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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Cost of healthcare"”.
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Rising Healthcare Costs in the United States: Contributing Factors and Potential Solutions
United States healthcare costs have been spiraling out of control for the last few decades. With no universal healthcare system in effect, more than forty seven million Americans lack health insurance and cannot afford even the most basic care. This thesis addresses the factors contributing to the …
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Tailored hospital supply chain for greater return on investment
The cost of healthcare has been increasing over the past several years. From 1997 to 2002, the average cost for hospital stays increased 24 percent. The increase in healthcare cost can be explained by malpractice law suits and also by the increase in the cost of medical supplies (26 percent …
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Application of Goldratt’s Thinking Process to Constraints Within an Emergency Department—A Case Study
… hospitals as it determines a large proportion of admissions. ED also acts as a buffer zone for many patients who cannot get care in other institutions due to insurance issues. Most hospitals are trying to invest heavily on their EDs, but cannot meet patients’ satisfaction in terms of cost and …
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Designing A Care Delivery System Through Interprofessional Coordinated Care In A Medical Neighborhood Setting
… has two significant aims: to improve the quality of healthcare and in doing so, to lower the cost of healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that chronic health conditions, such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and mental health, which in 2005 …
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Design of a passive hydraulic simulator for abnormal muscle behavior replication
… qualitative scales. Due to the subjective nature of this evaluation method, diagnostic results produced from these clinical assessments can have poor reliability and inconsistency. Incorrect diagnosis and treatment often result in worsening of the abnormal muscle behaviors, reducing the quality of …
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The role of the National Health insurance scheme in shaping equity of access to healthcare in Ghana
In light of recent emphasis on achieving Universal Health Coverage through social health insurance in low income countries, this thesis examined how the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana impacts on equity of access to healthcare in Tamale District of northern Ghana. Using mainly a …
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Patient-Specific Factors Associated with Surgical Delay in a Large Academic Hospital
<p>The high cost of healthcare is driving the search for more efficient practice, especially in high-stakes locations like the operating room. In addition to financial losses, patients suffer physical and emotional distress, including an increased risk of morbidity or mortality when surgical cases …
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Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Virtual Reality to Address Mental Health Stigma with African American Young Adults
… that African Americans experience higher levels of mental health-related stigma (MHS) than White Americans, which among other cultural and socioeconomic factors (e.g., cost of healthcare, medical mistrust) may contribute to lower rates of professional mental health service use, limited discussion …
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A systematic review of the assessment of out-of-pocket payment removal policies in reducing the economic burden caused by direct and indirect costs of HIV service utilization in South Africa
… to some policy introductions such as the removal of out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) in the form of user fees at point of care in primary health facilities in South Africa. The cost of healthcare for patients is not only a barrier to access and utilisation but can also lead to catastrophic spending …
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Adaptive engagement of older adults’ fitness through gamification
Older adults are often not physically active because they lack motivation, time, and/or physical ability. Not only does this impact the life of older adults, but it also affects society as a whole, because the cost of healthcare attached to maintaining the health of older adults is continually …
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A Distance-Based Clustering Framework for Categorical Time Series: A Case Study in Episodes of Care Healthcare Delivery System
… how compensation structures influence overall healthcare costs is a central issue in health economics. Episodes of Care (EoC) is a compensation structure that bundles payments for healthcare interventions that belong to a well-defined health event. Since the variation of clinical pathways can …
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Outcome prediction and structure discovery in healthcare data
Growing use of electronic medical records, advances in data mining and machine learning, and the continually increasing cost of healthcare in the United States drive the necessity of algorithmic solutions with the potential to improve patient care and reduce healthcare costs. Such algorithms can …
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Communication and collaboration: an exploration of clinical governance Interventions in the Western Cape Department of Health over the past twenty years
Background: The tension between the increasing cost of healthcare provision and the need to provide a quality level of care to a rising number of people is a global phenomenon. A focus on one over the other could result in a rise in adverse patient outcomes, or a health system too costly to be …
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Fetal Programming of Newborn TL
<p>Healthcare costs associated with treatment of the most prevalent age-related diseases is astronomical, approximately $568 billion in 2010. As these costs are projected to rise as the older-adult population grows, it is of increasing urgency to elucidate the origins of these diseases. Telomere …
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Precision Medicine and It's Ethical and Social Implications: Public Health and Gobal Persepctives
<p>Ever since President Obama's launch of the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) in 2015, precision medicine (PM) has been anticipated as the new paradigm for healthcare with the capacity to “empower patients, researchers, and providers to work together toward the development of individualized …
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Anomaly detection in laboratory tests subject to gatekeeping in selected health facilities
The cost of healthcare is currently a huge burden to governments and health care organisations across the world. In South Africa, laboratory tests administered by government facilities are delivered by the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) regardless of payment, and hence there is a …
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ESSAYS ON HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION
… reimbursement policy affects the quality of care provided to patients when providers compete for healthcare labor that is limited in supply. Cost payment systems fully reimburse a provider’s the total cost of healthcare provided, fixed reimbursements are predetermined at a fixed amount and …
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Geospatial patterns and determinants of choice of secondary healthcare facilities among National Health Insurance enrolees in Ibadan, Nigeria
… access to health care are important determinants of health outcomes. Various issues influence choice and determine the degree of, and differences in access to health care. Choice of health care facilities by individuals is often determined by the interplay between patient and provider …