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information to distilled systematic reviews and guidelines. Rapid access to reliable information in a usable form will change both …
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The absence of government regulation in the US has left pharmaceutical companies free to set their own prices based on a number of market considerations. Historically, these have included not only ingredient, research and development costs, but also advertising, the drug's marginal...
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medically necessary services and adversely impact the quality of patient care. In light of a growing public and professional … determine the effects of financial incentives on resource use, cost and the quality of medical care. The method used to … they induce physicians to take actions that compromise quality of care. To evaluate the legitimacy of these concerns …
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Screening programs for sickle cell disease, when effective, can reduce morbidity and mortality as a direct consequence of patient education and optimized clinical management. However, informed patient or parental consent is necessary prior to the screening process as a person's sickle status is...
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Objective: To assess the efficacy of a World Wide Web-enabled asthma self-management intervention on quality …-of-life indicators among self-selected participants with asthma. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in which quality …-of-life outcome indicators were derived from the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ); this self …
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Diabetic retinopathy is a significant cause of visual loss in developed countries. Data from epidemiological studies and controlled clinical trials have resulted in treatment strategies, which are highly successful in preventing blindness. These strategies involve measures that require both...
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losses reflected in disease management programs not achieving their goals of cost savings and patient health quality …
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