A5020232063- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
University of Calgary
2015-2024
Otsuka (United States)
2023
Sichuan Agricultural University
2022
Lexington City Schools
2021
University of Oxford
2018
Alberta Health Services
2012
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2012
University of Hong Kong
2012
Institute of Economics
2007
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
2007
Objectives: To describe patterns in physician and hospital utilization among rural urban populations China to determine factors associated with any differences. Methods: In 2003, the Third National Health Services Survey was conducted collect information about health services from randomly selected residents. Of 193,689 respondents survey (response rate, 77.8%), 6429 16,044 who were age 18 or older reported an illness within last 2 weeks before analyzed. Generalized estimating equations a...
No other country has undergone health care reforms as dramatic China's. Starting in 1978, China reformed its system from a governmental, centrally planned, and universal to heavily market-based one. Now, three decades later, the Chinese government openly acknowledges that failed seeks new directions. This paper adds literature by examining China's perspective, describing services delivery, access, outcomes, population post-reform era. It also identifies main issues current highlights key...
Abstract This paper investigates to what extent psychiatric disorders and mental distress affect labor market outcomes in two rapidly growing populations that have not been studied date–ethnic minorities of Latino Asian descent, most whom are immigrants. Using data from the National American Study (NLAAS), we examine effects meeting diagnostic criteria for any disorder past 12 months as well year. The analyzed current employment status, number weeks worked year among those who employed,...
China's recent growth in income has been unequally distributed, resulting an unusually rapid retreat from relative equality, which impacted negatively on health services access. There exists a significant gap between care utilization rural and urban areas inequality access due to differences socioeconomic status is increasing. We investigate service among the mid-aged elderly, with special attention of insurance.This paper measures income-related horizontal inequity inpatient outpatient...
Abstract Background Although the expenses of liver cirrhosis are covered by a critical illness fund under current health insurance program in China, economic burden associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) related diseases is not well addressed. In order to provide evidence address disease HBV, we conducted survey investigate direct acute and chronic B, cancer caused HBV-related disease. Methods From April 2010 November 2010, inpatients who were hospitalized for seven or more days one...
Abstract Background The literature comparing private not-for-profit, for-profit, and government providers mostly relies on empirical evidence from high-income established market economies. Studies developing transitional economies remain scarce, especially regarding patient case-mix quality of care in public hospitals, even though countries such as China have expanded a mixed-ownership approach to service delivery. purpose this study is compare the operations performance hospitals Guangdong...
Reducing rural-urban disparities in health and care has been a key policy goal for the Chinese government. With mental becoming an increasingly significant public issue China, empirical evidence of use services can guide steps to reduce them. We conducted this study inform China's on-going health-care reform through examining how insurance might utilization inpatient China. This retrospective used 10 years (2005-2014) hospital electronic records from Shandong Center Mental Health DaiZhuang...
We assessed the linkage and correct rate using deterministic record among three commonly used Canadian databases, namely, population registry, hospital discharge data Vital Statistics registry.Three combinations of four personal identifiers (surname, first name, sex date birth) were to determine optimal combination. The was a unique health number available in all databases.Among combinations, combination surname, sex, birth had highest 88.0% 93.1%, second 96.9% 98.9% between registry 2001,...
Health decision-making requires evidence from high-quality data. As one example, the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) compiles data majority of Canadian hospitals to form most comprehensive and highly regarded administrative health databases available for research, internationally. However, despite success this other resources, little is known about their history or factors that have led success. The purpose paper provide an historical overview research contribute institutional memory...
In 2003, the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) was introduced in China to re-establish health insurance for country's vast rural population. addition, coverage of NCMS has been expanding after new care reform launched 2009. This study aims examine whether and its recent expansion have reached goal reducing risk inequality catastrophic spending residents China.We conducted a face-to-face household survey three counties Shandong province 2009 2012. Using this unique panel data, we examined...
It is essential that clinical documentation and coding be of high quality for the production healthcare data.This study assessed qualitatively strengths barriers regarding from perspective health information managers.Ten managers coordinators who oversee coders (CCs) were identified recruited nine provinces across Canada. Semi-structured interviews conducted, which included questions on data quality, costs coding, education management, suggestions improvement to improvement. Interviews...
We report on a cost analysis study, using population level data to determine the emergency service costs avoided from overdose management at supervised consumption services (SCS).We completed payer's perspective. In this setting, there is single-payer model of delivery.In Calgary, Canada, 'Safeworks Harm Reduction Program' was established in late 2017 and offers 24/7 access SCS. The facility nurse-led service, available for client drop-in. conducted entire duration program November January...
Abstract Background With rapid economic growth and globalization, lifestyle in China has been changing dramatically. This study aimed to describe the male female adult Chinese population health status. Methods The Third National Health Services Survey was conducted 2003 collect information about status quality of life from randomly selected residents. Of 193,689 respondents survey (response rate 77.8%), 139,831 (69,748 70,083 female) who were 18 years age or older analyzed. Results Among...
This paper studies the effectiveness of treatment for substance abuse with data on more than 10,000 episodes from Maine. We measure as reduction in rate drug use between admission and discharge. In a nonexperimental setting we instrumental variables to estimate effect treatment, measured number visits, an ordered logit model framework. After controlling selection bias, appears be effective moderate heavy users. The marginal productivity increases then decreases. cutoff point at which becomes...
In cancer survival analyses using population-based data, researchers face the challenge of ascertaining timing recurrence. We previously developed algorithms to identify recurrence breast cancer. This is a follow-up study detect recurrence.Health events that signified and were obtained from routinely collected administrative data. The was estimated by finding key indicator three different algorithms, respectively. For validation, we compared algorithm-estimated with chart-reviewed further...
This paper studies the effect of incentive regulation on health care. In context incentive‐based contracts, which might also introduce an for providers simply to report better treatment outcomes, evaluation using information supplied by (reported output) could be problematic. The systematic error output is called providers' gaming behavior. develops a general method decomposing contracts performance into true effect, result clinicians' improved effort induced contract, and due change in...