Parallel systems in healthcare: Addressing Indigenous health equity in Canada by Anika Sehgal, Andrea Kennedy, Katharine McGowan, Lynden (Lindsay) Crowshoe

“…The Canadian public healthcare system faces significant challenges in performance. …”
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Responsiveness of services rendered at primary healthcare facilities of Bharatpur, Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Anup Adhikari, Damaru Prasad Paneru, Amshu Pokhrel

“…Respondents aged more than or equal to 50 (adjusted OR (AOR)=4.107, 95% CI 1.28 to 13.14), those who are satisfied with the service (AOR=7.02, 95% CI 3.21 to 15.36), those who perceive high quality of care (AOR=5.69, 95% CI 2.54 to 12.73) and those who did not have to pay for transportation (AOR=4.63, 95% CI 2.20 to 9.72) showed higher responsiveness.Conclusion The primary healthcare facilities of Bharatpur, Nepal demonstrated nearly three-quarters of the respondents reporting good responsiveness of services at OPD. …”
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HealthCare Access Barrier (HCAB) framework for the barriers to cancer care during conflicts: perspective from Iraq by Richard Gilson, Kouther Mohsin, Layth Mula-Hussain

“…To ensure that future generations do not continue to pay the price of war, improved reconstructive efforts and further research are necessary.…”
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Utilization of Electronic Medical Records and Service Delivery at Medicus Health Care Kabale Municipality. by Kukunda, Tash

“…The study found out the challenges faced while utilizing electronic medical records and service delivery like; as inadequate electricity power supply and power outages causing delays in the health workers' performance of their tasks, poor internet connectivity causing failure to access the system, high costs in maintain the system for they have to pay for it monthly and power shedding. …”
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The impact of remuneration, extrinsic and intrinsic incentives on interprofessional primary care teams: results from a rapid scoping review by Monica Aggarwal, Brian Hutchison, Kristina M. Kokorelias, Selin Bilgic, Richard H. Glazier

“…Extrinsic incentives, such as pay-for-performance programs for physicians, showed mixed impacts on outcomes. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…This ethical debate over providing care is combined with the theoretical framework of how to price and pay for healthcare. This paper examines the ethics of various approaches to paying for care. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) versus selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) in intensive care units with low levels of antimicrobial resist... by Marc J M Bonten, Denise van Hout, Nienke L Plantinga, Patricia C Bruijning-Verhagen, Evelien A N Oostdijk, Anne Marie G A de Smet, G Ardine de Wit, Cornelis H van Werkhoven

“…Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) as compared to selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) in intensive care units (ICUs) with low levels of antimicrobial resistance.Design Post-hoc analysis of a previously performed individual patient data meta-analysis of two cluster-randomised cross-over trials.Setting 24 ICUs in the Netherlands.Participants 12 952 ICU patients who were treated with ≥1 dose of SDD (n=6720) or SOD (n=6232).Interventions SDD versus SOD.Primary and secondary outcome measures The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER; ie, costs to prevent one in-hospital death) was calculated by comparing differences in direct healthcare costs and in-hospital mortality of patients treated with SDD versus SOD. …”
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Patient preferences for anti-hyperglycaemic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: findings from a national survey by Jing Liu, Lei Si, Yingyao Chen, Yanfeng Ren, Liu Liu, Shimeng Liu, Qi Pan, Xiong Ke, Shiyi Bao, Fuming Li, Yijiang Yu, Yan Wei

“…Data were analysed using a mixed logit model with marginal willingness to pay (mWTP) and maximum acceptable risk (MAR) calculated. …”
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Dietary factors associated with anaemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in Sekota town, Northern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Kassahun Ayele, Meron Demisew

“…Therefore, healthcare providers, policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders should pay special attention to maternal dietary patterns to address the identified factors. …”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Patients with low adherence had multiple impairments, with consequences for their preparation for surgery. For healthcare professionals, it is recommended to pay attention to high-risk patients with multiple impairments and further personalize the prehabilitation program. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…The intervertebral disc MRS data post-processing was performed using the NOCISCAN-LS software algorithm. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…Patients who develop ICU delirium cannot think clearly, have trouble paying attention, do not understand what is happening around them and may see or hear things that are not there. …”
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New Horizons In The Treatment Of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer by Zein El Amir

“…Dissections can now be performed legally, within ethical parameters, and yield a treasure trove of knowledge regarding the human body.   …”
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Anatomy In The Undergraduate Medical Curriculum; Blending The Old And New by Ayesha Yousaf

“…Dissections can now be performed legally, within ethical parameters, and yield a treasure trove of knowledge regarding the human body. …”
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