Browsing by Subject "Hospitals"
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Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-10-14)BACKGROUND: Hospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared. This study assessed acute ischemic stroke ... -
Effects of regulation on hospital costs and input use.
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Essays on the Industrial Organization of Health Care
(2018)This dissertation explores the industrial organization of two U.S. health care markets, outpatient dialysis and long term acute care hospitals, and examines how health care provision responds to market structure, ownership ... -
Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania.
(PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2013)BACKGROUND: The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to prioritize resources for public health interventions ... -
Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination rates.
(Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-10)We implemented a hospital-based influenza vaccination program for household contacts of newborns. Among mothers not vaccinated prenatally, 44.7% were vaccinated through the program, as were 25.7% of fathers. A hospital-based ... -
Patterns of care quality and prognosis among hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2014-06-05)BACKGROUND: Relatively little is known about the quality of care and outcomes for hospitalized ischemic stroke patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined quality of care and in-hospital prognoses among patients ... -
Preoperative pain level and patient expectation predict hospital length of stay after total hip arthroplasty.
(J Arthroplasty, 2015-04)The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative predictors of length of stay after primary total hip arthroplasty in a patient population reflecting current trends toward shorter hospitalization and using readily ... -
Thinking Outside the Box: Treating Acute Heart Failure Outside the Hospital to Improve Care and Reduce Admissions.
(J Card Fail, 2015-08)The management of acute heart failure is shifting toward treatment approaches outside of a traditional hospital setting. Many heart failure providers are now treating patients in less familiar health care settings, such ... -
Trauma Center Efficacy: Certification Status and its Effect on Traffic Fatalities at Varying Radii
(2013-04-15)The goal of the paper is to better inform policy makers on the optimal placement of trauma center facilities. I examine the effect of Californian trauma centers vs. standard emergency departments on traffic fatalities for ... -
Variation in the type and frequency of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections according to type of surgical procedure.
(Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-07)OBJECTIVE: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection following 4 types of major surgical procedures.design. Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Eleven hospitals ...
