Utilization and quality of primary and specialized palliative homecare in nursing home residents vs. community dwellers: a claims data analysis by Juliane Poeck, Franziska Meissner, Bianka Ditscheid, Markus Krause, Ulrich Wedding, Cordula Gebel, Ursula Marschall, Gabriele Meyer, Werner Schneider, Antje Freytag

“…Methods We conducted a population-based study with nationwide claims data from deceased beneficiaries of a large German health insurance provider. First, we compared utilization rates of primary palliative care [PPC], specialized palliative homecare [SPHC], and no palliative care [noPC] between nursing home residents and community dwellers, both descriptively and adjusted for covariates. …”
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High risk for life-threatening adverse events of fluoroquinolones in young adults: a large German population-based cohort study by Julia Wicherski, Jonas Peltner, Cornelia Becker, Katrin Schüssel, Gabriela Brückner, Andreas Schlotmann, Helmut Schröder, Winfried V. Kern, Britta Haenisch

“…Population-based longitudinal data from one of the largest German statutory health insurances were used. Episodes of newly dispensed fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, moxifloxacin, norfloxacin, and enoxacin) were compared to other antibiotics (amoxicillin, amoxicillin clavulanic acid, azithromycin, cefuroxime, cephalexin, clindamycin, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, and doxycycline). …”
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A perinatal psychiatry access program to address rural and medically underserved populations using telemedicine by Courtney King, Marie Hayes, Lizmarie Maldonado, Elizabeth Monter, Rubin Aujla, Erin Phlegar, Claire Smith, Liz Parker, Kerry Blome, Amanda Sandford, Edie Douglas, Constance Guille

“…Treatment was provided to 881 perinatal patients (54.6% White, 26.1% Black, 6.2% Hispanic) of whom 51.8% were insured by Medicaid, 89.7% resided in counties designed as fully Medically Underserved Areas, and 38.9% lived in counties designed as fully rural. …”
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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into t... by Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom

“…Methods Episodes of eligible children aged < 18 years hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, or acute otitis media between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2019 were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database. Annual hospitalized incidence rate, case fatality rate, and healthcare resource utilization and costs were estimated. …”
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Alternative psychopharmacologic treatments for pediatric catatonia: a retrospective analysis by Joshua R. Smith, Joshua R. Smith, Isaac Baldwin, Tasia York, Carina Anderson, Trey McGonigle, Simon Vandekar, Lee Wachtel, James Luccarelli, James Luccarelli

“…Most patients (N = 18; 58%) were insured by Medicaid. The mean age at the time of catatonia diagnosis was 13.5 years. …”
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Re-evaluating large for gestational age: differential effects on perinatal outcomes in term and premature births by Chun-Heng Kuo, Chun-Heng Kuo, Chun-Heng Kuo, Yi-Ling Wu, Chi-Nien Chen, Chi-Nien Chen, Yu-Ru Lo, I-Weng Yen, Kang-Chih Fan, Yi-Yun Tai, Ming-Wei Lin, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hung-Yuan Li

“…This study aims to explore the risks of adverse maternal and neonatal perinatal outcomes associated with LGA in term neonates and neonates with different degrees of prematurity, compared to appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) neonates.MethodsUsing the Birth Reporting Databases (2007–2018) linked to Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we conducted a retrospective nationwide cohort study of singleton neonates delivered between 24 and 42 weeks of gestation. …”
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Inverse association between obesity and suicidal death risk by Joonyub Lee, Seung-Hwan Lee, Mee-Kyoung Kim, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Jae-Seung Yun, Yeoree Yang, Kun-Ho Yoon, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Chi-Un Pae, Kyungdo Han, Jang Won Son

“…Methods This study was nationwide, retrospective, observational study based on Korean National Health Insurance Service database. We analyzed 4,045,081 participants who were aged > 19 years and underwent national health surveillance in 2009. …”
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Feasibility of a Mobile App–Based Cognitive-Behavioral Perinatal Skills Program: Protocol for Nonrandomized Pilot Trial by Andrea B Temkin-Yu, Aliza Ayaz, Ella Blicker, Michael X Liu, Ace Oh, Isabelle E Siegel, Meredith J Seewald, Alison D Hermann, Soudebah Givrad, Lara M Baez, Lauren M Osborne, Cori M Green, Maddy M Schier, Alexandra M Davis, Shasha Zhu, Avital Falk, Shannon M Bennett

“…Participants will be recruited from a variety of public and private insurance-based psychiatry, obstetrics, and primary care clinics at a large academic medical center located in New York City. …”
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International education and diplomacy: Education of Serbian students in internship in the 21st century by Vasojević Nena A.

“…Also, the analyzed data indicate that the education policy in Serbia aims to educate young talents abroad in economically developed countries, but at the same time, despite the contractual obligations, there is no group that ensures that insurance is provided, based on the data obtained. …”
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East Asian Welfare Regimes 東アジア福祉制度 by Joseph Wong, Andrew DeWit, Ito Peng

“…Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have been evolving inclusive social insurance schemes that are driven by politics, nationalism and demographic challenges and strive to reinforce social solidarity, universality and redistribution. …”
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Comparative- and Cost-Effectiveness Research Determining the Optimal Intervention for Advancing Transgender Women With HIV to Full Viral Suppression (Text Me, Alexis!): Protocol fo... by Cathy J Reback, Thomas Blue, Ali Jalali, Raphael Landovitz, Michael J Li, Raymond P Mata, Danielle Ryan, Philip J Jeng, Sean M Murphy

“…Given the many negative personal and public health consequences of untreated or undertreated HIV, and that HIV services for transgender women are frequently delivered in resource-limited, community-based settings, a comprehensive economic evaluation is critical to inform decisions of stakeholders, such as providers, insurers, and policy makers. MethodsText Me, Alexis! …”
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Sex-differences in the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from a large Ontario, Canada worker cohort by Fanni R. Eros, Paul A. Demers, Jeavana Sritharan

“…CTS cases were identified from physician billing (Ontario Health Insurance Plan) records and defined as at least one record for CTS surgery (fee code N290) between 2002 and 2020. …”
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Real-world clinical and economic impacts of delayed rotator cuff repair surgery in Japan: analysis of a large claims database by Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD, Yuki Otaka, BS, Yuichi Shiotsuki, MS, MPH, Akie Seno, BSc, MBA

“…Methods: This study utilized JMDC health insurance claims data from January 2012 to February 2021. …”
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DES modified silica gel as dispersing material for miniaturized matrix solid phase dispersion applied to triazoles determination by Susanna Della Posta, Valeria Gallo, Emanuele Limiti, Marcella Trombetta, Monica Gherardi, Alessandra Gentili, Laura De Gara, Chiara Fanali

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Usability Testing pada M-Commerce Menggunakan Kuisioner USE (Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of Use) dan Performance Test (Studi Kasus: Tokopedia) by Thowaf Fuad Hasan, Tenia Wahyuningrum, Ariq Cahya Wardhana

“…Tokopedia has other features such as credit purchases, bill payments, transportation ticket reservations, credit installments, investments and insurance and others. The high ranking and the number of features are certainly offset by the good usability that users feel on the app. …”
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Associations between social determinants of health and mental health disorders among U.S. population: a cross-sectional study by S. Tanarsuwongkul, J. Liu, M. Spaulding, K. Perea-Schmittle, M. Lohman, Q. Wang

“…Factors associated with greater odds of MD and AD included having less than a college degree, annual household income less than 200% of federal poverty level, housing concerns, lack of transportation, food insecurity, and unsafe neighbourhoods. Having no health insurance was associated with lower odds of both MD and AD (aOR, 0.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.46–0.51 and aOR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.42–0.47, respectively). …”
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Modeling the construction of an efficient customer club for the quantitative and qualitative development of increasing customers in the banking system by Ali Taher khani kojariha, Younos Vakil Alroaia

“…Ahmadi et al, (2023) investigated the presentation of the customer loyalty measurement model based on the five senses, emphasizing the mediating role of perceived value in the insurance industry (a case study of life and investment insurance). …”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of sotorasib as second-line treatment for patients with KRAS-G12C-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) in Switzerland by Tämer El Saadany, Judith Lupatsch, Michael Mark, Michaela Barbier, Tarun Mehra, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Roger von Moos

“…Our analysis assessed the cost-effectiveness of sotorasib as a second-line treatment in Swiss patients with non-small cell lung cancer from the perspective of the Swiss statutory health insurance system. METHODS: A partitioned survival model based on the CodeBreak 200 trial was constructed with a time horizon of 10 years and a discount rate of 3% for costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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