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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"health administrative data"”.
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The Burden of Biopsy-Proven Pediatric Celiac Disease in Ontario, Canada: Derivation of Health Administrative Data Algorithms and Determination of Health Services Utilization
… children aged 6 months-14 years old from Ontario health administrative data. Method: CD cases diagnosed in 2005-2011 were identified from CHEO, and linked to the health administrative data to serve as reference for algorithms derivation. Algorithms based on outpatient physician visits for CD plus …
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The Association Between Environmental Factors and the Risk of Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
… may be partially responsible. Methods: Health administrative data from Ontario were used to identify a cohort of children, and identify those diagnosed with IBD before the age of 18 years. Modelled exposures to air pollution (nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter, ozone, and oxidant …
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Addressing the Challenges of Chronic Disease Management in a Resource-Constrained Health System: The Role of Nurse-Led Shared Care Models for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
… drugs using linked chart review and health administrative data and a costing analysis; and iii) discrete event simulation (DES) modeling.Results:Compared to the RLC model, the NLC model provided at least as effective disease monitoring for patients with stable RA and offered better …
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A Risk Stratification Model for Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Development and Evaluation
… Studies two and three linked a clinical sleep database to Ontario health administrative databases for the period of 1991 to 2011 to examine the relationship between OSA variables and a composite CV outcome and incident diabetes. For the latter, we assembled a cohort free of diabetes at …
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Examining the Relationship Between Home Care Rehabilitation Therapy Services and Healthcare Utilization Among Those with Multimorbidity in Ontario, Canada
… that experience multimorbidity are higher healthcare users and at an increased risk for poor health outcomes and functional decline. Rehabilitation therapists (occupational and physical therapists) can help these individuals with complex health challenges to address their functional needs …
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The association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer
… an advanced stage. Objectives: (1) Compare usual health care utilization between laryngeal cancer patients and the general population. (2) Evaluate the association between usual health care utilization and stage at diagnosis in laryngeal cancer. Methods: The study population included 1,702 …
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Curbing the Epidemic: Evolving Public Health Practices and Implications of Prenatal Syphilis Screening Patterns in Ontario, Canada
… Methods: First, we surveyed Ontario public health units (PHUs) to identify changes to local prenatal syphilis screening recommendations between 2018 and 2023. Then, using provincial public health laboratory data from nine PHUs for 2019 to 2023, we examined the impact of rescreening adoption …
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Hospital Infection Control Practice: Preventing, Identifying, and Measuring Healthcare-Associated Infections in an Ever-Changing Environment
<p>Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in U.S. hospitals. HAI prevention is receiving increased attention on account of recent legislative mandates related to public reporting of hospital infection rates and limitations in hospital …