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Comparing The Cost Effectiveness Of A Celiac Disease Panel To A Testing Cascade, Caleb Bazyler, Kevin Breuel
Comparing The Cost Effectiveness Of A Celiac Disease Panel To A Testing Cascade, Caleb Bazyler, Kevin Breuel
Caleb D. Bazyler
Recent reductions in healthcare funding in the United States has pressured clinical laboratories to provide the same quality of diagnostic testing with fewer resources. Testing cascades have been developed to assist in the diagnosis of various illnesses, which use fewer tests and subsequently reduce costs. However, the cost effectiveness of a celiac disease (CD) testing cascade compared to a panel is currently unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine if a CD testing cascade was equivalent to a panel in identifying patients deemed likely for CD, and to compare their cost effectiveness in a sample of symptomatic …
What’S Next For Obamacare?, Peter E. Hilsenrath, Liam O'Neill
What’S Next For Obamacare?, Peter E. Hilsenrath, Liam O'Neill
Peter E. Hilsenrath
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The Arduous Path Toward Healthcare Reform: Is Unification Of Ideals And Realities Possible?, Christian Zimmerman, Pennie Seibert
The Arduous Path Toward Healthcare Reform: Is Unification Of Ideals And Realities Possible?, Christian Zimmerman, Pennie Seibert
Pennie S. Seibert
The American healthcare system is in a state of crisis, and through it, the ethical protocols of the medical profession have been called into question. The 50.7 million uninsured Americans, the rising cost of insurance for individuals and small businesses, hospital inefficiencies and scandals, and the ambiguous relationship shared by the legal and medical professions have made healthcare delivery increasingly difficult for neurosurgeons and other medical professionals to perform their jobs. By scrutinizing the current status of the healthcare system with an understanding of ideals, ethics and the realities of America’s healthcare crisis, adjustments can be made and the integrity …