BACKGROUND Mobility limitations among older adults increase the risk for disability and healthcare utilization. Rehabilitative care is identified as the most efficacious treatment for maintaining physical function. However, there is insufficient evidence identifying a healthcare model that targets prevention of mobility decline among older adults. The objective of this study is to evaluate the ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine differences in healthcare service utilization among patients with advanced cancer participating in a nurse-led psychoeducational intervention. DESIGN Secondary analysis of trial data. SETTING Four Michigan cancer centers. SAMPLE 484 patients with advanced cancer. METHODS Patients were randomized to three groups. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES Study arm (brief, e...

Ongoing healthcare reform calls for increased accessibility, enhanced delivery, and improved quality of healthcare. Children and adolescents are experiencing a rise in the prevalence in chronic diseases leading to an increased utilization of medications. The increased use of chronic medications can lead to more medication errors or adverse drug events, particularly in children and adolescents u...

This paper focuses on the new trends to optimize costs in healthcare supply chain operations that include virtual centralization of supply chains, supply utilization management practices, use of RFID technologies, use of analytics, streamlining workflow etc. The application of these techniques can provide affordable healthcare solutions in developing countries.

Data mining approaches have been widely applied in the field of healthcare. Patient Medical Records contains vast clinical informations about patient conditions along with treatment and its procedure .Systematic healthcare utilization analysis use these observational datas to guide resource planning and improve the quality of care delivery while reducing cost. Here present a framework for utili...

The escalating costs of inpatient care have resulted in the increased utilization of outpatient facilities and home care. As the sites of care proliferate, the system of healthcare delivery must be integrated so that healthcare provision is both cost-effective and safe.

BACKGROUND Self-rated health status and healthcare services utilization are important indicators to evaluate the performance of health system. In disadvantaged areas, however, little is known about the access and outcomes of health care services. This study aimed to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL), health status and healthcare access and utilization of residents in mountainous and...

Purpose: Studies have suggested that even when minority groups have potential access to healthcare, they may have inadequate utilization (realized access). This study explores the application of a theory from the social psychology and political science literatures concerning how racial centrality and racial realities, specifically amongst Blacks, may influence patients’ healthcare utilization p...

OBJECTIVE Ventilator-associated event surveillance was introduced in the National Healthcare Safety Network in 2013, replacing surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult inpatient locations. We determined incidence rates and characteristics of ventilator-associated events reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS We analyzed data reported...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to estimate healthcare resource utilization, work absenteeism and cost per patient with pandemic influenza (H1N1)2009, from its beginning to March 2010, in Spain. We also estimated the economic impact on healthcare services. METHODS AND FINDINGS Longitudinal, descriptive, multicenter study of in- and outpatients with confirmed diagnosis of influenza A (H1N...