Factors Associated With Medical Expenses Among Long-Term Care Insurance Recipients Aged 65 Years or Older in Korea.

This study examined the factors associated with medical expenses among LTCI (long-term care insurance) recipients in Korea. Secondary data analysis was performed using the 2019 Korea National Health Insurance (KNHI) reimbursement data of I metropolitan city. Data from 52 434 older adults who were LTCI recipients and living in I metropolitan city areas were included.

Empowering Healthcare through Comprehensive Informatics Education: The Status and Future of Biomedical and Health Informatics Education.

Objectives: Education in biomedical and health informatics is essential for managing complex healthcare systems, bridging the gap between healthcare and information technology, and adapting to the digital requirements of the healthcare industry. This review presents the current status of biomedical and health informatics education domestically and internationally and proposes recommendations for future development.

Methods: We analyzed evidence from reports and papers to explore global trends and international and domestic examples of education.

Viral Metatranscriptomic Analysis to Reveal the Diversity of Viruses Infecting Satsuma Mandarin (Citrus unshiu) in Korea.

Citrus cultivation plays a pivotal role, making a significant contribution to global fruit production and dietary consumption. Accurate identification of viral pathogens is imperative for the effective management of plant viral disease in citrus crops. High-throughput sequencing serves as an alternative approach, enabling comprehensive pathogen identification on a large scale without requiring pre-existing information.

Identification of Viruses Infecting Orchids Using Nanopore Sequencing and Development of an RT-RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a for Rapid Visual Detection of Nerine Latent Virus.

orchids are one of the most popular ornamental plants. More than thirty orchid viruses have been reported, and virus-infected orchids significantly lose their commercial value. Therefore, the development of improved viral disease detection methods could be useful for quality control in orchid cultivation.

Evaluation of a Machine Learning-Based Decision Support Intervention for Inpatient Falls.

Inpatient falls are frequent adverse events, with various injuries occurring in one-third of falls. International practice guidelines recommend multifaceted risk assessment and risk-targeted interventions through multifactorial activities. However, the effectiveness is mixed for such recommendations implemented using traditional approaches.

Identification of an Isolate of Citrus Tristeza Virus by Nanopore Sequencing in Korea and Development of a CRISPR/Cas12a-Based Assay for Rapid Visual Detection of the Virus.

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a highly destructive viral pathogen posing a significant threat to citrus crops worldwide. Disease management and crop protection strategies necessitate the development of rapid and accurate detection methods. In this study, we employed Oxford Nanopore sequencing to detect CTV in samples.

Utilizing standardized nursing terminologies in implementing an AI-powered fall-prevention tool to improve patient outcomes: a multihospital study.

Objectives: Standardized nursing terminologies (SNTs) are necessary to ensure consistent knowledge expression and compare the effectiveness of nursing practice across settings. This study investigated whether SNTs can support semantic interoperability and outcoming tracking over time by implementing an AI-powered CDS tool for fall prevention across multiple EMR systems.

Materials And Methods: The study involved 3 tertiary academic hospitals and 1 public hospital with different EMR systems and nursing terms, and employed an AI-powered CDS tool that determines the fall risk within the next hour (prediction model) and recommends tailored care plans (CDS functions; represented by SNTs).

Evaluation of an approach to clinical decision support for preventing inpatient falls: a pragmatic trial.

Objectives: To assess whether a fall-prevention clinical decision support (CDS) approach using electronic analytics that stimulates risk-targeted interventions is associated with reduced rates of falls and injurious falls.

Materials And Methods: The CDS intervention included a machine-learning prediction algorithm, individual risk-factor identification, and guideline-based prevention recommendations. After a 5-month plan-do-study-act quality improvement initiative, the CDS intervention was implemented at an academic tertiary hospital and compared with the usual care using a pretest (lasting 24 months and involving 23 498 patients) and posttest (lasting 13 months and involving 17 341 patients) design in six nursing units.

Age and Gender Differences in Fall-Related Factors Affecting Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

Background: Falls are one of the major adverse events affecting older adults that can result in serious injuries. Hospitalizations and deaths because of fall-related injuries have been increasing. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of studies examining the physical condition and current exercise habits of older adults.

Use of the clinical care classification in South Korean nursing practice: Challenges and opportunities.

Background And Objectives: A government-driven standardization of nursing terminology including the Clinical Care Classification (CCC) was endorsed in South Korea in 2015, but the number of hospitals who have adopted this standard terminology remains unknown. This study aimed to determine the CCC awareness, adoption, and utilization statuses and its association with patient experience in South Korea.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A nationwide telephone survey was conducted from January 13 to February 12, 2022 among 217 tertiary and secondary hospitals participating in the health information exchange network.

Inhibitory Effects of Pepper Mild Mottle Virus Infection by Supernatants of Five Bacterial Cultures in Capsicum annuum L.

Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV), one of the most prevalent viruses in chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a non-enveloped, rod-shaped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus classified in the genus Tobamovirus. The supernatants of five bacterial cultures (Pseudomonas putida [PP], Bacillus licheniformis [BLI], P.

Simulation Education Incorporating Academic Electronic Medical Records for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Pilot Study.

Objectives: Academic electronic medical records (AEMRs) can be utilized for a variety of educational programs that can enhance nursing students' nursing informatics and clinical reasoning competencies. This study aimed to identify the applicability and effectiveness of simulation education incorporating AEMRs.

Methods: We developed simulation education scenarios incorporating AEMRs and evaluated them with 76 third- and fourth-year nursing students from five nursing schools using a mixed-methods design.

Nanopore Metagenomics Sequencing for Rapid Diagnosis and Characterization of Lily Viruses.

Lilies (Lilium spp.) are one of the most important ornamental flower crops grown in Korea. Most viral diseases in lilies are transmitted by infected bulbs, which cause serious economic losses due to reduced yields.

Development of an Interoperable and Easily Transferable Clinical Decision Support System Deployment Platform: System Design and Development Study.

Background: A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is recognized as a technology that enhances clinical efficacy and safety. However, its full potential has not been realized, mainly due to clinical data standards and noninteroperable platforms.

Objective: In this paper, we introduce the common data model-based intelligent algorithm network environment (CANE) platform that supports the implementation and deployment of a CDSS.

Construction of full-length infectious cDNA clones of two Korean isolates of turnip mosaic virus breaking resistance in Brassica napus.

In this work, two new turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) strains (Canola-12 and Canola-14) overcoming resistance in canola (Brassica napus) were isolated from a B. napus sample that showed typical TuMV-like symptoms and was collected in the city of Gimcheon, South Korea, in 2020. The complete genome sequence was determined and an infectious clone was made for each isolate.

Reassortment of Infectious Clones of Radish Mosaic Virus Shows that Systemic Necrosis in Is Determined by RNA1.

Three infectious clones of radish mosaic virus (RaMV) were generated from isolates collected in mainland Korea (RaMV-Gg) and Jeju Island (RaMV-Aa and RaMV-Bb). These isolates differed in sequences and pathogenicity. Examination of the wild-type isolates and reassortants between the genomic RNA1 and RNA2 of these three isolates revealed that severe symptoms were associated with RNA1 of isolates Aa or Gg causing systemic necrosis in , or with RNA1 of isolate Bb for induction of veinal necrosis and severe mosaic symptoms in radish.

Development and application of reverse transcription droplet digital PCR assay for sensitive detection of apple scar skin viroid during in vitro propagation of apple plantlets.

Apple scar skin viroid (ASSVd), of the genus Apscaviroid, causes serious pome fruit diseases, such as apple scar skin, dapple apple, pear rusty skin, pear fruit crinkle, and pear dimple fruit. This study aimed at establishing a sensitive and accurate method for quantification of ASSVd in apple leaves and plantlets using a reverse transcription droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (RT-ddPCR) assay. The specificity was analyzed using other apple viruses, and the negative amplification of the cross-reaction assay demonstrated the high specificity of RT-ddPCR.