Following exposure to 42 US billion-dollar weather disasters (severe storm, flood, flood/severe storm, tropical cyclone and winter storm) between 2011 and 2016, we used a difference-in-differences (DID) approach to quantify changes in the rates of emergency department (ED) visits, nonelective ...
country of residence, and education level. Sex assigned at birth was coded as ‘male’ or ‘female’. Low response rates from non-white ethnicities meant that a binary representation of ethnicity (‘white’ versus ‘non-white’) was used. Due to low response rates from non-UK and non-US ...
Healthcare utilisation included five binary measures of whether using any of the healthcare services, including inpatient care (hospital stays and re-admission to hospital), outpatient care (physician visits) and nursing home care in the past two years (yes/no). We also measured the amount of ...
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“Taken together, the findings confirm the high rates of symptomatic COVID-19 among patients receiving in-center dialysis and suggest sources of transmission both within dialysis units and patients’ home communities,” said Dr. Caplin. “The work also suggests that in addition to isolation of ...
Two feet of snow coated the northeastern part of Nebraska, and the area’s phone company reported that 1,700 telephone poles fell during the blizzard. This storm, however, was only the beginning of a very long winter for the people of Nebraska. The snow left behind by this first blizzard...
The study protocol was approved by the Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal Ethics committee, and participation was voluntary. In 2005, we contacted all 659 existing medical clinics; in 2010, that number was 606, all of whom were contacted. The response rates were 72% ...
In healthcare, the development and deployment of insufficiently fair systems of artificial intelligence (AI) can undermine the delivery of equitable care. Assessments of AI models stratified across subpopulations have revealed inequalities in how patient
transportation and accessing services during winter can be a substantial challenge. Many of the women’s spouses worked long and/or irregular hours or did not have a driver’s licence. This was challenging given that spouses provided the primary support for the women participants in this study. ...
Health Benefit Exchange Authority for its invaluable input and assistance during this important process, and we remain committed to ensuring DC Health Link rates continue to be among the best in the country in terms of cost and value.” The chart below shows changes in rates from the insurance...