Enhancing Information Retrieval Process Using Data Fusion by ABC Weighted Based Fuzzy Retrieval in Health Care Analytic Software

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to examine population-based trends in the incidence rate, health care consumption, and work absence with associated costs in patients with rib fractures. Methods A retrospective nationwide epidemiologic study was performed with data from patients with one or more rib fractures presented or admitted to a hospital in the Netherlands between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2018 and have been registered in the Dutch Injury Surveillance System (DISS) or the Hospital Discharge Registry (HDR). Incidence rates were calculated using data from Statistics Netherlands. The associated direct health care costs, costs for lost productivity, and years lived with disability (YLD) were calculated using data from a questionnaire. Results In the 4-year study period, a total of 32,124 patients were registered of which 19,885 (61.9%) required hospitalization with a mean duration of 7.7 days. The incidence rate for the total cohort was 47.1 per 100,000 person years and increased with age. The mean associated direct health care costs were €6785 per patient and showed a sharp increase after the age of 75 years. The mean duration of work absence was 44.2 days with associated mean indirect costs for lost productivity of €22,886 per patient. The mean YLD was 0.35 years and decreased with age. Conclusion Rib fractures are common and associated with lengthy HLOS and work absenteeism as well as high direct and indirect costs which appear to be similar between patients with one or multiple rib fractures and mostly affected by admitted patients and age.

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Enhancing Athlete Tracking Using Data Fusion in Wearable Technologies

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement ◽

10.1109/tim.2021.3069520 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Adnan Waqar ◽

Iftekhar Ahmad ◽

Daryoush Habibi ◽

Nicolas Hart ◽

Quoc Viet Phung

Keyword(s):

Data Fusion ◽

Wearable Technologies ◽

Using Data

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Why are Some Bugs Non-Reproducible? : –An Empirical Investigation using Data Fusion–

2020 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME) ◽

10.1109/icsme46990.2020.00063 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Masudur Rahman ◽

Foutse Khomh ◽

Marco Castelluccio

Keyword(s):

Data Fusion ◽

Empirical Investigation ◽

Using Data

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Improved classification of crystallization images using data fusion and multiple classifiers

Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ◽

10.1107/s0907444908014273 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 64 (8) ◽

pp. 823-833 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Samarasena Buchala ◽

Julie C. Wilson

Keyword(s):

Data Fusion ◽

Multiple Classifiers ◽

Using Data

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On the Evaluation of Data Fusion for Information Retrieval

Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation ◽

10.1145/3441501.3441506 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

David Lillis

Keyword(s):

Information Retrieval ◽

Data Fusion ◽

Evaluation Of Data

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Speech, Language and Hearing services in Primary Health Care in Brazil: an analysis of provision and an estimate of shortage, 2005-2015

Revista CEFAC ◽

10.1590/1982-021620182031918 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 353-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Larissa Hellen Teixeira Viégas ◽

Tatiane Costa Meira ◽

Brenda Sousa Santos ◽

Yukari Figueroa Mise ◽

Vladimir Andrei Rodrigues Arce ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Ecological Study ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

National Registry ◽

Health Care Information ◽

System A ◽

Primary Health ◽

Care Information ◽

Using Data

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the evolution and estimate the shortage of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals in Primary Health Care between 2005 and 2015. Methods: a mixed ecological study using data from the National Registry of Health Facilities and the Primary Health Care Information System. A descriptive analysis regarding the evolution of the number of professionals working in Primary Health Care over this period, in Brazilian states and regions, was conducted. The ratio of professionals per 100,000 inhabitants for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015, and the shortages in 2015, were estimated. Results: in 2005, there were 1,717 professionals working in Primary Health Care, that is, one per 100,000 inhabitants. In 2015, there were 4,124, increasing to 2.1/100,000. In 2015, the shortage in supply was 55.1%, varying widely across the states. Conclusion: the shortage in supply is equivalent to an absence of Speech, Language and Hearing service coverage within Primary Health Care for more than half of the Brazilian population. It is worth noting that a conservative parameter was adopted to conduct this estimate. The results suggest a process of consolidation for the inclusion of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals within Primary Health Care, however, still characterized by insufficient and unequal supply across the nation.

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