Models included an interaction term for the exposure and rurality of practice. Model 1 was adjusted for patient age, sex, neighborhood income quintile, recent insurance registration, comorbidity and morbidity, and health care use. Model 2 was adjusted for the same covariates plus ED visit rates in...
This cohort study assesses trends in the use of computed tomography cerebral angiography vs lumbar puncture to detect subarachnoid hemmorrhage among US
On the administrative side, various measures were considered, including streamlining communication with medical departments, using QR codes for healthcare insurance payments, and efficient management of X-ray and CT scan online results.#By implementing a lean approach, the following reductions in delay ...
the Quebec healthcare insurance databanks which contain medical administrative information including billing files for medical services provided by physicians. These files cover most outpatient medical activities as only 6% of physician billing occurs outside of the public system [28]. The RAMQ also ...
We devised a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of an intervention based on case management care for frequent emergency department users. The aim of the intervention is to reduce such patients’ emergency department use, to improve their quality of life, and to...
Additionally, 68.6% reported an income of less than $10,000. There were no significant associations between sex, race, marital status, education level, income, insurance status, and subsequent 30- and-90 day readmission rates. HLA score was not found to be significantly related to readmission ...
(0.33-2.41) Other or unknown insurance type 31/64 (48.4) 1.48 (0.72-3.04) Injury severity No lesion suspected on CT scan 223/595 (37.5) 1 [Reference] Lesion detected or suspected on CT 144/236 (61.0) 2.95 (1.90-4.60) GCS score of 15 273/658 (41.5) 1 [Reference] GCS score of ...