Association Between Hospice Length of Stay, Health Care Utilization, and Medicare Costs at the End of Life Among Patients Who Received Maintenance Hemodialysis
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0256
Abstract: Importance Patients with end-stage renal disease are less likely to use hospice services than other patients with advanced chronic illness. Little is known about the timing of hospice referral in this population and its association… read more here.
Keywords: health care; hospice; care utilization; life ... See more keywords
Advance Care Planning Claims and Health Care Utilization Among Seriously Ill Patients Near the End of Life
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.14471
Abstract: This cohort study examines the association between billed advance care planning encounters and subsequent health care utilization among seriously ill patients near the end of life. read more here.
Keywords: health care; care planning; care utilization; care ... See more keywords
Health Care Utilization in the 6 Months Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25657
Abstract: Key Points Question Is SARS-CoV-2 associated with health care utilization 6 months after the acute stage of infection? Findings In this cohort study of 127 859 patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results matched to 127 859 patients… read more here.
Keywords: care utilization; health care; infection; sars cov ... See more keywords
Associations of Co-occurring Symptom Trajectories With Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Health Care Utilization in Children
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14135
Abstract: Key Points Question Are co-occurring pain, psychological, and sleep disturbance symptom trajectories associated with demographic characteristics of children and are symptom trajectories associated with nonroutine health care utilization during early adolescence? Findings This cohort study,… read more here.
Keywords: care utilization; symptom trajectories; health care; occurring symptom ... See more keywords
Unconditional Cash Transfers and Prenatal Care Utilization in Flint, Michigan
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38406
Abstract: This cohort study examines prenatal care utilization before and after implementation of an unconditional cash transfer program in Flint, Michigan, compared with similar cities in Michigan. read more here.
Keywords: flint michigan; care utilization; prenatal care; unconditional cash ... See more keywords
Health Care Utilization Patterns Among Adults With or Without Functional Disabilities
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.4729
Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines the association between self-assessed difficulty in performing daily tasks and rates of outpatient visits, prescription drug fills, and use of other health services among adults. read more here.
Keywords: patterns among; among adults; care utilization; health care ... See more keywords
Reoperation Through a Prosthetic-Reinforced Abdominal Wall and Its Association With Postoperative Outcomes and Longitudinal Health Care Utilization.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.3320
Abstract: Importance Prosthetic reinforcement of critically sized incisional hernias is necessary to decrease hernia recurrence, but long-term prosthetic-mesh footprint may increase complication risk during subsequent abdominal operations. Objective To investigate the association of prior incisional hernia… read more here.
Keywords: history; care utilization; abdominal surgical; history abdominal ... See more keywords
Frailty and Long-Term Health Care Utilization After Elective General and Vascular Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.5711
Abstract: Importance Surgical quality improvement efforts have largely focused on 30-day outcomes, such as readmissions and complications. Surgery may have a sustained impact on the health and quality of life of patients considered frail, yet data… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; care utilization; health care; frailty ... See more keywords
Health care utilization and steroid‐refractory toxicities from immune checkpoint inhibitors
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32542
Abstract: Anti–programmed death protein 1 (anti–PD‐1) agents have transformed the treatment of advanced melanoma and other cancers, but the rates of steroid‐refractory toxicities and health care utilization are not well described. This study assessed these endpoints… read more here.
Keywords: care utilization; refractory toxicities; health care; steroid refractory ... See more keywords
Black-White racial disparities in health care utilization and self-reported health among cancer survivors: The role of food insecurity.
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33871
Abstract: BACKGROUND Non-Hispanic Blacks continue to have worse cancer outcomes than non-Hispanic Whites. Suboptimal health care utilization and poor self-reported health among non-Hispanic Blacks contribute to these disparities. The relationship between race, food security status (FSS),… read more here.
Keywords: reported health; health care; care utilization; health ... See more keywords
Association of depressive symptoms with health care utilization in older adults: Longitudinal evidence from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5447
Abstract: Many older adults with depression do not receive adequate treatment. Differences in treatment utilization may reflect the heterogeneous nature of depression, encompassing multiple distinct symptoms. We assessed whether depressive symptoms are differentially associated with subsequent… read more here.
Keywords: depressive symptoms; utilization; health care; care utilization ... See more keywords