Publications by authors named "Mohammed Huque"
Objectives: To present a comprehensive real-world micro-costing analysis of bariatric surgery.
Methods: Patients were included if they underwent primary bariatric surgery (gastric banding [GB], gastric bypass [GBP] and sleeve gastrectomy [SG]) between 2013 and 2019. Costs were disaggregated into cost items and average-per-patient costs from the Australian healthcare systems perspective were expressed in constant 2019 Australian dollars for the entire cohort and subgroup analysis.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to understand health professionals' views on the informatics skills needed for their jobs.
- A survey, both paper-based and online, was conducted among Australian health professionals, assessing their perceived competencies in 69 skills across five categories.
- Results showed that online respondents felt a stronger need for IT skills, while paper respondents placed more emphasis on clinical skills, indicating the necessity for targeted education programs in health informatics.