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Title: Assessing Convergence of Community Benefit Programs and Community Health Needs Among North Carolina's Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Author: Fos, Elmer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Health services administration
Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires tax-exempt hospitals to conduct Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, formulate implementation strategies, and report yearly to the IRS and the public the progress of their work. Th...

Title: Assessment and Characterization of HIV Care Continuum in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 2013-2019
Author: Owolabi, Yakubu
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Epidemiology, Health services administration
Description: Background: The high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and the increasing rate of new HIV infections among some populations and jurisdictions could reflect failed prevention strategies. Despite progress in controlling the epidem...

Title: Black MSM Oral Health Behaviors and Implications for HIV Risk
Author: Johnson, Darrin
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Social service
Description: The primary goal of this qualitative and quantitative mixed methods exploratory pilot study is to determine the oral health behaviors of Black men who have sex with men (MSM). The secondary goal of this mixed methods study is to determine if Black...

Title: CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION STRATEGIES AND THE EFFECTS OF DIABETES COMPLICATIONS ON POOR HEALTH
Author: Ekezue, Bola
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: Objectives: This research assessed the effect of comorbid diabetes complications on short-term adverse outcomes: in-hospital mortality, postoperative stroke, postoperative renal failure and readmissions within 30 days of discharge after coronary a...

Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care
Author: Davis Jr., Charles
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Epidemiology
Description: ABSTRACTCHARLES N. DAVIS JR. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in U.S. Veterans: Comorbidity, Ocular Pathology, and Cost of Care (Under the direction of DR. WILLIAM BRANDON)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mor...

Title: DISPARITIES IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: EXPLORING CONTEXTUAL DETERMINANTS OF ACCESS, USE AND QUALITY OF CARE
Author: Olorunsaiye, Comfort
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration, Area studies
Description: Background: The West and Central African region bears the highest burden of maternal mortality globally. Objectives: The aims of this study were to: examine the association between women’s perception of domestic violence (DV) and choice of contrac...

Title: Effects of Medical Home Among Children With Special Health Care Needs
Author: Willits, Kathryn
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of having access to a medical home on the use of the emergency department, primary care office visits and the number of missed school days among children with special health care needs.Analysi...

Title: Effects of hydrocephalus on hospital use, associated costs, and access to care among children with spina bifida
Author: Radcliff, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: Objectives: This study examined hospital resource use, timeliness of surgical repair of spina bifida (SB), and geographical access to hospital care for infants and children with SB. Methods: This was a retrospective, statewide, population-based st...

Title: Enhancing the Anesthesia Providers’ Awareness of Resources, Policies, & Procedures Surrounding Patients with Language Communication Barriers
Author: Krysl, Janzen
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Health services administration, Nursing, Medicine
Description: Background: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) are facing significant communication challenges in peri-operative settings, spanning from understanding anesthesia-related information to obtaining informed consent. These language-based ...

Title: Facilitators and Barriers in Obstetric Care in the Identification of Sex-Trafficked Victims
Author: Scott, Cheryl
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Health services administration, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Public health
Description: ABSTRACTFACILITATORS AND BARRIERS IN OBSTETRIC CARE IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SEX-TRAFFICKED VICTIMS Human trafficking is an emergent public health concern that, as noted by the National Institute of Justice (2021), receives attention and support f...

Title: North Carolina free clinics: Effective primary care provider for the uninsured
Author: Hutchison, Jenny
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health services administration
Description: Although the United States has recently made progress in reducing the number of uninsured in the country as a result of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, millions will continue to be unable to access insurance, ...

Title: Preoperative Education and The Reduction of Parental Anxiety
Author: Bernardo, Sherry
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Medicine, Health services administration
Description: Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used to assist with the perioperative reduction in anxiety for both parent and chil...

Title: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ASTHMA AND USE OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Author: Hamedani, Abbas
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Health education, Medical sciences, Health services administration
Description: ABSTRACTABBAS G. HAMEDANI. The Association Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asthma and use of additional services for their management in the national survey of children’s health (Under the direction of DR. YVETTE M. HUET)This study was conduc...

Title: The Association of Structural and Process Factors with Medication Errors for Residents Entering a Nursing Home
Author: Lane, Sandi
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Public health, Health services administration
Description: Objective: The purpose of the study is to elucidate the relationships and inter-relatedness of specific structure, process, and outcome elements contributing to harmful medication errors for the vulnerable people who reside in nursing homes by exp...

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...

Title: VARIABILITY IN PREOPERATIVE EMERGENCY UTILIZATIONS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INITIAL PRIMARY PACEMAKER INSERTION
Author: Roy, Debosree
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences, Health services administration, Surgery
Description: Implantable pacemaker insertions are recommended for treating bradycardia, heart block, or both by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as healthcare policy groups, such as the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Associ...