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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Cost of care"”.
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Uninsured Adult Working-Age Population in Tarrant County: Access, Cost of Care, and Health--Hispanic Immigrants
… survey data collected from a sample population of clients from JPS Health Network in Tarrant County, Texas from July-August, 2000. Respondents for this study represents a group of working-age Hispanic immigrant adults, N=379. Andersen's "Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations" is used to as …
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Applying productivity information to control unwarranted variation in healthcare
Healthcare costs are rising across developed nations. Increasing demand for the delivery and maintenance of healthcare due to an aging population and increasing prevalence of chronic conditions fuel growth in costs. Scientific and technological advancements further aggravate the escalation of costs …
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Perceptions of HIV/AIDS in West Virginia nursing facilities
Introduction. Placement of HIV/AIDS infected individuals into geriatric long-term care facilities has been a problem since the beginning of HIV/AIDS. Specific aims. The objective of this study was to determine how prepared West Virginia nursing facilities are to deal with the HIV/AIDS population. …
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An Examination of the Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Race on End-of-Life Treatment Level Following a Palliative Intervention
The purpose of this study was to examine differences in treatment level at the end of life according to race and socioeconomic status and the extent a palliative intervention may change the course and cost of care. The study population included patients from the Medical Center of Central Georgia …
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System dynamics approach to healthcare affordability in India
Affordability of healthcare is a growing concern across the world. For India, with a population of over 1.2 billion people and one third of world's poorest, to provide affordable and sustainable healthcare to all its citizens becomes even more challenging. The country faces the triple burden of …
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A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
The development of drug resistance to common pathogens, has generated much concern in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency of antibiotic prescription and probable inappropriate use. This may have …
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A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
The development of drug resistance to common pathogens, has generated much concern in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency of antibiotic prescription and probable inappropriate use. This may have …
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PATIENT LENGTH OF STAY: PREDICTIVE VARIABILITY AMONG FORENSIC AND CIVIL PSYCHIATRIC UNITS AND POPULATIONS
Patient length of stay (LOS) in psychiatric inpatient services has become one of the most popular but least understood measures of treatment efficiency and total cost of care. The initiative to decrease LOS in an effort to reduce total treatment costs will ultimately be more costly, unless LOS …
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The Economic Impact and Policy Implications of Innovative Medical Technologies on the Canadian Healthcare System
… - The Economic Impact and Policy Implications of Innovative Medical Technologies on the Canadian Healthcare System<br/><br/>Despite considerable per capita expenditure, the Canadian healthcare system faces a complex crisis characterised by strained operational capacity, substantial shortages of …
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The Economic Impact and Policy Implications of Innovative Medical Technologies on the Canadian Healthcare System
… - The Economic Impact and Policy Implications of Innovative Medical Technologies on the Canadian Healthcare System<br/><br/>Despite considerable per capita expenditure, the Canadian healthcare system faces a complex crisis characterised by strained operational capacity, substantial shortages of …
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A device for quantitative assessment of thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury
Injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) of the thumb, known as "Skier's Thumb," is treated by surgical repair for complete tears, or by splinting for partial tears. Because of this radical difference in treatment options, diagnostic accuracy is critical. The primary mechanism of diagnosis is …
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ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AMONG OLDER ADULTS
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevalence and cost of care is expected to triple over the next two to three decades. Without a means of prevention these trends will continue unabated. Targeting vascular risk factors is proposed as a critical means to prevent AD and related dementias; however, few targets …
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Achieving Public Long-Term Care Insurance Through Social Security Wealth: Microsimulation for the US Case
<p>The risk of needing long-term care (LTC) at some point in one's life is non-negligible, and the cost of care–whether in formal or informal settings– can be prohibitive for many seniors. In fact LTC is sometimes labeled the last major uninsured expense for seniors in the United States. The …
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Life history trade-offs in a parental care-providing fish: the role of reproductive value, predation threat, and physiological condition on brood abandonment decisions by paternal largemouth bass
Parental care evolved as a means to maximize reproductive success at a cost to physiological and nutritional condition of the care-providing individual, and at a cost to future reproductive potential. Parental investment decisions are rooted in tradeoffs between these factors, and when the cost of …
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Group Intervention for Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth Following Sexual Trauma in Women Veterans
Women service members have higher rates of childhood sexual trauma in comparison to civilian women and almost 50 percent of women reported joining the military to escape stressful home environments. Women Veterans also experience a myriad of traumatic stressors while in the military, including high …
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Assessing Risk Factors, Cost And Mortality Due to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using National Inpatient Sample Data
… is a major hospital-acquired infection in acute care settings, and its consequences are significant. VAP is considered a preventable infection if the risk factors are managed effectively in predisposed patients, and if the associated cost and mortality are well understood. The purpose of this …
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Technology-supported apprenticeship in the management of chronic disease
Chronic disease is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but the current standard of care is woefully ineffective. It is paternalistic, episodic, and perversely incentivized based on volume, resulting in poor outcomes at extraordinary cost. Technology-supported …
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Treatments for Cancer Given Orally: Patients' Perceptions of Distress Due to Financial Toxicity
… relationship between participants’ experience of financial toxicity (FT), the participants’ perception of distress associated with FT, and participants’ self-identified adherence to prescribed treatments in the context of FT.</p> <p><strong>Background: </strong>FT has emerged as an additional …
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An action research study to improve resident-centred continence care in a multi-purpose service
… treatment and management in the residential aged care section of a Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) in rural Australia. Given the 70.9% prevalence rates of incontinence occurring in Australian aged care residents, nurses and care staff consider incontinence to be inevitable in older age and fail to …
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