Increased diagnosis of hepato-biliary-pancreatic cancer after cholecystectomy: a population-based study by Young Ae Kim, Hak Jun Kim, Mee Joo Kang, Sung-Sik Han, Hyeong Min Park, Sang-Jae Park

“…The data for this cohort study was obtained from the National Health Insurance Service database in Korea. 715,872 patients who underwent cholecystectomy between 2004 and 2020 were compared to 1,431,728 individuals who did not underwent cholecystectomy after age, sex, and year of cholecystectomy was matched. …”
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Risk of Dementia in Patients with Depression or Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ting-Chun Fang, Yu-Hsuan Wu, Yi-Huei Chen, Ching-Heng Lin, Ming-Hong Chang

“…Newly diagnosed PD (n = 1213) patients and control subjects (n = 4852) were selected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database from January 2001 through December 2008. …”
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Multi-hazard risk in socially vulnerable communities across the United States by Leslie Sanchez, Paul R Armsworth, Jasmine E Bruno, Sebastian Espinoza, Kathleen Galvin, Varsha Vijay, Travis Warziniack

“…., low-income households and those lacking health insurance) are inequitably exposed to multiple severe hazards. …”
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Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents by Don E. Willis, Marie‐Rachelle Narcisse, Laura James, James P. Selig, Mohammed Ason, Aaron J. Scott, Lawrence E. Cornett, Pearl A. McElfish

“…Significant predictors of class membership were age, education, health insurance status, and usual source of care. Vaccine hesitancy may be specific to certain vaccines for some parents and more generalized for others. …”
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Decoding substance use disorder severity from clinical notes using a large language model by Maria Mahbub, Gregory M. Dams, Sudarshan Srinivasan, Caitlin Rizy, Ioana Danciu, Jodie Trafton, Kathryn Knight

“…Existing diagnostic coding systems used by insurance providers, like the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), lack granularity for certain diagnoses, but American clinicians will add this granularity (as that found within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification or DSM-5) as supplemental unstructured text in clinical notes. …”
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The effect of sarpogrelate compared to aspirin in high- or very-high-risk diabetes for primary prevention by Soo Hyun Kang, Kilyoon Pack, Jung Ho Kim, Youngwoo Jang

“…We analyzed the Korean National Health Insurance data to compare the efficacy and overall bleeding of sarpogrelate, an antiplatelet agent with lower bleeding risk, versus aspirin in high-/very-high-risk diabetic populations without prior ASCVD. …”
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Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Erica Spatz, Mark T Silvestri, Anita Arora, Kenneth P Kell, Elizabeth Y Rula

“…In the model adjusted for maternal risk factors (age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, smoking status, timing of initiation of prenatal visits, multiparity, maternal insurance payer), the association was slightly attenuated with an absolute difference of 1.9% (95% CI 1.7% to 2.1%; p<0.001).Conclusions Pregnant women who live in areas with higher population well-being have lower risk of preterm birth, even after accounting for individual risk factors.…”
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Investment preferences of institutional investors in Indonesia: A comparative analysis of pressure-sensitive and pressure-insensitive groups by Dwi Prastowo Darminto, Abdulloh Mubarok, Nurmala Ahmar

“…Pressure-sensitive investors, such as banks and insurance companies, prefer companies with close business affiliations, while pressure-insensitive investors, such as mutual funds and pension funds, prioritize financial performance and corporate governance. …”
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Consistency between Self-Reported and Recorded Values for Clinical Measures by Joseph Thomas III, Mindy Paulet, Jigar R. Rajpura

“…Self-reported values were collected for the clinical measures: systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, glucose level, height, weight, and cholesterol from health risk assessments completed by enrollees in a privately insured cohort. Body mass index (BMI) was computed from reported height and weight. …”
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Effect of Strengthening of Steel Beams with Variable Length by Using Carbon Fiber by Ahmed S. D. Al-Ridha, Ali F. Atshan, Kamal Sh. Mahmoud, Qusai Kh. Hameed

“…All tested beams have the same cross-sectional area, and they are all strengthened by using intermediate stiffeners and cover steel plate at top flange to insure that failure will occur at the bottom flange. …”
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Healthcare utilisation by pregnant patients with asthma in South Korea: a cohort study using nationwide claims data by Deog Kyeom Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Joon Yim, Eun Jin Jang, Jimin Kim, Yun Jung Kim, Seongmi Choi, Joon-Ho Lee

“…Here, we investigated the burden and medical treatment of asthma during pregnancy requiring healthcare utilisation in South Korea.Design Cohort study.Setting Nationwide insurance claims database.Participants A total of 1 306 281 pregnant women who delivered in South Korea in 2009–2011.Outcomes The prevalence and exacerbation rates of asthma requiring healthcare utilisation, and the prescription of antiasthmatic drugs during pregnancy.Results The prevalence of asthma requiring healthcare utilisation was 0.43% among pregnant women. …”
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Cross-Country Analysis of Funding Models of Medical Organizations in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic by S. S. Budarin, D. O. Vatolin, Iu. V. Elbek

“…At the same time, opinions were divided on the effectiveness of the insurance model for financing medical organizations that provide different types of medical care to the population. …”
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Permanent Sensorineural Deafness in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Secondary to Intracranial Hemorrhage by Sakshi Kapur, Michael Wax, Levin Miles, Adnan Hussain

“…Hydroxyurea was continued until insurance coverage for nilotinib was getting approved. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…MRS provides significant cost savings and leads to better surgical outcomes, making it a preferred choice for insurers and health systems.Plain Language Summary: Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is experienced by 20% of the US population. …”
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Investigating Parkinson’s disease risk across farming activities using data mining and large-scale administrative health data by Pascal Petit, François Berger, Vincent Bonneterre, Nicolas Vuillerme

“…A secondary analysis of real-world administrative insurance claim data and electronic health/medical records (TRACTOR project) was conducted to estimate PD risk for 26 farming activities using data mining. …”
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Health-economic evaluation of the outpatient, inpatient, and public health sector in Germany: Insights from the first three COVID-19 waves. by Afschin Gandjour

“…Direct medical costs for each sector were calculated from a statutory health insurance perspective, utilizing reimbursement rates for both the inpatient and outpatient sectors. …”
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Information sharing and organizational knowledge production in two Finnish firms: an exploration using activity theory by Gunilla Widén-Wulff, Elisabeth Davenport

“…</b> In this paper, we discuss the link between information sharing and organizational knowledge production in two very different organizations - a company that handles insurance claims and a small entrepreneurial hi-tech company. …”
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Analysis of status of resilience indices in urban fabric (Case study: Faruj worn out fabric) by ameneh naghdi, Ezzatolah Mafia, mehdi vatanparast

“…Based on the analysis, we found nine indicators with these characteristics, of which we can refer to indicators such as access to temporary accommodation, awarenessabout the occurrence of natural and human disasters in the neighborhood, the level of awareness about reactions, how to behave appropriately during the crisis, job security, financial strength of residentsto participate in resolving the crisis, and the extent to which the insurance organizations support the residents.…”
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A comparative analysis of the level of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban and rural communities in Edo state Nigeria by Momoh JA, Mathew M, Momoh R.O, Luka-Lawal RK, Gadzama DA5, Daniel H, Prof. Abah SO, Prof. Uzochukwu

“…To address this issue, there is a critical need for the Edo state government and private sector to prioritize the enhancement of existing healthcare insurance schemes, particularly in rural regions, by expanding coverage and accessibility. …”
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Opportunities and barriers for reimbursement of digital therapeutics in Austria: Findings From expert interviews by Mahdi Sareban, Gunnar Treff, Jan David Smeddinck, Rada Hussein, Josef Niebauer

“…Results Overall, participants agreed that reimbursement of DTx by the public insurance in Austria is desirable. Prerequisites are (i) a high user and prescriber acceptance of DTx, which must be integrated into a transparent and interoperable Austrian e-Health infrastructure, (ii) a sufficient, risk-based level of evidence for clinical effectiveness, (iii) national authorities that transparently provide evidence-base, indications, contra-indications and potential risks, (iv) adopting European regulations about data security, secondary use of data and use of artificial intelligence and (v) a health-economical evaluation of DTx. …”
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