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School-based healthcare and absenteeism : evidence from telemedicine
Komisarow, Sarah; Hemelt, Steven W. - 2023
-based healthcare, telemedicine, that offers the potential to reach places and populations with historically low access to such care …. School-based telemedicine clinics (SBTCs) provide students with access to healthcare during the regular school day through …The prevalence of school-based healthcare has increased markedly over the past decade. We study a modern mode of school …
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Digital waste? : unintended consequences of health information technology
Böckerman, Petri; Kortelainen, Mika; Laine, Liisa T.; … - 2019
We exploit a large-scale natural experiment - the rollout of a nationwide electronic prescribing system in Finland - to study how digitization of prescriptions affects pharmaceutical use and health outcomes. We use comprehensive administrative data from patients treated with benzodiazepines,...
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Big data is a big deal but how much data do we need?
Askitas, Nikos - 2016
The more conservative among us believe that "Big Data is a fad that will soon fade out" and they may in fact be partially right. By contrast, others - especially those who dispassionately note that digitization is only now beginning to deliver its payload - may beg to differ. We argue that all...
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Trust predicts compliance with COVID-19 containment policies : evidence from ten countries using Big Data
Sarracino, Francesco; Greyling, Talita; O'Connor, Kelsey J. - 2022
Previous evidence indicates trust is an important correlate of compliance with COVID-19 containment policies. However, this conclusion hinges on two crucial assumptions: first, that compliance does not change over time, and second, that mobility or self-reported measures are good proxies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013170799
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Mapping "information economy" businesses with big data : findings for the UK
Nathan, Max; Rosso, Anna; Bouet, Francois - 2014
Governments around the world want to develop their ICT and digital industries. Policymakers thus need a clear sense of the size and characteristics of digital businesses, but this is hard to do with conventional datasets and industry codes. This paper uses innovative "big data" resources to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010440545
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The transformation of public policy analysis in times of crisis : a microsimulation-nowcasting method using Big Data
O'Donoghue, Cathal; Sologon, Denisa M. - 2023
The urgency of the two crises, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed the inadequacy of traditional statistical datasets and models to provide a timely support to the decision-making process in times of volatility. Drawing upon advances in data analytics for public policy and the increasing...
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Understanding urban economies, land use, and social dynamics in the city : big data and measurement
Saiz, Albert; Salazar-Miranda, Arianna - 2023
Recent advancements in data collection have expanded the tools and information available for urban and spatial-based research. This paper presents an overview of spatial big data sources used in urban science and urban economics, with the goal of directing and enriching future research by other...
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The value of socialized medicine : the impact of universal primary healthcare provision on birth and mortality rates in Turkey
Cesur, Resul; Güneş, Pınar Mine; Tekin, Erdal; … - 2015
This paper examines the impact of universal, free, and easily accessible primary healthcare on population health as … physician, who offers a wide range of primary healthcare services that are free-of-charge. Furthermore, these services are …
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Health insurance expansions and provider behavior : evidence from substance use disorder providers
Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Popovici, Ioana; Stern, … - 2017
markets, are less likely to provide charity care, increase the quantity of healthcare provided, and become more selective of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596165
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Socialized healthcare and women's fertility decisions
Cesur, Resul; Güneş, Pinar Mine; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, … - 2019
This paper examines the effect of a nationwide healthcare reform implemented in Turkey on women's fertility decisions …. The Family Medicine Program (FMP), introduced in 2005, provided a wide-range of primary healthcare services, free of …
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