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Did Avoiding Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Facility Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic Save Lives?

Journal of Long-Term Care
Context: During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients using post-acute care generally avoided skilled nursing facilities, presumably to reduce their chance of illness and death. However, staying at home after an acute inpatient hospitalization carries its own
Edward C. Norton, Bradley J. Raine, Kristen Palframan Hassett   +2 more
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Lessons from local area special educational needs and disability inspections: A content analysis of Ofsted and Care Quality Commission outcome letters

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The growing concern about demand for, and provision of, support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has led the English government to announce a review of the system, which many describe as being in crisis.
Ariadna Albajara Sáenz, Isaac Winterburn, Jacob Matthews, Anne‐Marie Burn, Tamsin Ford, Jennifer Saxton   +5 more
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Comparative Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pulmonary valve replacement is frequently required in adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Comparative real‐world outcomes between percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVR) and surgical pulmonary valve replacement (SPVR) remain incompletely characterized. We evaluated outcomes and resource utilization for
Adam Bolad, Mohamed Elganainy, Fawaz Alenezi, Issam Motairek, Islam Bolad   +4 more
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Nanophotonic Biosensors and the Paradigm of Trans‐Scale Autonomous Bio‐Integrated Diagnostics for Addressing Health Complexities

Electron, EarlyView.
Physics‐driven advances in optical nanobiosensors for rapid, miniaturized, and point‐of‐care diagnostics for next‐generation decentralized and personalized healthcare based on sensor intelligence. ABSTRACT Public health emergencies and the escalating burden of chronic diseases necessitate a paradigm shift from centralized laboratory testing to rapid ...
Vishal Chaudhary, Harsh Sable, Sonu Sonu, Lakshita Phor, Reddicherla Umapathi, Pradeep Bhadola   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduction in Hospitals’ Readmission Rates: Role of Hospital-Based Skilled Nursing Facilities

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2019
Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is an important quality measure given that it represents a potentially preventable adverse outcome. Approximately, 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days of discharge.
Shivani Gupta PhD, Ferhat D. Zengul PhD, Ganisher K. Davlyatov PhD, Robert Weech-Maldonado PhD   +3 more
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Revisiting the Role of Physicians in Assisted Living and Residential Care Settings

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020
As the United States population ages, a higher share of adults is likely to use long-term services and supports. This change increases physicians’ need for information about assisted living and residential care (AL/RC) settings, which provide supportive ...
Sarah Dys MPA, Lindsey Smith MPP, Ozcan Tunalilar PhD, Paula Carder PhD   +3 more
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(Intending) Migrants and Occupational Downgrading: Investigating the Willingness to Leave the Health Sector Post‐Migration

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The unquenched thirst for emigration in Nigeria‐ and the increasing cost of migrating to the West‐has been established in the literature. Professionals, such as healthcare workers (HCWs), are poorly paid in Nigeria, making many seek better employment abroad.
Tunde A. Alabi, Oluwaseun Badru, Fatai A. Badru, Oluwafemi Adeagbo   +3 more
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A cross‐sectional study of caesarean deliveries performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in nine district and regional hospitals in Sierra Leone using the Robson Ten Group Classification System

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in Sierra Leone despite significant decline in the last decade. The aim of the present study was to evaluate obstetric care delivery using the Robson Ten Group Classification System (TGCS), focusing on caesarean delivery (CD) and task‐sharing.
Josien Westendorp, Rugiatu Jalloh, Sarrah Sheriff, Jenny Wussow, Guro Stamland, Sigrid‐Anne Bjorøy, Francis Moses, Marcus J. Rijken, Risa Hoffmann‐Lonnee, Håkon A. Bolkan, Alex J. van Duinen   +10 more
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Adverse Events and Their Contributors Among Older Adults During Skilled Nursing Stays for Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review

Patient Related Outcome Measures, 2021
Udoka Okpalauwaekwe,1 Huey-Ming Tzeng2 1University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; 2The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, School of Nursing, Galveston, TX, USACorrespondence: Huey-Ming TzengSchool of ...
Okpalauwaekwe U, Tzeng HM
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The FemTech revolution: Unlocking the potential of new technology for optimizing pregnancy outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries and remote areas

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity rates uncover major global health disparities. Despite ongoing efforts, the rates of maternal and neonatal complications remain substantially higher in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) compared to high‐income countries (HICs). These high rates are the result of several unmet needs in LMICs,
Nir Melamed, Hema Divakar, Mahesh Choolani, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Lin Foo, Hassan Shehata, Gabriel Jones, Vyta Senikas, Eline M. Van der Beek, Nandita Palshetkar, Gabriele Saccone, Vincenzo Berghella, Mauricio A. Cuello, Justin Konje, Bhaskar Bhatt, Augusto Cam, Moses Obimbo, Aris Papageorghiou, Moshe Hod, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Women's Health and Technology   +19 more
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