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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"ER visits."”.
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Do Statins Improve Outcomes in Patients With Asthma on Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy? A Retrospective Analysis of the Mississippi Medicaid Database 2002-2004.
… potential benefits of the anti-inflammatory properties of statins in asthma management with contradictory results. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine if asthma patients on concurrent statin therapy are less likely to have asthma-related hospitalizations and emergency room (ER) …
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Evaluation Of A Nursing-Led Telephonic Self-Management Program For Patients With Copd On Health Care Utilization
… pulmonary disease (COPD). Nurse-driven interventions are essential in value-based care. The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project is to reduce the number of preventable COPD-related admissions and emergency department (ER) visits by implementing a telephonic nurse-led …
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A retrospective data analysis in veterans with inflammatory bowel disease: Using Wagner's Chronic Care Model to explore medication adherence
Background</p><p> Medication adherence in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ranges between 7-72% . Increased healthcare utilization has been associated with non-adherence in IBD. Wagner's Chronic Care Model (CCM) posits that care coordination between primary and gastroenterology (GI) specialty care …
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Management of breast cancer in the Medicaid population
Breast cancer is the second most comcancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women. The current project examined some key issues important for effective breast cancer management in the Medicaid population. Medicaid is one the largest healthcare insurance systems in the US …
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Effects of Distress on Health Care Utilization in Cancer Survivors (NHIS 2004)
… indicated by a study of five comprehensive cancer centers and as measured by the Distress Thermometer (Jacobsen, et ah, 2005). Furthermore, few studies have examined the current health care utilization among cancer patients as predicted by distress. Thus, population-based data from the NHIS …
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Impact of Cost Sharing Levels on Adherence to Controller Drugs and Consequent Outcomes among Asthma Patients
… to reduce the excessive drug consumption. However, many times it could have a negative impact on the drug utilization especially in case of chronic conditions. Chronic conditions such as asthma require appropriate utilization of controller medication to keep the inflammation and symptoms under …
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The Role of Social Support and Spiritual Care in Numbers of ED Visits
According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010, there are almost 50 million uninsured Americans. As the experience of being uninsured or underinsured becomes increasingly common, there is also an increased financial burden on hospitals across the country as their emergency departments (EDs) serve as a …
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Essays in applied microeconomics
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essays, entitled ``The Effect of Insurance on Emergency Room Visits: An Analysis of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform,'' analyzes the impact of a major health reform in Massachusetts on emergency room (ER) visits. I exploit the variation in …
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Healthcare Systems : three studies of patient management and policy change
… and wrote three first- author journal format papers, of which one paper has been published and the other two will be submitted to healthcare management journals after completion of my degree. All three papers introduce new information about either the cost or the behaviors of patients in local …
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Identification Of Stimulant Misuse And Malingering Of Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… in 2013 that 54.3 million individuals reported overall lifetime prevalence of prescription drug abuse, and 16.7 million individuals reported misusing or abusing prescription drugs in the past year. This study focuses on the abuse of psychostimulants, popularly used for treatment of Attention …
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Implementing Ways to Reduce Catheter-associated Urinary Infections (CAUTIs)
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Center for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC), estimates that 40% of all Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are related to Hospital-acquired Infections (HAIs) (CDC, 2013). The Facility where the project was done consists of oncology, orthopedic, medical-surgical, …
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Preliminary Validation of the Pediatric Rating of Chronic Illness Self-Efficacy
… with a chronic illness (CI). Method: Data were collected from 217 families where one child aged 7-20 (Mage = 13.62, SDage = 2.92; 62.7% Latino, 58.1% female) had a CI. Parent participants provided demographic information. Youth completed a depression measure, the Patient Health Questionnaire …
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Associated with Non-Adherence to Pharmacotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder
BACKGROUND: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects more than 16 million adults in the United States (US) and accounted for $210 billion in direct and indirect costs in the US in 2010. Pharmacological treatments for MDD include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective …
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A systems analysis and technology roadmap for fall mitigation systems for the elderly
Falls and fall related injuries in the elderly (aged 65 and older) are a major health challenge - both to the affected individual and to the public health system. Approximately 28-35% of the elderly fall each year and falls lead to 20-30% of mild to severe injuries, and are underlying cause of …
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use In Older Patient With Breast and Colorectal Cancer
<p>Our objective was to determine predictors of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and its impact on outcomes (including ER visits, hospitalization, all cause death, and composite of three) in breast and colorectal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.<strong> </strong>We used data …
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A Comparative Analysis of Human Insulin versus Analog Insulin: Glycemic Control, Adherence, Utilization, and Cost-Effectiveness
… available in the US, analog insulin is newer, costlier, and more widely used than human insulin. The new mode of delivery with pen devices has shown promise in improving adherence and achieving glycemic control and gaining popularity. But comparing adherence to different insulins is …
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Predictors of Hyperkalemia and Outcomes of Dyskalemia in US Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Transitioning to Dialysis
… a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis of serum potassium levels (K+). Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a higher risk of experiencing dyskalemia events (i.e. hyper- and hypokalemia; especially the former) and thus future adverse outcomes. Currently, there is a …
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Nonemergency visits to the emergency room : revelations from the COVID era.
Emergency rooms ("ERs") in the United States ("US") must see all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Many uninsured patients that cannot pay for healthcare treatments tend to use ERs for primary care. This contributes to excessive healthcare costs in the US, financial challenges for …
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Patient Assistance for Virtual Emergency Room Follow Up (PAVER)
Purpose: Patients returning to the emergency room within 30 days of a previous visit pose a transitions of care issue for hospitals; with a reported 19.9% of initial ER visits resulting in a revisit. The cost of a revisit has been reported to be 118% the cost of the initial visit and 26% of ED …
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Yoga Therapy for Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
BACKGROUND: Patients with sickle cell disease suffer from both acute and chronic pain that severely affects their quality of life. Acute pain secondary to vaso-occlusive pain crises are a frequent cause of hospitalization and missed days from school and work. Many adult patients also suffer from …