Hospitals and Health Systems
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Value Defects In The Health Services Sector
As of 2021, US health care expenditures exceed $3.8 trillion. Itās no secret that health care is nearly as wasteful in spending on value defectsābehaviors that needlessly reduce quality, negatively impact the patient experience, or add to total costs of careāas it is in delivering clinical benefits.
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Value of Triage Treatment Strategies to Distribute Hepatitis C Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in an Integrated Healthcare System: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of fibrosis-based direct-actingĀ antiviral treatmentĀ policies for patients with chronicĀ hepatitis C virusĀ at the Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States health system.
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Assessing the Use of Data Systems to Estimate Return-on-Investment of Behavioral Healthcare Interventions: Opportunities and Barriers
America is facing a behavioral health crisis, both in terms of increasing prevalence rates and high behavioral healthcare needs.
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Value of Reducing Wait Times for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Treatment: Evidence From Randomized Controlled Trial Data on Tisagenlecleucel for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Researchers aimed to quantify the value of reducing chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) treatment wait times on patients with refractory and relapsed aggressive blood cancer who can newly gain access to treatment or access treatment earlier in their disease course.
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What Do Nonprofit Hospitals Reward? An Examination of CEO Compensation in Nonprofit Hospitals
Privately owned nonprofit hospitals, which comprise approximately 57% of community hospitals, are exempt from most federal, state, and local taxes in exchange for the provision of community benefit.
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Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis-Involved Pregnancy Hospitalizations in Colorado
The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the association between presence of recreational cannabis dispensaries and prevalence of cannabis-involved pregnancy hospitalizations in Colorado.
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Injuries Due to Medical Error are Common. They Could Be Prevented by Reducing Complexity
Research shows that medical error is the third leading cause of death worldwide.
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Policy Approaches to Improve Access to Palliative Care
Join the Schaeffer Center for a discussion about how increased access to palliative care has the potential to improve quality of life for patients and their families and increase value of care provided. The experts will also discuss policy approaches to making palliative care accessible across healthcare settings and populations.
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More than 7 in 10 L.A. County Adults Were Vaccinated or Had COVID Antibodies Before Delta and Omicron Surges
A new USC study shows herd immunity is unlikely to happen.
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Comments on No Surprises Act Rulemaking: Part II
Loren Adler, Matthew Fiedler, and Benedic Ippolito offered comments on anĀ interim final ruleĀ (IFR) issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury that implements portions of the surprise billing provisions included in the No Surprises Act.
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