INTRODUCTION In a fragmented health care system, research can be challenging when one seeks to follow cancer patients as they seek care which can continue for months or years and may reflect many physician and patient decisions. Claims data track patients, but lack clinical detail. Linking routine electronic health record (EHR) data with clinical registry data allows one to gain a more complete...

Many controversies have come to light related to breast cancer screening recommendations for average- and high-risk populations. This manuscript focuses on factors to consider when coordinating and conducting breast cancer screening programs in an average or "healthy women" population. As presented at the 2016 ONS Congress, a brief comparison of current screening recommendations among various o...

OBJECTIVES To review the education available in Europe and the US for nurses caring for older people with cancer. DATA SOURCES Nursing literature, published guidelines, and professional nursing organizations Websites. CONCLUSION The educational needs of nurses caring for older cancer patients have not been well defined to date, resulting in a mixed international picture of preparation. IM...

The text is provided of three Council opinions that were adopted by the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association at its annual meeting in June 1986. "Referral of patients--disclosure of limitations" holds that, if a preferred provider organization or a health maintenance organization contract does not permit referral to a noncontracting specialist or facility when the physician b...

OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of data on "expected source of payment" in the patient discharge database compiled by the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD). DATA SOURCES The OSHPD discharge data for the years 1993 to 1996 linked with administrative data from the University of California (UC) health benefits program for the same years. The linked dataset c...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal complaints are probably the most frequent reasons for visiting a doctor. They comprise more than a quarter of the complaints to primary practitioners and are also the most common reason for referral to secondary or tertiary medicine. The clinicians most frequently consulted on musculoskeletal problems, and probably perceived to know most on the topic are orthopaedic s...

Objective: We examined the content of YouTube™ videos on urinary bladder cancer education and evaluated their usefulness in promoting early detection cancer. Material Methods:A systematic search for containing knowledge information was conducted using keywords ‘bladder cancer’. Details about demographics videos, including type, length, source viewers’ interaction were 2 researchers independentl...

OBJECTIVE To study whether the Dutch participation model is a good model of participation. BACKGROUND Patient participation is on the agenda, both on the individual and the collective level. In this study, we focus on the latter by looking at the Dutch model in which patient organizations are involved in many formal decision-making processes. This model can be described as neo-corporatist. ...