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Reimbursing Preventive Care [PDF]

The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Theory, 2004
The paper focus on secondary prevention (diagnostic screening, medical examination, chech-up…) which refers to the early detection of disese. In particular secondary prevention in analyzed as an instrument of self-isurance: if illness occurs, the negative health shock decrease. Both the case in which secondary prevention and treatment are complementary
openaire   +4 more sources

Patient Perspectives on Psychiatric Polygenic Risk Scores in Reproductive Decision‐Making and Polygenic Embryo Screening

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polygenic risk scores (PRS) estimate individuals' genetic risk for developing multifactorial conditions. Recent genome‐wide association studies have enabled development of psychiatric PRS, which hold potential to streamline diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions.
Lauren A. Ginn, Amanda R. Merner, Page M. Trotter, Kaitlynn P. Craig, Abigail C. Martinez, Ana Lucía Battaglino, Dorit Barlevy, Daphne M. Ayton, Takahiro Soda, Eric A. Storch, Gabriel Lázaro‐Muñoz, Stacey Pereira   +11 more
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Potential Criteria for Frameworks to Support the Evaluation of Innovative Medicines in Upper Middle-Income Countries—A Systematic Literature Review on Value Frameworks and Multi-Criteria Decision Analyses

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
BackgroundMulticriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), a formal decision support framework, has been growing in popularity recently in the field of health care.
Ivett Jakab, Bertalan Németh, Baher Elezbawy, Melis Almula Karadayı, Hakan Tozan, Sabahattin Aydın, Jie Shen, Zoltán Kaló, Zoltán Kaló   +8 more
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Procurement with Costly Bidding, Optimal Shortlisting, and Rebates [PDF]

, 2006
We consider the procurement of a complex, indivisible good when bid preparation is costly, assuming a population of heterogeneous contractors. Shortlisting is introduced to implement the optimal number of bidders, and we explore whether the procurer ...
Fan, Cuihong, Wolfstetter, Elmar G.
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Descriptive Epidemiology From the Myhre Syndrome Foundation Registry: The Value of Self‐Reported Data

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young, Armelle Pindon, Maggie R. Brand, Kate Wears, Katherine H. Young, Alyssa Mendel, Michael J. Lyons   +6 more
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Facilitating Genetic Testing for Perinatal Demise: Development of a Multidisciplinary Workflow

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genetic contributors to perinatal demise are common but frequently undiagnosed due to clinical and logistical barriers. We aimed to improve access to genetic for intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), stillbirth, and early neonatal death by developing a multidisciplinary workflow.
Mackenzie Mosera, Samantha Stover, Elise Boos, Molly Casey, Joseph Fanning, Chelsea Fechter, Matthew Grace, L. Dupree Hatch, Michaela Ibach, Carla Jackson, Jiancong Liang, Caitlin Mann, Emily A. Morris, Jessica Turnbull, Marie Williams, Bryce A. Schuler   +15 more
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

A meta‐analysis and cost‐minimization analysis of cryoballoon ablation versus radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Arrhythmia
Background Previous studies have shown inconsistent results in clinical effectiveness between cryoballoon ablation (CBA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and cost assessment between the procedures is important. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
Yoshimi Nitta, Michiko Nishimura, Hidetoshi Shibahara, Teiichi Yamane   +3 more
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Inequities in Access to Tricuspid Valve Treatments

JACC: Advances
Background: Opportunities to minimize inequities in accessing treatments for tricuspid regurgitation disease should be considered. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore how access to new tricuspid regurgitation technologies change when ...
Colin M. Barker, MD, Lisa S. Kemp, PhD, Melissa Mancilla, MBA, Sarah Mollenkopf, MPH, Candace Gunnarsson, PhD, Michael Ryan, MS, Guy David, PhD   +6 more
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A comparative review of Haute Autorité de Santé and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence health technology assessments of Ikervis® to treat severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes

Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, 2017
Background: In 2015, Ikervis® became the only EMA-approved cyclosporine A (CsA) eye-drop for the treatment of severe keratitis in adult patients with dry eye disease, which has not improved despite treatment with tear substitutes.
Yasmina Iffet Eroglu
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