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Showing 1 to 20 of 136 for “"Health care costs"”.
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Effects of a municipal government's worksite exercise program on employee absenteeism, health care costs, and variables associated with participation
… was evaluated to determine its effect upon health care costs and employee absenteeism. Thirty-two employees who had participated for four and one-half years were compared to 32 nonparticipating employees. Results of this evaluation indicated that participants were significantly more often …
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A Retrospective Study: The Relationship Between Health Care Costs, Absenteeism and Body Mass Index in a Group of Municipal Employees
… of varying body mass index and average annual health care costs and absenteeism in a group of 524 municipal employees. The 269 employees with health care claims and the 487 employees with attendance records were categorized into five different BMI categories based on self-reported weight and …
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Measuring the impact of Voluntary Health Insurance on out of pocket costs and socioeconomic-related inequality: methodological challenges and potential solutions with an application to Vietnam
… measure the impact of the Vietnamese Voluntary Health Insurance (VHI) programme on out-of-pocket (OOP) costs of health care after correcting for care-seeking and insurance-seeking self-selection biases; 2) to measure the effect of the VHI programme on socioeconomic-related inequality in …
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Healing the Work Place: Wellness Initiative Programs for the City of Marietta.
Due to the increase in health care costs and its impact on both employers and employees, the City of Marietta is interested in the wellness programs and how it can be implemented because they serve as good alternatives to reducing health care costs. Thus my main project is to research on the …
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Register studies of cancer in the Southern Health Care Region in Sweden
The overall aim was to study different aspect of health care use and health care costs on a population based level for persons with cancer and their partners, and from an individual level to explore the impact of comorbidities in incidence and survival. In the beginning of the study all persons in …
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How Does Ontario Primary Care Perform? Effectiveness, Costs and Efficiency
In 2001, Ontario began introducing new primary care models characterized by physician remuneration mechanisms, interdisciplinary teams, access requirements, and patient enrolment. The objectives of the primary care reform were to improve the quality of and access to primary care and to make primary …
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US Health Care Crisis: Implications for Education, Medical Praxis, and Democracy
… and political aspects of the culture of health care reform in the United States (US) and to investigate the underlying ideologies, values, and purposes of medical practice in a changing democratic society. Using Michel Foucault's cultural studies approach as the theoretical framework for …
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Trends in Cost, Health Status and Functional Outcomes Among Adult and Pediatric Patients with Asthma: 2000-2009
… and substantial deleterious effects on health care costs in the U.S. Very few studies have examined recent trends in medical expenditures, health status, and functional outcomes among patients with asthma. Objectives: To examine the level and changes in medical costs, health status and …
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Health, Healthcare, and Economic Impacts of Hospital-initiated Smoking Cessation Interventions
… smokers in the hospital setting. In order for health care funders and hospital administrators to begin supporting effective prevention interventions, like the OMSC, a compelling cost-effectiveness argument must be made. Few studies have looked at the downstream health, health care, and cost …
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Integrated behavioral health care in Michigan : a policy analysis
… the correlation between physical and behavioral health is becoming increasingly more recognized, policymakers and stakeholders are interested in addressing the health disparities of the Michigan population. Research continues to exemplify that those living with co-occurring physical and …
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Relationship of health risk behaviors to stress and depression in U.S. workers
Organizations have found that mental health conditions, more specifically stress and depression to be major contributing factors for the increase in employer health care costs. Stressed and depressed employees have been identified as having the highest correlation with higher heath care costs than …
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Relationship of health risk behaviors to stress and depression in U.S. workers
Organizations have found that mental health conditions, more specifically stress and depression to be major contributing factors for the increase in employer health care costs. Stressed and depressed employees have been identified as having the highest correlation with higher heath care costs than …
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An Employee-Centered Care Model Responds To The Triple Aim: Improving Employee Health
<p>Health care expenditures, patient satisfaction and timely access to care will remain problematic if dramatic changes in health care delivery models are not developed and implemented. To combat this challenge a Triple Aim approach is essential. Innovation in payment and health care delivery …
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Welfare organization: The case of worksite health promotion
… the corporate motivation for offering worksite health promotion. Three possible motivations are presented: efficiency (reduction of health care costs), control (monitoring of employees' lifestyle), and demography (aging of the workforce). Data from the 1985 ""National Survey of Worksite Health …
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Competition Vs. Regulation in the Health Care Market: Approaches to Cost Containment
… regulatory strategies to cost containment in the health care market. It discusses the justifications for the use of these strategies and examines the effectiveness of each through case studies of health maintenance organization (HMOs) and diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). In addition, it considers …
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The impact of smoking on individual health expenditures: a case study of Namibia
… among the sub-populations least able to pay for healthcare services in LMICs. This, in turn, will perpetuate the vicious cycle of poverty and disease. The current study contributes to developing an understanding of the socioeconomic disparities in smoking in Namibia and their potential …
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Essays in public economics and political economy
… in developed and developing countries, including health insurance regulation, public goods provision and inequality and welfare measurement. The first chapter analyzes the impacts of the managed care backlash in the United States on health care costs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. During the …
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Data-driven approach to health care : applications using claims data
Large population health insurance claims databases together with operations research and data mining methods have the potential of significantly impacting health care management. In this thesis we research how claims data can be utilized in three important areas of health care and medicine and …
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in United States (US) Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain (LBP): Examining the Effectiveness of Acupuncture on US Adults with Chronic LBP
Low back pain (LBP) places a heavy burden on health care systems in the United States, costing approximately $100 billion a year in costs related to health care utilization. As health care costs continue to rise, it is important to allocate limited resources toward therapies that offer the most …
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Improvement of prescription medicine adherence through the development of an intelligent pill organization and dispensary system "Claire"
… the nation spends over $100 billion annually on health care costs directly related to incorrect medication adherence. Most medication non-adherence is caused by unintentional mistakes, especially among the elderly (65+ years old) with multiple regular prescriptions. This thesis describes the …
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