And within those areas, yes, there was less pronounced disparities in those areas in relation to a number of outcomes: diabetes, hypertension, obesity, some healthcare utilization outcomes.
We perform a systematic review of the existing evidence for emergency department (ED based case management models designed to improve the health, social, and health service utilization outcomes for noninstitutionalized older patients within the context of an index ED visit.
Objectives. To assess 1) parental opinion regarding appropriateness of triage, 2) utilization outcomes, and 3) the frequency of underreferral with subsequent hospitalization for children triaged by nurses at pediatric call centers.
We chose to examine two regulations that were expected to be especially important for preventive care services utilization outcomes.
Appropriate univariate statistical tests were applied to the propensity-matched sample to examine differences in resource utilization outcomes.
More advanced models rely on a combination of quality of care measures, clinical or patient-reported outcomes, utilization outcomes, and measures of spending intended to reflect value.
Finally, as validated measures of healthcare utilization were not present in our data, we used the most clinically relevant utilization outcomes available.
OBJECTIVES: Ancillary services have been associated with beneficial health utilization outcomes among individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including greater retention in medical care and greater likelihood of antiretroviral use.
The pooled odds ratios estimate the average weighted association between the three health service utilization outcomes and each of the 3Es.
This sum can range from 0 to 5, and in our analyses, we compare women with an empowerment score of 5 to those with a score of 0. We fit logistic regression models for the following three service utilization outcomes: 1) modern contraceptive use, 2) attendance of four or more antenatal care visits as recommended by the WHO, and 3) skilled attendance at birth.
There were no statistically significant differences by study group for any utilization outcomes (Table 5).
