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The Impact Of High Temperatures On Child Anthropometric Outcomes Worldwide, Natalia A. Cancino Garcia

Master's Theses

High temperatures caused by climate change significantly impact society, including child nutrition. Our research focuses on the impact of high temperatures on the anthropometric outcomes of children aged 1 to 5 in 54 countries worldwide. We analyze the historical climate and anthropometric data to evaluate the effect of high temperature on weight-for-age (WAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ) in children. Results indicate that high temperatures negatively affect child nutrition, particularly in areas above 20°C, and children in rural areas are more vulnerable. The impact of monthly temperature on child anthropometric outcomes varies across countries, regions, and cultural practices. Economic status alone is …

An Intersectional Approach To Quantifying The Impact Of Geographic Remoteness And Health Disparities On Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy: Application To Australia, Peter Lee, Steven J. Bowe, Lidia Engel, Erica I. Lubetkin, Nancy Devlin, Lan Gao

Publications and Research

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Pandemic Impacts On Women’S Mental Health: A Literature Review, Wenqi Gong

Honors Scholar Theses

For many years, women's mental health has been a topic of discussion in the research field, and these problems are usually regarded as the result of gender inequality. This study identifies mental health differences among women in different family structures in the context of a pandemic, by citing scenario-based research from 2020 to 2023. More specifically, by comparative analysis, disparities in a series of variables are observed between married and unmarried women. These findings figure out risk factors that tend to distress women. The literature review emphasizes the huge challenges confronting women today, and the root causes of the psychological …

An Economic Evaluation Of The Use Of Non-Combusted Alternatives Using A Cost Of Illness Approach: The Philippine Case, Christopher James R. Cabuay

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Smoking continues to be one of the leading causes of death and disability around the world. Recent health studies, however, have reported that these diseases are more likely to be due to the smoke from burning rather than the actual nicotine content. This study uses a cost of illness approach in estimating the cost of smoking-related illness in the Philippines and calculating the potential reduction in costs if a significant portion of the adult smoking population switches to the exclusive use of non-combusted alternatives (NCAs), which drastically reduces the risk of contracting smoking-related diseases. This study finds that cost reductions …

The Implications Of Politicizing Global Health Diplomacy In A Multipolar World, Haley Stock

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This research paper is the result of an independent study project that details the implications of politicizing global health diplomacy. With a mixture of interviews, primary sources, and secondary sources, this project aims to explain how and why global health has become entrenched in politics in the world today. This paper explores the intersection between global health and foreign policy and analyzes the extent to which countries use medical interventions to achieve political and economic success. Medical interventions, like vaccines, have become increasingly significant, especially looking back at the recent pandemic. Therefore, this paper will also explore the complex nature …

Understanding The Impact Of Incentive-Driven Changes In Hospital And Physician Practice Styles, Ke Zeng

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation consists of three chapters that investigate impact of incentive changes on hospital and physician practice styles, as well as patient outcomes.

In an effort to curb the escalating healthcare expenditure, the Center for Medicare \& Medicaid Innovation has introduced several alternative payment models, which have garnered significant attention in numerous studies with varied findings. This first chapter introduces the focal point of this thesis, namely the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, and provides a review of pertinent studies that have examined this model and related areas. Specifically, this chapter reviews and summarizes the findings from studies …

The Need For Growth, Hian Teck Hoon, Edmund S. Phelps, Gylfi Zoega

Research Collection School Of Economics

The falling rate of productivity growth in the West has made equilibrium real rate of interest fall, causing sky-high stock prices and stagnated real wages. Eliminating or reducing impediments to growth—such as rules and regulations that protect vested interests—would lower the burden of debt, make it easier to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase political stability. There are also measures that strengthen institutions that encourage innovations; a healthy financial system, well-protected property rights and values that emphasize self-reliance, independence and good work ethics. While special interests are more entrenched in some developed countries than others, there is hope that current …

Essays In Health Economics, Chuxin Liu

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

In Chapter 1, I investigate the effect of a financial incentive from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on new medical procedure technology diffusion. I examine how the incentive affects diffusion among Medicare patients, for whom hospitals receive the incentives, and non-Medicare patients for whom there are no incentives. I answer these two questions by studying the New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) program offered by Medicare (Part A). It is unknown whether its incentive is enough to encourage diffusion under the prospective payment system and it also remains unknown whether it spills over to non-Medicare patients or crowds …

Oral Leukoplakia: Diagnosis And Management Revisited, Isaäc Van Der Waal

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

The definition of oral leukoplakia has not much changed during the past five decades and is still a definition by exclusion of ‘known’ lesions. Therefore, a diagnosis of leukoplakia is not always a straightforward one for the clinicians and, to some extent, also for the pathologists. The traditional clinical classification in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous leukoplakia may just be simplified into leukoplakia (thin and thick/verrucous) and erythroleukoplakia. In spite of numerous reported predictive molecular and genetic parameters of malignant transformation, the presence and grade of epithelial dysplasia as assessed by histopathological examination is still the most important one. Of the various …

How To Manage Fan’S C Shape Canals Along With S Shape Morphology In Indian Population: A Case Series And Narrative Review, A Lavanya, Rajendra Kumar Tewari

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

The C-shaped root canals offer greater negotiation, debridement, and obturation difficulty as they present with intercommunications, lateral canals, and reduced dentin thickness.

Objective: This case series elaborates on the recognition that these varying configurations is important to enhance adequate cleaning, shaping, and sealing of the root canal.

Case Reports: On clinical examination, all the teeth showed caries were nonresponsive to sensibility tests and toother diagnostic tests, suggestive of pulp necrosis with apical periodontitis. Conventional root canal treatment with different techniques and obturation systems have been used. This case series presents the successful management of various C-shaped configurations classified by Fan …

Aca Medicaid Expansions Did Not Significantly Improve Maternal Morbidity, Pinka Chatterji, Hanna Glenn, Sara Markowitz, Jennifer Karas Montez

Population Health Research Brief Series

Rising rates of severe maternal morbidity in the U.S. highlight the unmet need for continuous and comprehensive health care for women before, during, and after pregnancy. This data slice summarizes findings from a study that tested whether ACA Medicaid expansions helped reduce severe maternal morbidity, including transfusion, ruptured uterus, unplanned hysterectomy, eclampsia, and the need for intensive care. Results show little evidence that the ACA expansions improved maternal morbidity, other than reducing the need for blood transfusions.

Skilled Workers’ Mobility And Attrition: The Case Of Florida Emergency Medicine Physicians, Vassina Hassane Meite

Theses and Dissertations

Emergency medicine (EM) physicians constitute the front line of healthcare providers. They work swiftly to address critical situations, diagnose illnesses, and stabilize patients. Amidst a growing need and shortage of EM physicians, this longitudinal descriptive study captures EM physicians’ preferences for practice locations by studying Florida EM physicians’ relocation patterns between 2006 and 2020. Esti- mates from a Cox Proportional-Hazards model and fixed effects logistic regressions suggest that wage amenities are not a strong determinant of relocation over time. Physician attrition and relocation are instead more saliently affected by high work volumes within the EM physician’s primary work location.

Hubungan Karakteristik Pasien, Prosedur, Dan Penyakit Penyerta Dengan Biaya Langsung Medis Pada Pasien Rawat Inap Jantung Koroner, Rita Tri Wahyuni, Eri Witcahyo, Yennike Tri Herawati

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Coronary heart disease is a catastrophic disease that causes a high burden of medical costs. At Dr.Iskak Tulungagung hospital, coronary heart disease is the disease with the highest cost. The number of coronary heart patients who are hospitalized is also increasing every year. Several Previous studies have shown that the amount of direct medical costs of coronary heart patients reach more than 50% of the total costs of treatment. Therefore, it is necessary to do research on the factors associated with the increasing direct medical costs of coronary heart patients. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors …

The Potential Of Economic Loss Due To Stunting In Indonesia, Esty Asriyana Suryana

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Stunting cases continue to increase, along with the high risk of undernutrition, the increasing prevalence of malnutrition, and decreasing productivity. If this condition is not handled correctly, it can affect Indonesia's development performance, inequality, and poverty. Stunting can hinder economic growth and labor productivity, affecting 11% of GDP (gross domestic product) and reducing the income of adult workers by up to 20%. Based on this, it is necessary to make prevention and control efforts in nutrition intervention activities an economic investment. Therefore, this study estimates the economic potential lost due to stunting in children under five. This descriptive study is …

Dampak Guncangan Kesehatan Terhadap Konsumsi Rumah Tangga Di Indonesia: Adakah Peran Asuransi Kesehatan Dan Kredit Mikro?, Rodhiah Umaroh, Listiono Listiono

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

This paper aims to analyze the impact of health shock on household consumption and estimate the role of health insurance and microcredit in tackling the shock impact. The primary variable used in this study as a proxy for health shock is the impairment of activity in daily living (ADL) experienced by household heads. The impact evaluation method of Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was employed to estimate the impact of health shock on Indonesian household consumption using data from Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS-5). This study's result reveals that health shock significantly reduces household consumption of both food and non-food consumption. …

Evaluasi Penerapan Pilot Project Global Budget Sebagai Sistem Pembayaran Klaim Pada Rsud Wates, Mega Handayani, Laili Rahmatul Ilmi, Zennul Mubarrok1 Mubarrok

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Claims payment for health services is one of the factors that affect the financial health of a hospital. Indonesia itself has experienced several changes to the existing payment system. BPJS-K started an operational study on the implementation of the INA-CBGs and the Global Budget mixed-method payment system since 2018 with three stages in five districts/city in Indonesia. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the Global Budget system at RSUD Wates in Kulon Progo Regency that appointed as a BPJS-K pilot project. This research is qualitative research and data collection was carried out by studying documents and interviews. As …

Faktor Yang Berkontribusi Pada Keikusertaan Sektor Formal Dalam Skema Asuransi Kesehatan Sosial: Narrative Review, Haerawati Idris

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Countries worldwide have been working towards achieving universal health coverage target, including countries with low and middle incomes. Even though it is mandatory, the formal sector does not automatically become a participant in social health insurance. This study describes the factors contributing to formal sector participation in social health insurance. This study uses a narrative review approach. This study focuses on the factors that contribute to the participation of the formal sector in social health insurance schemes. We identified articles selected according to the inclusion criteria covering the formal sector, English and Indonesian, adopting social insurance, and open access articles. …

Analisis Kinerja Fktp Pemerintah Di Era Jkn Dengan Metode Balanced Scorecard: Studi Kasus Di Puskesmas Bandar Baru Tahun 2022, Hanifah Hasnur

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

The health efforts at health facilities have entered a new phase in the current era of Indonesian National Health Insurance (NHI). The Bandar Baru Health Center (Puskesmas), one of the largest Puskesmas in Pidie Regency with the most significant income from the NHI, is required to have quality health services, which at the same time also needs to be efficient in using its resources. This study uses the Balanced Scorecard method to determine the performance of the government's FKTP, in this case, the Bandar Baru Health Center, in the current NHI era. This quantitative descriptive research collects primary and secondary …

Korelasi Faktor Risiko Usia Pasien Dengan Kasus Dan Biaya Rawat Inap Penyakit Jantung Di Indonesia (Analisis Serial Waktu Program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional 2015-2021), Syarif Rahman Hasibuan, Sabarinah Prasetyo, Ede Surya Darmawan

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

This study analyzes the correlation between patient age with hospitalization cases and cost in Indonesia. The design of this study was cross-sectional quantitative using open sources data from Indonesia National Health Insurance Agency (BPJS Kesehatan). The sample units in this study were hospitalization cases from 2015-2021 of National Health Insurance program member. Sample size of this study are 43,921 that weighted to get 3,901,373 hospitalization cases. This study show an uptrend in cases and the total cost of cardiovascular disease hospitalization in 2015-2019, while it show downtrend during the Covid-19 pandemic. The average cost of cardiovascular disease hospitalization per case …

Analysing Pandemic Induced Economic Inequality In Developing Nations, Ravneet Kaur Bhogal

International Journal on Responsibility

The dawn of the new decade of the 21st century saw an unprecedented global crisis. This crisis led the world to halt economic and social progress. It led to a galloping increase in the economic inequality and migration of people in search of opportunities to save them from the current situation. The developing nations saw a sea of people migrating back to their roots in search of safe havens. This has led to the loss of jobs which has increased income inequality. Migrants face the risk of contagion and also the possible loss of employment, wages, and health insurance coverage. …