Context: Good health is the most important outcome of health care, and healthy life
expectancy (HLE), an intuitive and meaningful summary measure combining the length and …

Failure to adhere to recommended medication regimens is a real problem that has negative
consequences for patients, providers, health plans, employers, industry, and society. The …

Between 1991 and 2015, the cancer mortality rate declined dramatically in the United
States, reflecting improvements in cancer prevention, screening, treatment, and survivorship …

In 2005 the United States spent $6,401 per capita on health care—more than double the per
capita spending in the median Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development …

This article was written to provide a brief history of the medical educational system in the
USA, the current educational structure, and the current topics and challenges facing USA …

Objectives To compare treatment and outcomes for patients admitted to hospital with a
primary diagnosis of ST elevation or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI or …

Background The optimal community-level approach to control pandemic influenza is
unknown. Methods We estimated the health outcomes and costs of combinations of 4 social …

The main aim of this work was to identify and present the situation and changes in the level
of expenditure on healthcare in the European Union in the years 2013–2017. This involved …

Malignant melanoma accounts for the vast majority of skin cancer deaths. Primary
prevention is used to increase knowledge about skin cancer and set incentives for a change …

Background Research showed that promising approaches such as benchmarking,
operations research, lean management and six sigma, could be adopted to improve patient …