Healthcare Cost Implications of Utilizing a Dietary Intervention to Lower LDL Cholesterol: Proof of Concept Actuarial Analysis and Recommendations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11886-020-01397-9
Abstract: To determine if subsidizing the cost of a food-based intervention for managing hyperlipidemia could be cost-effective under commercial insurance and/or Medicare coverage scenarios. A large number of patients eligible for pharmaceutical treatment of hyperlipidemia either… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; cost implications; cholesterol; healthcare cost ... See more keywords
Development of a Clinically Actionable Incisional Hernia Risk Model after Colectomy Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.04.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Incisional hernia remains a persistent and burdensome complication after colectomy. Through individualized risk-assessment and prediction models, we aimed to improve preoperative risk counseling for patients undergoing colectomy; identify modifiable preoperative risk factors; and encourage… read more here.
Keywords: hernia; risk; incisional hernia; colectomy ... See more keywords
The Promise for Reducing Healthcare Cost with Predictive Model: An Analysis with Quantized Evaluation Metric on Readmission
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/9208138
Abstract: Quality of care data has gained transparency captured through various measurements and reporting. Readmission measure is especially related to unfavorable patient outcomes that directly bends the curve of healthcare cost. Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction… read more here.
Keywords: readmission; model; healthcare cost; healthcare ... See more keywords
Associations of Socio-Demographic, Clinical and Biochemical Parameters with Healthcare Cost, Health- and Renal-Related Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: A Clinical Observational Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17186552
Abstract: We examined factors associated with healthcare cost, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) in hemodialysis patients. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 160 patients from January to April 2019… read more here.
Keywords: hemodialysis; quality life; hrqol; healthcare cost ... See more keywords
Healthcare Cost Trajectories in the Last 2 Years of Life Among Patients With a Solid Metastatic Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.7038
Abstract: BACKGROUND Most studies describe the "average healthcare cost trend" among patients with cancer. We aimed to delineate heterogeneous trajectories of healthcare cost during the last 2 years of life of patients with a metastatic cancer… read more here.
Keywords: last years; cost; healthcare cost; life ... See more keywords