Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs
Background: Household food insecurity, a measure of income-related problems of food
access, is growing in Canada and is tightly linked to poorer health status. We examined the …
access, is growing in Canada and is tightly linked to poorer health status. We examined the …
Patterns and costs of health care use of children with medical complexity
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Health care use of children with medical complexity
(CMC), such as those with neurologic impairment or other complex chronic conditions …
(CMC), such as those with neurologic impairment or other complex chronic conditions …
A 3-year study of high-cost users of health care
Background: Characterizing high-cost users of health care resources is essential for the
development of appropriate interventions to improve the management of these patients. We …
development of appropriate interventions to improve the management of these patients. We …
[HTML][HTML] Home-based prehabilitation with exercise to improve postoperative recovery for older adults with frailty having cancer surgery: the PREHAB randomised …
Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability as a result of decreased reserves.
Prehabilitation may increase reserve and improve postoperative outcomes. Our objective …
Prehabilitation may increase reserve and improve postoperative outcomes. Our objective …
Rates in bronchiolitis hospitalization, intensive care unit use, mortality, and costs from 2004 to 2018
Importance Over the last 2 decades, bronchiolitis guidelines and improvement efforts
focused on supportive care and reducing unnecessary tests, treatments, and hospitalization …
focused on supportive care and reducing unnecessary tests, treatments, and hospitalization …
The health care cost of dying: a population-based retrospective cohort study of the last year of life in Ontario, Canada
P Tanuseputro, WP Wodchis, R Fowler, P Walker… - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Coordinated and appropriate health care across sectors is an ongoing
challenge, especially at the end-of-life. Population-level data on end-of-life health care use …
challenge, especially at the end-of-life. Population-level data on end-of-life health care use …
Predicting adverse outcomes due to diabetes complications with machine learning using administrative health data
Across jurisdictions, government and health insurance providers hold a large amount of data
from patient interactions with the healthcare system. We aimed to develop a machine …
from patient interactions with the healthcare system. We aimed to develop a machine …
High-cost health care users in Ontario, Canada: demographic, socio-economic, and health status characteristics
Background Health care spending is overwhelmingly concentrated within a very small
proportion of the population, referred to as the high-cost users (HCU). To date, research on …
proportion of the population, referred to as the high-cost users (HCU). To date, research on …
The association of frailty with outcomes and resource use after emergency general surgery: a population-based cohort study
DI McIsaac, H Moloo, GL Bryson… - Anesthesia & …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Older patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) experience
high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective …
high rates of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Studies focused primarily on elective …
The economic burden of cancer care in Canada: a population-based cost study
C de Oliveira, S Weir, J Rangrej, MD Krahn… - … Open Access Journal, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Resource and cost issues are a growing concern in health care. Thus, it is
important to have an accurate estimate of the economic burden of care. Previous work has …
important to have an accurate estimate of the economic burden of care. Previous work has …