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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Patient health outcomes."”.
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Identifying meaningful patient health outcomes among the athletic population
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The Relationally-Centered Integrated Behavioral Health Model: Exploring Holistic Patient Health Outcomes
… (BPS) framework to provide holistic care to patients by organizing collaborative teams of biomedical and psychosocial health services. Due to the diversity of patient needs, many IPC models have been created with varying methods of organizational structure and foci. This dissertation explores …
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Factors Which Affect Post-Hospital Resource Use and Patient Health Outcomes Among Taiwanese Older Adults
… relationships among population characteristics, patient post-hospital resource use and patient health outcomes in terms of the Andersen health behavioral model. An additional purpose of this study was to examine a discharge planning screening instrument used in a large urban hospital in Taiwan to …
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The Role of Community Paramedicine Programming in Providing Lift Assists in Southwestern Ontario
… assist call type, impacting paramedic services, patient health outcomes, and primary care providers. This qualitative focused ethnography study utilized semi-structured interviews with community paramedics (CPs) to describe the role of CPs in providing lift assists in Southwestern Ontario. …
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Pooling and segmentation to improve primary care prescription management
… accuracy, reduce resource utilization, improve patient medicine compliance and, ultimately, patient health outcomes.
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KNOCK! KNOCK! IS THE DOCTOR IN? IMPACT OF CONSUMER-FACING HEALTH IT ON HEALTH OUTCOMES
… (SCT) to investigate how the Consumer-Facing Health-ITs (CHITs) influence the health outcomes of patients (or consumers) in a primary care setting. This study brings the patient's perceptions to the table and conducts this investigation by focusing on collective efficacy as the central …
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PERCEIVED QUALITY OF PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION OF EMERGING ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS THROUGH THE LENS OF STIGMA MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION
… the relationship between perceived quality of patient-centered care (PCC) and various patient health outcomes at the student health service in relation to potentially stigmatizing mental health concerns. In a mixed method study, students (n=134) completed an online survey which assessed …
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EMS to Trauma Care Transitions: An Investigation of Patient and Handoff Outcomes
… medical service transportation of trauma patients has a long history of effective use-cases dating back to its inception during the Vietnam war. Compared to ground-based emergency medical transit, helicopters have been able to reach severely injured patients in environments with …
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The Healers Boon: How Patients and Providers Find Value
… condition requiring repeated close contact with healthcare providers within a patients' care team. Much of the research on arthritis has focused on the treatment efficacy of arthritis medications. While the gains in treatments designed to reduce pain are significant, there remains little research …
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The Advanced Practice Nurse and Patient-Centered Medical Home: Maintaining Patient Focus, Meeting the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim Through the Electronic Health Record
… Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009, which incentivized providers to use electronic health records (EHR) for meaningful use (MU); the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) stems from the Act. Research by the National Council on Quality Assurance (NCQA) shows …
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Predicting Kidney Transplantation Using Prior Disease Diagnosis From Medicare Claims Data
… is anticipated to continue for years to come. Patient outcomes are heavily influenced by the amount of time they are waiting for a transplant and by the quality of care they are receiving up to the transplant. This paper intends to increase positive patient outcomes and decrease costs by …
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Empirical Investigations Into The Causal Impact Of Healthcare Provider Behavior On Patient Care
… in operations management focuses on the study of healthcare operations management using large-scale empirical datasets and econometric methods. In chapter one, we utilize infrared location tracking data to study the impact of physical facility layout on how service workers organize their tasks. We …
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A data-driven approach to evaluating the effectiveness and adverse outcomes of antidepressant exposure using longitudinal real-world EHR data
… explores the complex dynamics of treatment outcomes and body weight changes in patients undergoing antidepressant therapy, employing advanced machine learning techniques to model and predict clinically significant events. Depression remains one of the most pervasive and challenging mental …
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Retention in Health: Improving HIV Retention within the SF Community Health Network
… barriers. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), with the support of Project PRIDE, a CDC three-year demonstration project geared towards supporting health departments in implementing public health strategies to reduce new HIV infections within the men who have sex with men (MSM) …
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Exploring how Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is experienced among patients living with HIV associated TB in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a construct that has received attention in research for nearly four decades. However, renewed interest in this field came about with advances in medical technology and health policies. Better treatment options and policies, which enables greater access to …
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Impact of Genetic Counseling on Patient Empowerment After Diagnosis of Fetal Anomaly
… and functional differences that impact infant health and mortality. When anomalies are identified on prenatal ultrasound, genetic counseling (GC) and genetic testing may be offered to investigate the potential for a possible syndromic cause. Genetic counselors provide education on the chance …
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Toward a transformational roadmap to end pj paralysis: A mixed-methods impact study on patient ambulation initiative at hospitals in Alberta
… the adverse physiological effects experienced by patients with low mobility during hospitalization. Therefore, preventing pj paralysis during hospitalization is the primary objective of the examined initiative. Older adult patients who spend long periods immobile are at an increased risk of …
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Essays on Risk Indicators and Assessment: Theoretical, Empirical, and Engineering Approaches
… events. Especially, in complex systems where outcomes are often difficult to predict, early warnings can help decision makers manage possible risks and take a proactive approach. Early prediction of catastrophic events and outcomes are at the heart of risk management, and help decision makers …
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The Journey of Men in Nursing: A Critical Ethnography
Patient health outcomes are linked to the quality of nursing care, which in turn is linked to adequacy of nurse staffing. Changing population and nurse demographics are anticipated to exacerbate the current nursing shortage. Men are underrepresented in nursing, and enhanced recruitment of men has …
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Patient Perception of Intensive Care Unit Discomfort
… </strong>Discomfort has a significant effect on patient health and well-being; however, the symptoms are often difficult to address in ICU. Most patients in ICU are unable to communicate, making it difficult for physicians and nurses to distinguish between pain and discomfort. For example, …
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