The roads to managed competition for mixed public-private health systems: a conceptual framework
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Apr 2:1-16. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000373. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealth systems' insurance/funding can be organised in several ways. Some countries have adopted systems with a mixture of public-private involvement (e.g. Australia, Chile, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand) which creates two-tier health systems, allowing consumers (groups) to have preferential access to the basic standard of care (e.g. skipping waiting times). The degree to which efficiency and equity are achieved in these types of systems is questioned. In this paper, we consider integration of the two tiers by means o...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - April 2, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Josefa Henriquez Wynand van de Ven Adrian Melia Francesco Paolucci Source Type: research
Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Direct Medical Expense and Length of Stay in Elderly Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures Who Underwent Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemiarthroplasty: A Real World Nationwide Database Study
CONCLUSIONS: When performing THA in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, the possibility of survival for at least 2 years should be considered from the perspective of medical expense and medical utilization. Additionally, in healthy and active male femoral neck fracture patients under the age of 80 years, THA may be more recommended than HA.PMID:38562640 | PMC:PMC10973615 | DOI:10.4055/cios23282 (Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery)
Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - April 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Seung-Hoon Kim Suk-Yong Jang Yonghan Cha Bo-Yeon Kim Hyo-Jung Lee Gui-Ok Kim Source Type: research
The roads to managed competition for mixed public-private health systems: a conceptual framework
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Apr 2:1-16. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000373. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealth systems' insurance/funding can be organised in several ways. Some countries have adopted systems with a mixture of public-private involvement (e.g. Australia, Chile, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand) which creates two-tier health systems, allowing consumers (groups) to have preferential access to the basic standard of care (e.g. skipping waiting times). The degree to which efficiency and equity are achieved in these types of systems is questioned. In this paper, we consider integration of the two tiers by means o...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - April 2, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Josefa Henriquez Wynand van de Ven Adrian Melia Francesco Paolucci Source Type: research
Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Direct Medical Expense and Length of Stay in Elderly Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures Who Underwent Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemiarthroplasty: A Real World Nationwide Database Study
CONCLUSIONS: When performing THA in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, the possibility of survival for at least 2 years should be considered from the perspective of medical expense and medical utilization. Additionally, in healthy and active male femoral neck fracture patients under the age of 80 years, THA may be more recommended than HA.PMID:38562640 | PMC:PMC10973615 | DOI:10.4055/cios23282 (Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery)
Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - April 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Seung-Hoon Kim Suk-Yong Jang Yonghan Cha Bo-Yeon Kim Hyo-Jung Lee Gui-Ok Kim Source Type: research
The roads to managed competition for mixed public-private health systems: a conceptual framework
Health Econ Policy Law. 2024 Apr 2:1-16. doi: 10.1017/S1744133123000373. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealth systems' insurance/funding can be organised in several ways. Some countries have adopted systems with a mixture of public-private involvement (e.g. Australia, Chile, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand) which creates two-tier health systems, allowing consumers (groups) to have preferential access to the basic standard of care (e.g. skipping waiting times). The degree to which efficiency and equity are achieved in these types of systems is questioned. In this paper, we consider integration of the two tiers by means o...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - April 2, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Josefa Henriquez Wynand van de Ven Adrian Melia Francesco Paolucci Source Type: research
Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Direct Medical Expense and Length of Stay in Elderly Patients with Femoral Neck Fractures Who Underwent Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hemiarthroplasty: A Real World Nationwide Database Study
CONCLUSIONS: When performing THA in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, the possibility of survival for at least 2 years should be considered from the perspective of medical expense and medical utilization. Additionally, in healthy and active male femoral neck fracture patients under the age of 80 years, THA may be more recommended than HA.PMID:38562640 | PMC:PMC10973615 | DOI:10.4055/cios23282 (Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery)
Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - April 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Seung-Hoon Kim Suk-Yong Jang Yonghan Cha Bo-Yeon Kim Hyo-Jung Lee Gui-Ok Kim Source Type: research
Demographics and medical burden of osteogenesis imperfecta: a nationwide database analysis
ConclusionThis study provides comprehensive real-world evidence on the clinical characteristics and high medical resource utilization of OI patients in a low prevalence region like Taiwan. Early diagnosis is crucial for improving care quality and enhancing health outcomes. (Source: Osteoporosis International)
Source: Osteoporosis International - April 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance
Vietnam ’s primary mechanism of achieving sustainable funding for universal health coverage (UHC) and financial protection has been through its social health insurance (SHI) scheme. Steady progress towards acce... (Source: Health Research Policy and Systems)
Source: Health Research Policy and Systems - April 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel Forse, Clara Akie Yoshino, Thanh Thi Nguyen, Thi Hoang Yen Phan, Luan N. Q. Vo, Andrew J. Codlin, Lan Nguyen, Chi Hoang, Lopa Basu, Minh Pham, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Luong Van Dinh, Maxine Caws, Tom Wingfield, Knut L önnroth and Kristi Sidney-Annerstedt Tags: Research Source Type: research
Demographics and medical burden of osteogenesis imperfecta: a nationwide database analysis
ConclusionThis study provides comprehensive real-world evidence on the clinical characteristics and high medical resource utilization of OI patients in a low prevalence region like Taiwan. Early diagnosis is crucial for improving care quality and enhancing health outcomes. (Source: Osteoporosis International)
Source: Osteoporosis International - April 2, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
Early-onset dementia and risk of hip fracture and major osteoporotic fractures
DISCUSSION: EOD patients have a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures than cognitively healthy individuals. The use of cholinesterase inhibitors may reduce the risk of hip fracture among EOD patients.HIGHLIGHTS: It is unknown whether early-onset dementia (EOD) increases the risk of fractures. We identified 13,614 individuals with EOD using a nationwide administrative database. Patients with EOD have a higher risk of hip, vertebral, and major osteoporotic fractures. The use of cholinesterase inhibitors may reduce hip fracture among patients with EOD.PMID:38561022 | DOI:10.1002/alz.13815 (Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association)
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shoya Matsumoto Tatsuya Hosoi Mitsutaka Yakabe Kenji Fujimori Junko Tamaki Shinichi Nakatoh Shigeyuki Ishii Nobukazu Okimoto Masahiro Akishita Masayuki Iki Sumito Ogawa Source Type: research
Positive correlation between persistence of medical nutrition therapy and overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer
Conclusion: The main outcome of the study is that there is a positive correlation between the persistence of MNT and the overall survival in HNC patients when nutritional intervention lasts several months. It highlights the responsibility of the specialists during the patient journey to use MNT early and to continue its use for as long as it is beneficial to the patients.PMID:38559567 | PMC:PMC10979420 | DOI:10.3389/pore.2024.1611664 (Source: Pathology Oncology Research)
Source: Pathology Oncology Research - April 1, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Andrea Moln ár Erzs ébet Pálfi Barbara Bel ák C élia Blasszauer D ániel Reibl J ózsef Lövey Source Type: research
Time interval between surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy: a population-based cohort study using a nationwide claim database
CONCLUSION: Adjuvant chemotherapy after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer should be initiated within 5 weeks of surgery. A delay of more than 5 weeks may have a detrimental effect on the subsequent disease course.PMID:38559613 | PMC:PMC10981231 | DOI:10.1177/17588359241241972 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - April 1, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chi Hoon Maeng Hoseob Kim Mina Kim Source Type: research
Early-onset dementia and risk of hip fracture and major osteoporotic fractures
DISCUSSION: EOD patients have a higher risk of osteoporotic fractures than cognitively healthy individuals. The use of cholinesterase inhibitors may reduce the risk of hip fracture among EOD patients.HIGHLIGHTS: It is unknown whether early-onset dementia (EOD) increases the risk of fractures. We identified 13,614 individuals with EOD using a nationwide administrative database. Patients with EOD have a higher risk of hip, vertebral, and major osteoporotic fractures. The use of cholinesterase inhibitors may reduce hip fracture among patients with EOD.PMID:38561022 | DOI:10.1002/alz.13815 (Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association)
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shoya Matsumoto Tatsuya Hosoi Mitsutaka Yakabe Kenji Fujimori Junko Tamaki Shinichi Nakatoh Shigeyuki Ishii Nobukazu Okimoto Masahiro Akishita Masayuki Iki Sumito Ogawa Source Type: research
Positive correlation between persistence of medical nutrition therapy and overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer
Conclusion: The main outcome of the study is that there is a positive correlation between the persistence of MNT and the overall survival in HNC patients when nutritional intervention lasts several months. It highlights the responsibility of the specialists during the patient journey to use MNT early and to continue its use for as long as it is beneficial to the patients.PMID:38559567 | PMC:PMC10979420 | DOI:10.3389/pore.2024.1611664 (Source: Pathology Oncology Research)
Source: Pathology Oncology Research - April 1, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Andrea Moln ár Erzs ébet Pálfi Barbara Bel ák C élia Blasszauer D ániel Reibl J ózsef Lövey Source Type: research
