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Medical Tourism: Comparing Coronary Bypass Surgery In The U.S. And Abroad, William K. Willis, Alberto Coustasse
Medical Tourism: Comparing Coronary Bypass Surgery In The U.S. And Abroad, William K. Willis, Alberto Coustasse
Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
Rising health care costs have employers searching for remedies to the increasing rates they pay for employee health insurance. The development of U.S. health insurance policies, with the option of utilizing medical tourism as a low cost care provider for treatment of cardiac coronary bypass surgery provides a method for receiving treatment. The medical tourism approach to providing treatment for bypass surgery has prompted hospitals in India, Thailand, and Singapore to seek U.S. patients. A comparison of costs for bypass treatment between the U.S. and these countries illustrates some of the issues and concerns that arise when making such comparisons. …
The American Epidemic: The U.S. Nursing Shortage And Turnover Problem, Patrick Cox, William K. Willis, Alberto Coustasse
The American Epidemic: The U.S. Nursing Shortage And Turnover Problem, Patrick Cox, William K. Willis, Alberto Coustasse
Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
Introduction: Nursing shortages have been on the rise throughout the country which has continued to become a problem due to an aging baby-boomer population causing increased turnover through the United States (U.S.). With this need for nurses expected to rise, determining the root causes of this problem are essential for health care providers as costs continue to grow. Methods: The methodology for the qualitative study was a literature research review of case studies as well as a semi-structured interview. Five electronic databases were minded. Thirty-six articles were utilized in this study. Results: Through the use of a conceptual framework the …
Early Mobilization In Icu Patients, Alex Hunter, Leslie Johnson, William Willis, Alberto Coustasse
Early Mobilization In Icu Patients, Alex Hunter, Leslie Johnson, William Willis, Alberto Coustasse
Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
Introduction: Bed rest or immobilization is frequently part of treatment for patients in the intensive care unit with critical illness. The average intensive care unit length of stay was 3.3 days and for every day spent in an intensive care unit bed, the average patient spent an additional 1.5 days in a non-intensive care unit bed. Daily costs have increased more than 30% from 2000-2005 with an average daily cost of $3518. Weaning from mechanical ventilation has been correlated with increased intensive care unit and hospital length of stay. Mechanical ventilation has been correlated with the development of intensive care …
Assessment Of Obesity As A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor In A Geriatric Rural Texas Community - A Six Month Follow-Up, Alberto Coustasse Md, Mba
Assessment Of Obesity As A Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor In A Geriatric Rural Texas Community - A Six Month Follow-Up, Alberto Coustasse Md, Mba
Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
Coustasse, Alberto, Assessment of Obesity as a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor in a Geriatric Rural Texas Community – A Six Month Follow-up. Master of Public Health Track, Public Health Administration, December 1999, 22 pp., 9 tables, 9 illustrations, bibliography, 7 titles. The health fair approach was used as a method to establish individual and population health status baselines and to provide a mechanism to follow-up with an elderly population in a rural Texas community. A controlled trial sample of forty-four seniors was initially screened in a primary care clinic in August 1998. Patients were reevaluated at six months and results …
Kawasaki Syndrome In Texas, Alberto Coustasse, Julius J. Larry, Witold Migala, Cody Arvidson, Karan P. Singh
Kawasaki Syndrome In Texas, Alberto Coustasse, Julius J. Larry, Witold Migala, Cody Arvidson, Karan P. Singh
Alberto Coustasse, DrPH, MD, MBA, MPH
The authors examined hospitalization rates of Kawasaki Syndrome (KS) among Texas children to isolate clusters, identify demographic disparities, and suggest possible causative factors. Using a retrospective cross-sectional study design, they studied 330 KS cases from 2,818,460 hospital discharges. The majority of the cases (61.5%) occurred within the 1-4-years-old category, representing the highest hospitalization rate (14.3 per 100,000 children). Almost 75% of the KS population was less than 5 years old, with hospitalization rates approximately 8 times higher than that of all other children (p < .05). KS diagnosis occurred for only 49.4% of all KS cases upon admission. Along with high-density …