An assessment of out of pocket payments in public sector health facilities under the free maternal healthcare policy in Ghana
ConclusionThis study provides evidence of high prevalence of OOP payment among women who had skilled delivery services in public sector health facilities although such women had valid national health insurance. Government may need to institute measures to reduce OOP payment in public sector facilities especially at the hospitals and for women undergoing caesarean sections. (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - January 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

An assessment of out of pocket payments in public sector health facilities under the free maternal healthcare policy in Ghana
This study investigated th... (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - January 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Agani Afaya and Paschal Awingura Apanga Tags: Research Source Type: research

An assessment of out of pocket payments in public sector health facilities under the free maternal healthcare policy in Ghana
ConclusionThis study provides evidence of high prevalence of OOP payment among women who had skilled delivery services in public sector health facilities although such women had valid national health insurance. Government may need to institute measures to reduce OOP payment in public sector facilities especially at the hospitals and for women undergoing caesarean sections. (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - January 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Approximating the influence of external factors on the technical efficiency score of hospital care: evidence from the federal states of Germany
ConclusionsThe results of the analysis of the overall technical efficiency reveal that the aggregated data of all general hospitals of all 16 federal states show a steadily worsening total technical efficiency every year since 2015. Although, especially, the deterioration of the year 2020 with the occurrence of COVID-19 pandemic, contributes to a deteriorated efficiency average, the deterioration of the efficiency values, based on the analysis performed, is also observable between the years 2016 and 2019. Considering the output generated, for inefficient units and the relevant policy authorities in the hospital sector, it ...
Source: Health Economics Review - January 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Approximating the influence of external factors on the technical efficiency score of hospital care: evidence from the federal states of Germany
A good health care system and, especially, the provision of efficient hospital care are the goals of national and regional health policies. However, the scope of general hospital care in the 16 federal states ... (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - January 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Iveta Vrabkov á and Sabrina Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation against conventional aortic valve replacement surgery in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis; a cost-effectiveness analysis
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Source: Health Economics Review - January 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Correction: Cost-effectiveness analysis of sintilimab plus pemetrexed and platinum versus chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment in metastatic non-squamous non –small cell lung cancer in China
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Source: Health Economics Review - January 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Incentivizing COVID-19 vaccination among racial/ethnic minority adults in the United States: $209 per dose could convince the hesitant
ConclusionsFindings from this analysis may inform the design of incentive schemes aiming to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in vaccine and booster uptake, which will continue to be important as new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerge. (Source: Health Economics Review)
Source: Health Economics Review - January 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Correction: Health state utility values for metastatic pancreatic cancer using a composite time trade-off based on the vignette-based approach in Japan
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Source: Health Economics Review - January 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research