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Mashup Score: 0Post-acute health care burden after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective cohort study - 2 year(s) ago
Background: The post-acute burden of health care use after SARS-CoV-2 infection is unknown. We sought to quantify the post-acute burden of health care use after SARS-CoV-2 infection among community-dwelling adults in Ontario by comparing those with positive and negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study…
Source: CMAJCategories: Latest Headlines, PediatricsTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Subcutaneous Insulin Linked to Reduced Hospital Costs, LOS in Children With Mild DKA - 2 year(s) ago
Treating children with mild diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) using subcutaneous (SC) insulin aspart was linked to lower hospital costs and better efficacy of DKA management, compared with using intravenous (IV) insulin.
Source: AJMCCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1NEJM Journal Watch: Summaries of and commentary on original medical and scientific articles from key medical journals - 2 year(s) ago
NEJM Journal Watch reviews over 250 scientific and medical journals to present important clinical research findings and insightful commentary
Source: www.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3
Americans aged 50 and older are feeling the pressure of healthcare costs, with 4 in 10 concerned about their ability to pay for care and others forgoing treatment altogether, skipping prescriptions or cutting back on daily living expenses to afford healthcare.
Source: www.beckershospitalreview.comCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3The Affordability Accelerator: A Road Map to Improve Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs and Trustworthiness in Health Care - 2 year(s) ago
Costs of Care convened an Affordability Accelerator to identify concrete strategies that health systems can use to help patients make informed, shared decisions and reduce out-of-pocket health care…
Source: catalyst.nejm.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3Financial training linked to health improvement, study finds - 2 year(s) ago
Researchers hope health insurers and public programs will pay for financial education to reduce healthcare costs.
Source: Modern HealthcareCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1
As state legislatures debate how to control health care costs, policy makers should not ignore one of the most potent tools in their toolbox—their taxing power.
Source: www.healthaffairs.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet
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Mashup Score: 5
Enabled by a novel business strategy called the Health Care Utility Model, the authors offer a mindset with the potential to increase both competition and collaboration while reducing dominance of …
Source: catalyst.nejm.orgCategories: General Medicine Journals and Societies, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Overweight, obesity at midlife linked to greater morbidity, health care costs later in life - 2 year(s) ago
Having overweight or obesity in midlife was associated with significantly higher cumulative morbidity and thousands of dollars in additional health care costs during older adulthood, data show.The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.
Source: www.healio.comCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Cancer Care Costs US Billions— Mostly in Drug Expenses - 2 year(s) ago
Medication is the biggest expense for breast, lung, lymphoma, and colorectal cancers.
Source: Oncology Nursing NewsCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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