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Category: Journal Club
The Most Expensive Decision in Health Care
As one-third of United States’ healthcare costs are derived from hospital-based care, it is important to analyze the trends in emergency department (ED) visits and admission rates from the ED. This retrospective study focused on ED visits and ED admission Continue Reading …
Battling The Great Imitator
Too little, too late? Minor policy changes can end preventable congenital syphilis. Continue Reading …
Only Time Will Tell
ACA’s Medicaid expansion was associated with increases in coverage, health care utilization, and Medicaid spending. Expansion was associated with improved hospital financial performance, reduction in uncompensated care, and increases in positive financial margins and Medicaid revenue. Continue Reading …
Half of Increased Intensity of Care Unexplained
The drivers of the rise in complex ED visits is likely an interplay of changes in clinical practice, the growing role of the ED in treating complex conditions, the increasing complexity of our patient population, as well as thorough documentation. Continue Reading …
Combating an Epidemic Takes Prep Work
HIV is preventable disease but continues to pose a public health threat with nearly 40,000 new infections yearly in the U.S. Its economic burden is approximately $36.4 billion annually for direct medical care and lost productivity. To combat this epidemic, Continue Reading …
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