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The current COVID-19 pandemic challenges oncologists to profoundly re-organize oncological care in order to dramatically reduce hospital visits and admissions and therapy-induced immune-related complications without compromising...

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Adult Ambulatory Care Anxiety Blood Glucose Cross-Over Studies Diabetes mellitus Type 1 Female Humans Hypoglycemic Agents Incidence Insulin Insulin Infusion Systems Interview Psychological Male Middle Aged patient satisfaction Psychology Self Care Surveys and Questionnaires Treatment Outcome

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of a national primary care pay for performance scheme, the Quality and Outcomes Framework in England, on emergency hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). DESIGN...

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) service modification in two hospitals on costs and clinical outcomes. DESIGN: Discrete event simulation model using data from...

economic modelling Health Services Secondary Care Secondary Prevention stroke Aged Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Care Facilities Costs and Cost Analysis Delivery of Health Care England Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Ischemic Attack Transient Male Models Economic Patient Acceptance of Health Care Quality Improvement Referral and Consultation Secondary Care Secondary Prevention Treatment Outcome

INTRODUCTION: The HIV epidemic in England is largely concentrated among heterosexuals who are predominately black African and men who have sex with men (MSM). We present for the first time trends in annual HIV incidence for...

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The use of primary care databases has been integral in pharmacoepidemiological studies and pharmacovigilance. Primary care databases derive from electronic health records and offer a comprehensive description of aggregate...

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The diagnosis of gastric premalignant conditions (GPCs) relies on endoscopy with mucosal sampling. We hypothesized that the endoscopist biopsy rate (EBR) might constitute a quality indicator for EGD, and we...

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BACKGROUND: Retention studies are usually focused on patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART), however in Sub-Saharan Africa many patients get lost to program (LTP) in the pre-ART care period.. We investigated the proportion...

Adult Ambulatory Care Ambulatory Care Facilities Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active CD4 Lymphocyte Count Female HIV Infections Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Lost to Follow-Up Male Proportional Hazards Models Severity of Illness Index Sex Factors Time Factors Uganda Urban Population

Internationally, primary care is under pressure. In 10 developed nations surveyed for the 2015 Commonwealth report, primary care physicians reported their struggle to find ways to care for ageing populations with complex...

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BACKGROUND: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in otherwise healthy young patients. Optimal management is not defined and often results in prolonged hospitalisation. Data on efficacy of ambulatory options are poor. We aimed...

Adult Ambulatory Care Female Hospitalization Humans Length of Stay Male Patient Readmission Pneumothorax Standard of Care United Kingdom

Adolescent Ambulatory Care Child Female Health Care Surveys Humans Male Medicine Pediatrics Preventive Health Services Referral and Consultation United States

BACKGROUND: The rising volume of referrals to secondary care is a continuing concern in the NHS in England, with considerable resource implications. Referral management centres (RMCs) are one of a range of initiatives brought in...

Ambulatory Care England General Practice Humans Interviews as Topic Primary Health Care Program Evaluation qualitative research Referral and Consultation Secondary Care State Medicine

The diagnosis of lung cancer in ambulatory settings is often challenging due to non-specific clinical presentation, but there are currently no clinical quality measures (CQMs) in the United States used to identify areas for...

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PURPOSE: Interpretable factor solutions for questionnaire instruments are typically taken as justification for use of factor-based sub-scores. They can indeed articulate content and construct validities of a total and components...

Adult Ambulatory Care Chronic Disease Documentation Hearing Humans Otitis Media

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INTRODUCTION: Histological diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma requires an invasive procedure such as CT-guided needle biopsy, thoracoscopy, video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VATs) or thoracotomy. These invasive procedures...

Adult Aged Ambulatory Care Antineoplastic Agents Chemotherapy Adjuvant Clinical Protocols Female Humans Lung Neoplasms Male Mesothelioma Mesothelioma Malignant Neoplasm Seeding Patient Selection Pleural Neoplasms Postoperative care Postoperative Complications Radiotherapy Adjuvant Thoracic Neoplasms Thoracic Wall Treatment Outcome Young Adult