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PLoS One
December 2024
Adjuncant Associate Clinical Professor School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Background: All Indian ethnic groups are experiencing an upsurge in the prevalence of hypertension. The objective of the present study was to explore the association between socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among the tribal population of India.
Methods: We used the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) round 5 data conducted in 2019-2021.
Cureus
September 2024
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA.
Objective We analyzed changes in reimbursement rates for cardiothoracic surgery procedures from 2013 to 2022 to identify interstate variance and compare changes in reimbursement between procedural groups. Methods The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services database was analyzed to find the 100 highest-grossing cardiothoracic surgery CPT codes from 2013 to 2022. Medicare Administrative Contractor codes were utilized to identify reimbursement for each state.
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December 2024
Population Research Centre, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India.
India launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in 2021 to strengthen the digital health ecosystem by developing and integrating health data records and registries. We apply the health system control knob framework to assess the progress of ABDM by analyzing five indicators. Data from the ABDM dashboard reveal notable progress in beneficiary registration (400 million, as of June 3, 2023) and health records linkage (273 million).
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September 2024
Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA.
This study analyzed the geographic variation in annual Medicare reimbursement changes for common burn surgery procedures from 2011 to 2022 to clarify trends in reimbursement. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Physician fee schedule database was analyzed to find state-by-state reimbursement rates for the most common burn surgery procedures. Physician reimbursement was adjusted for inflation utilizing the consumer price index.
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December 2024
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States. Electronic address:
The Vision Zero-Safe Systems Approach prioritizes fast access to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to improve the survivability of road users in transportation crashes, especially concerning the recent increase in pedestrian-involved crashes. Pedestrian crashes resulting in immediate or early death are considerably more severe than those taking longer. The time gap between injury and fatality is known as survival time, and it heavily relies on EMS response time.
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