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known about the cost of providing the respective dialysis services in Tanzania. This paper estimates the costs of dialysis … on the provider perspective and include only the direct cost of dialysis treatment. Cost of drugs and consumables were … face-to-face interview with experts at the dialysis unit. Results: MNH performs on average 442 hemodialysis per month (34 …
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considering three health states (predialysis, dialysis and death). Transitions between states and efficacy data were obtained from … randomized clinical trials and the European Dialysis and Transplant Association Annual report. Mortality rate was adjusted with … direct costs were considered. Dialysis costs (2013 prices in Euros) were obtained from diagnosis-related groups. Drug costs …
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A widely discussed shortcoming of long-term care in nursing homes for elderly is the inappropriate or suboptimal drug utilization, in particular the utilization of psychotropic drugs. This paper estimates the effect of institutionalization on the drug intake of frail elderly using administrative...
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Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky...
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Objective: This study aimed to apply the previously validated severity index for rheumatoid arthritis (SIFRA) to prevalent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) groups in Turkey and determine the effect of RA severity on health care costs and biologic use. Methods: This retrospective study used the Turkish...
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of this paper is to examine the extent to which the utilisation of GP services is influenced by the reimbursement system … played a major role prior to the change in reimbursement system. …
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in the series is observed at the time of the change in reimbursement in 1989. Such a break would be consistent with … doctors responding to the reimbursement change in a manner predicted by supplier-induced-demand behaviour and would provide …
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Background: The prospective reimbursement of hospitals through the grouping of patients into a finite number of …
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developed tool. Based on the recorded activities, the cost of care was calculated. The correlating reimbursement per patient was … calculated from the care levels in the Swiss reimbursement system. Data from 44 residents was included in the analysis with a …
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unique reimbursement system, which results in significant differences in patients' access to biosimilars. The importance of …. The aim of this paper is to compare selected aspects of reimbursement and access to the EMA authorized biosimilar … database, the Polish reimbursement list published by the Polish Ministry of Health, and two French reimbursement databases …
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