Previous publications of this series have discussed the present retarded status of supervision by hospitals over the health of their employees2; the purposes, scope, and philosophy of proper health supervision3; the physical and professional organization of a practical personnel health service4; and the volume and character of the professional work of such an organization for a typical year hav...

OBJECTIVE Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not a life-threatening disease, very few studies have compared differences in healthcare service utilization between patients with and those without OSA in an Asian population according to different age groups. This study attempted to investigate differences in healthcare service utilization between patients with and those without OSA in diffe...

BACKGROUND Room service is a foodservice model that has been increasingly implemented across health care facilities in an effort to improve patient satisfaction and reduce food waste. In 2013, Mater Private Hospital Brisbane, Australia, was the first hospital in Australia to implement room service, with the aim of improving patient nutrition care and reducing costs. OBJECTIVE The aim of this ...

Cost-effectiveness of everolimus+exemestane as compared to fulvestrant was assessed in terms of the incremental cost per life year (LY) gained, from a Portuguese National Health Service (NHS) perspective. Next to main therapeutic drug costs, other healthcare costs included costs for medical visits, complementary diagnostic procedures, surgery, inpatient visits, additional therapy and end-of-lif...

BACKGROUND excess weight is a risk factor for numerous co-morbidities that predominantly occur in later life. This study's purpose was to analyse the association between excess weight and health service use/costs in the older population in Germany. METHODS this cross-sectional analysis used data of n = 3,108 individuals aged 58-82 from a population-based prospective cohort study. Body mass in...