Extended-Release Oxycodone Hydrochloride (Oxycontin®) for Pain Management In Patients Undergoing Arthroplasty: A Cost Analysis From The Brazilian Public and Private Healthcare Systems Perspectives

The aging population and economic crisis specially in developed countries have as a consequence the reduction in funds dedicated to health care; it is then desirable to optimize the costs of public and private healthcare systems, reducing the affluence of chronic and dependent people to care centers; promoting healthy lifestyle and activities can allow people to avoid chronic diseases as for example hypertension. In this article, we describe a system for promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for people and to recommend with guidelines and valuable information about their habits. The proposed system is being developed around the Big Data paradigm using bio-signal sensors and machine-learning algorithms for recommendations.

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Hepatitis B and C virus infection among HIV patients within the public and private healthcare systems in Chile: A cross-sectional serosurvey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0227776 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. e0227776 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas Weitzel ◽

Fernanda Rodríguez ◽

Luis Miguel Noriega ◽

Alejandra Marcotti ◽

Luisa Duran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virus Infection ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Hiv Patients ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Private Healthcare

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Public versus Private Healthcare Systems following Discharge from the ICU: A Propensity Score-Matched Comparison of Outcomes

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2016/6568531 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Felippe Leopoldo Dexheimer Neto ◽

Regis Goulart Rosa ◽

Bruno Achutti Duso ◽

Jaqueline Sanguiogo Haas ◽

Augusto Savi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Propensity Score ◽

Healthcare System ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Private Healthcare ◽

All Cause Mortality ◽

Public Versus Private ◽

Matched Comparison

Purpose.The long-term outcomes of patients after discharge from tertiary ICUs as they relate to the public versus private healthcare systems in Brazil have not yet been evaluated.Materials and Methods.A multicenter prospective cohort study was conducted to compare the all-cause mortality and the physical functional status (PFS) 24 months after discharge from the ICU between adult patients treated in the public and private healthcare systems. A propensity score- (PS-) matched comparison of all causes of mortality and PFS 24 months after discharge from the ICU was performed.Results.In total, 928 patients were discharged from the ICU including 172 (18.6%) patients in the public and 756 (81.4%) patients in the private healthcare system. The results of the PS-matched comparison of all-cause mortality revealed higher mortality rates among the patients of the public healthcare system compared to those of the private healthcare system (47.3% versus 27.6%,P=0.003). The comparison of the PS-matched Karnofsky performance and Lawton activities of daily living scores between the ICU survivors of the public and private healthcare systems revealed no significant differences.Conclusions.The patients of private healthcare system exhibited significantly greater survival rates than the patients of the public healthcare system with similar PFS following ICU discharge.

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