Role of Chest Radiography in Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Does Every Suspected Case Needs GeneXpert MTB; A Cross-Sectional Study by Mujahid Raza, Saleh Khurshied, Altaf Hussain, Nawal Khurshid, Ali Khurshid

“…CXR is cost effective modality and can help to reduce the burden on health system if smear, culture, or rapid molecular tests are only done in patients where CXR shows suspicion of pulmonary TB. …”
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Mapping maternal and infant health in Morocco: A global scoping review of themes, gaps, and the "unseen" in the published health research literature, 2000-2022. by Ellen Amster, Ghazal Jessani, Gauri Gupta, Oksana Hlyva, Charlene Rae

“…In articles, researchers recommended new policies, new laws, health system reform, and government actions to advocate for patients. …”
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A Real-World, Multicenter Assessment of Drugs Requiring Weight-Based Calculations in Overweight, Adult Critically Ill Patients by Sandra L. Kane-Gill, Nicholas P. Wytiaz, Lisa M. Thompson, Karina Muzykovsky, Mitchell S. Buckley, Henry Cohen, Amy L. Seybert

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Cost and cost-effectiveness of BPaL regimen used in drug-resistant TB treatment in the Philippines by D. Evans, K. Hirasen, D.J. Casalme, M.T. Gler, A. Gupta, S. Juneja

“…The study shows that treatment of DR-TB with BPaL was cost-saving for patients and cost-effective for the health system.…”
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Risk-factor Model Derivation and Validation for the Detection of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders among General Population of Towns in Pune District, Maharashtra, India by Khushboo Thakkar, Sahana Hegde Shetiya, Dipti Agarwal, Sudhir L. Jadhav

“…The mortality rates for these cancers are high and this burdens the health system. Screening the high risk population can avert this. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental coping and emergency ability of public health emergency in COVID-19 department healthcare workers in ICU nurses of Beijing in China by Tiantian Gai, Yin He, Ying Yin, Yu Cui, Qiuping Li, Yanzhen Hu, Zhenhui Lu

“…Although empirical observations from different departments can provide valuable basis for the health system to formulate preventive measures, efficient training programs and future public emergencies. …”
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Uncoded chronic kidney disease prevalence in secondary care: a retrospective audit with population health implications by Samantha Dolan, Ajitesh Anand, Philip A. Kalra, Stuart Stewart

“…Conclusions Uncoded CKD is highly prevalent in an acute medical hospital ward highlighting opportunity to improve coding in another part of the health system in addition primary care.…”
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Healthcare consumers' perceptions of incentive-linked prescribing: A scoping review. by Muhammad Naveed Noor, Haider Safdar Abbasi, Nina van Der Mark, Zahida Azizullah, Janice Linton, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Mishal Sameer Khan, Rumina Hasan, Sadia Shakoor

“…Doing so can contribute to trust between patients and physicians, an important part of patient-focused care and a contributor to user confidence in the wider health system.…”
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EARLY REFEEDING AFTER COLORECTAL CANCER SURGERY REDUCES COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY by Eliani Frizon, José Eduardo de Aguilar-Nascimento, Júlio Cesar Zanini, Mariah Steinbach Roux, Bruna Caroline de Lima Schemberg, Pamela Luiza Tonello, Diana Borges Dock-Nascimento

“…METHODS: Retrospective cohort carried out at the Cascavel Uopeccan Cancer Hospital, including adult cancer patients (age ≥18 years), from the Unified Health System (SUS), who underwent colorectal surgeries from January 2018 to December 2021. …”
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…First, countries must establish a complete public health system aligned with the World Health Organization’s strategy. …”
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Clinical care ratios for, and tasks undertaken by, allied health professionals: A scoping review of the literature. by Arabella Brown, Elias El-Achkar, Francesca Fragnito, Sandra Gosnell, Jocelyn Kelly, Daniel Kucharski, Alice Priestly, Saravana Kumar

“…<h4>Background</h4>With the increasing demand on the global health system and the presence of persistent healthcare disparities, it becomes imperative to utilize the full potential of the healthcare workforce, including allied health professionals (AHPs). …”
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Telephone consultations with otolaryngology – head and neck surgery reduced emergency visits and specialty consultations in northern Alberta by Peter George Jaminal Tian, Dean Eurich, Hadi Seikaly, Douglas Boisvert, John Montpetit, Jeffrey Harris

“…This model should be considered in other areas to improve efficiencies within the health system.…”
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Comparing Health Care Financing in Indonesia and Thailand from 1995-2010: What Lessons Could Be Learned? by Darius Erlangga, Lizheng Shi

“…For analysis, the authors followed The Health Systems Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual Version 1.0 issued by Health Systems 20/20 supported by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). …”
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>CHWs play several roles in T2DM self-management, including structured education, ongoing support and health system advocacy. Preparing and coordinating CHWs for these roles is crucial and needs further research and strengthening.…”
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Improving Outcomes for Infants with Single Ventricle Physiology through Standardized Feeding during the Interstage by Cindy Weston, S. Adil Husain, Christopher L. Curzon, Steve Neish, Gemma T. Kennedy, Krista Bonagurio, Kevin Gosselin

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Drivers of food acquisition practices among adolescents in suburban food environments of Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Thidatheb Kounnavong, Miho Sato, Christopher Turner, Elaine Ferguson, Hongkham Xayavong, Manithong Vonglokham, Sharon E Cox, Junko Okumura, Kazuhiko Moji

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Modulation of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Odontogenesis in a Tunable PEG-Fibrinogen Hydrogel System by Qiqi Lu, Mirali Pandya, Abdul Jalil Rufaihah, Vinicius Rosa, Huei Jinn Tong, Dror Seliktar, Wei Seong Toh

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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…Poorly equipped and stocked health facilities remain an implementation barrier to essential diagnostics and medicines. Health system interventions such as financial and non-financial incentives to improve their availability can be applied in different contexts. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Use and Its Determinants Among College Students in a Coastal Town of South India by Shyamashree Das, Veena G Kamath, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey

“…Background: Substance use among adolescents is increasing at an astounding rate globally posing a major threat to the health system and the society. This problem can be tackled if the adolescents are equipped with knowledge and positive attitude towards substance use. …”
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Electronic health record and primary care physician self-reported quality of care: a multilevel study in China by Wenhua Wang, Mengyao Li, Katya Loban, Jinnan Zhang, Xiaolin Wei, Rebecca Mitchel

“…Background Health information technology is one of the building blocks of a high-performing health system. However, the evidence regarding the influence of an electronic health record (EHR) on the quality of care remains mixed, especially in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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