The article focuses on the cost management and quality of healthcare in Japan. It states that Japan spends only 8.5 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health which is 20th among the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, but its health indices are among...
Preoperative assessment of patients scheduled for surgery aims to improve patient care and safety while making the most efficient use of theatre resources and ward beds (Roizen, 1997). Foundation doctors often play a key role in this process. This article summarizes the principles of preoperative ...
The state of cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis of health care in Japan: A 36-year transition Objective: The purpose of the present study was to systematically search for a cost-effectiveness analysis (cost-utility analysis) and a cost-benefit analy... Y Hirota,K Muguruma,...
To evaluate the impact of universal vaccination with a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (RV5) on the healthcare burden and costs associated with rotavirus gastroenteritis (RGE) in Japan.The model included a hypothetical cohort of 1,091,156 children followed for their first 5 years of life. In the...
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Cost containment and quality of care in Japan: is there a trade-off ? The article focuses on the cost management and quality of healthcare in Japan. It states that Japan spends only 8.5 % of its gross domestic product (GDP) o... Hashimoto,Hideki,Ikegami,... - 《Lancet》 被引量: 115...
The healthcare costs and QALYs were calculated throughout the term until the age of 90 years. In the base-case analysis, success rates of varenicline plus counselling and counselling alone were assumed to be 37.9% and 25.5%, respectively, in male smokers, and 22.2% and 16.1%, respectively,...
BACKGROUND: Cost-effectiveness analysis is an important aspect of healthcare, including in Japan, where preventive measures for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers are not covered by health insurance. METHODS: We developed Markov models in a simulated cohort of women aged 35-70years, and compared outcomes ...
Among the patients who had undergone cardiac surgery, SSI extended the post-operative hospitalization by an average of 48.9 days and increased the post-operative healthcare expenditure by an average of $28,534.Under the current healthcare system in Japan, the development of SSI after abdominal ...
Transforming healthcare with information technology in Japan: A review of policy, people, and progress Healthcare reform as part of the economic recovery plan in Japan is placing emphasis on the use of healthcare information technology (HIT). This research m... C Abraham,E Nishihara,M Akiyama...