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EFFECT OF PROVIDERS' PROCEDURAL VOLUME COMPLEXITY ON IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF STAY FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Title
EFFECT OF PROVIDERS' PROCEDURAL VOLUME COMPLEXITY ON IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS AND LENGTH OF STAY FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
Author
Kamble, Shital
Date Created
2009
Subjects--Topical
Medical sciences
Description
Obesity and morbid obesity represent one of the major public health problems in the United States (U.S.) that affects nearly one-third of the adult American population. Gastric bypass (GB) is a complex operation, performed in a high-risk morbidly ...
Health Legacy Foundations and the Pursuit of Charitable Healthcare
Title
Health Legacy Foundations and the Pursuit of Charitable Healthcare
Author
Niggel, Sabrina
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Social sciences--Research, Medical sciences
Description
Endowed with proceeds from transactions involving nonprofit healthcare assets, health legacy foundations (HLFs) embody tremendous potential to improve health and healthcare in communities across the nation. This dissertation represents the culmina...
Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
Title
Health services use for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the developing country of Barbados
Author
Bushelle-Edghill, Jennifer
Date Created
2011
Subjects--Topical
Public health, Government policy, Medical sciences
Description
Objective: This research examined hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for the population of Barbados during 2003-2008. I examined differences in ACSH rates for females and males at the parish and population levels over ...
The Value of Prosthetic Rehabilitation for Current and Potential Lower Limb Prosthesis Users
Title
The Value of Prosthetic Rehabilitation for Current and Potential Lower Limb Prosthesis Users
Author
Miller, Taavy
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Economics, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description
The goal of this dissertation is to inform clinicians, researchers and policy makers of the potential value of prosthesis intervention for individuals who experience a lower limb amputation. In addition, this dissertation supports the call for mor...