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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Healthcare expenditure"”.
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The health economics of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour: healthcare expenditure and cost-effective interventions
… behaviour are an economic burden due to direct healthcare costs and indirect costs from reduced productivity, increased absenteeism, and other out-of-pocket costs. Previous studies have estimated the healthcare costs associated with physical inactivity using a prevalence-based approach and …
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"Can religious treatment choices justify additional healthcare expenditure and, if so, are there limits to this?"
Access to healthcare is generally regarded as a supportive right to the right to life. Freedom to hold a religious belief and to practice that religion is also held to be a right. The practicing of a religion includes the freedom to live in accordance with the tenets of that religion, but this may …
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Promoting equity in primary healthcare expenditure across districts in the North West Province, using a needs-based resource allocation approach
… of addressing the inequity in district Primary Healthcare (PHC) spending. Literature has shown that using a needs- based approach to allocate resources may have a positive effect on equity across geographic areas. This study aimed to examine inequity in current district PHC expenditure, to …
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Risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in South African employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal
… these risk factors were associated with higher healthcare costs.
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Budgeting for cyclicality in a healthcare setting – accounting for economic shocks in the budgetary process
… budgeting process is a critical component of any healthcare system’s response to economic shocks. Recent events, such as the global financial crisis or the Covid-19 pandemic, have shown that the budgetary response is often insufficient to maintain a consistent level of service. This dissertation …
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The effect of changes in drug benefit design among individuals with diabetes in large employer-sponsored insurance plans
… via changes in drug benefit design on healthcare expenditure among individuals with diabetes; I take into account the comorbid effect of diabetes for the age population ranging from 18 to 62. </p> <p>Study design, data and organization of the report: </p> <p> This study uses a …
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Impact of minerals in Chinese medicinal herbs and decoctions on kidney function
… they account for a significant proportion of healthcare expenditure. Due to cost constraints, the majority of the people with kidney diseases die in developing countries. Traditional medicine is gaining an increasing share of the public‟s awareness. Studies have documented that about half of …
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Cost and survival analysis of treating stage IV non -small cell lung cancer
… about 17% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare, the most of any industrialized nation. Oncology care alone accounts for 5-10% of this expenditure. Although the cancer survival data in the US are better than of most industrialized nations, the fact that healthcare expenditure is rising …
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Homebased healthcare : issues and challenges
Healthcare costs in United States are projected to rise to 20% of GDP by 2015. This is a cause of major concern and current political debate. The largest contributor to this cost is the hospital cost accounting for 30 % to the healthcare expenditure. Segmenting healthcare through new delivery …
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Fraud in Genetic Testing: Swindling the System
<p>Healthcare fraud comprises a sizable portion of the United States healthcare expenditure and inflicts strain on payors, patients, and the healthcare system overall. The genetic testing industry is rapidly growing which provides a multitude of fraud opportunities. There is limited research …
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Determinants of the application of personalised nutrition and associated technologies in dietetic practice - A mixed methods study of key stakeholders in personalised nutrition
… widen access to nutrition expertise and reduce healthcare expenditure, yet uptake by registered dietitians remains low. This research programme aimed to identify levers and barriers that contribute to adoption of personalised nutrition in order to guide practice and policy for registered …
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Predicting clinicians’ intentions towards the electronic health record (EHR) : an extended UTAUT model
… to promote understanding or awareness of healthcare knowledge among patients and healthcare providers to facilitate collaboration between various key stakeholders to improve the quality of healthcare. The technology is also expected to provide global health communities with benefits, from …
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Assessing Organizational Systems Redesign In Improving Management and Patient Care: An Implementation Study
<p>Access to care and healthcare expenditure remain top tier priorities within several domains of population health, impacting Safety Net Hospitals in particular, and affecting a need to optimize care to meet systems and individual care needs, while operating under ever increasingly limited …
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Transforming a Primary Care Practice into a Patient Centered Medical Home
… adoption of the PCMH model of care has lowered healthcare expenditure by 15-20% (Nielsen, Langner, Zema, Hacker, & Grundy, 2012). In an effort to reduce healthcare cost in the United States, private and public sectors have embraced the philosophy of PCMH by developing national programs and …
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An Evidence-Based Implementation Project on High Utilizers in the Emergency Department
… these unnecessary visits contributing to a total healthcare expenditure of approximately 17.6% of the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Horst, Martin, Gambler, & Coco, 2011). Various quality improvement measures have been implemented across the nation to reduce these costs such as the utilization …
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The role of the National Health insurance scheme in shaping equity of access to healthcare in Ghana
… Scheme in Ghana impacts on equity of access to healthcare in Tamale District of northern Ghana. Using mainly a qualitative approach, the thesis specifically examined whether the NHIS promotes equity in health insurance coverage and whether insured members are able to access healthcare equitably. …
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Characterisation of clinical and anatomical substrates in risk stratification and management of atrial fibrillation and ischaemic stroke
… outcomes, patient disability and significant healthcare expenditure. The conditions are interrelated with a complex causal association appreciated between atrial fibrillation and stroke development. Although several clinical drivers of disease development and progression have been identified, …
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An investigation into interface pressure (ip) risk of healthy volunteers on modern medical imaging and radiotherapy tables
… threats to patients and cost billions of total healthcare expenditure. In radiography/radiotherapy, a potential for high interface pressure (IP) on radiography/radiotherapy tables may exist, however no study has investigated this to an acceptable scientific level.Thesis aimsThis thesis involved …
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Quality of life and healthcare utilization and costs among adults with autism
… adults with autism and 3) assess the prevalence, healthcare utilization and costs, and medication use among adults with autism enrolled in the Medicaid program. METHODS The study methodology included both primary and secondary data collection techniques. For objectives one and two, a …
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A Four-Year Descriptive Analysis of Stroke in a Private Hospital in the Western Cape
… prioritised in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the healthcare expenditure has been mostly allocated to treat these. The cost of stroke care in hospital and out of hospital is quite alarming and the burden of stroke places an added burden on an already stretched healthcare budget. Objectives: To …
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