenheaver, Bethany Friedman, Michael Bamshad, Katrina M. Dipple, Tara L. Wenger   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improving the Lives of Young Children: Increasing Referrals and Follow-Up Treatment in Medicaid and CHIP [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines factors limiting referrals and treatment for children in public insurance programs, including low reimbursement rates and complex billing rules and fragmentation between primary care and treatment providers.
Genevieve M. Kenney, Jennifer E. Pelletier   +1 more
core   +1 more source