Medizintechnische Innovationen stehen in einem komplexen Spannungsfeld zwischen Machbarkeit, Sicherheit, Wirksamkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit. Dies verlangt nach geeigneten Steuerungsinstrumenten, die einerseits sicherstellen, dass die Patientensicherheit gewährleistet wird, gleichzeitig aber...

Schlaganfälle sind eine der häufigsten Ursachen für Behinderung und Pflegebedürftigkeit. Die Verbesserung der postakuten Versorgung kann Beeinträchtigungen mildern und Kosten senken. Sekundärprävention ist von hoher Bedeutung um Reinsulte zu vermeiden. Die subjektive Lebensqualität wird...

This paper exploits the unexpected decline of deaths from cardiovascular diseases since the 1970s as a large positive health shock that affected predominantly old-age mortality; i.e., the fourth stage of the epidemiological transition. Using a differences-in-differences estimation strategy, we...

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht zeigt die Ergebnisse der Prozessdokumentation und Informationsbedarfsanalyse ausgewählter medizinischer und administrativer Prozesse im Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen. Die Arbeiten sind Teil des Projekts Hospital Engineering und zielen auf die Identifikation von...

Comparisons of the effectiveness of two common procedures for Coronary Artery Disease: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Evidence indicates that CABG - the more invasive procedure - leads to superior long term outcomes for otherwise similar...

Aims: Myocardial infarction networks have been shown to improve guideline adherent therapy and outcomes in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Our objective was to assess the short term cost effectiveness of a network structure. Methods and results: Outcome...

We analyze interaction effects of birth weight and the business cycle at birth on individual cardiovascular (CV) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run...

This report presents the findings of the research conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on leading noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). With the collaborative efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), this research...

In this paper, we propose a methodological approach to measure the relationship between hospital costs and health outcomes. We propose to investigate the relationship for each condition or disease area using patient-level data. We suggest to examine health outcomes as a function of costs and...

In this paper, I examine the impact of uninsured patients on the health of the insured, focusing on one health outcome - the in-hospital mortality rate of insured heart attack patients. I employ panel data models using patient discharge and hospital financial data from California (1999-2006). My...

Objectives: To estimate racial/ethnic and education-related disparities and examine trends in uncontrolled cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors among adults with diabetes. Methods: The analysis samples include adults aged 20 and over from NHANES III, 1988- 1994 and NHANES 1999-2008 who self-report...

This paper investigates physiological responses to perceptions of unfair pay. In a simple principal agent experiment agents produce revenue by working on a tedious task. Principals decide how this revenue is allocated between themselves and their agents. In this environment unfairness can arise...

This paper investigates physiological responses to perceptions of unfair pay. In a simple principal agent experiment agents produce revenue by working on a tedious task. Principals decide how this revenue is allocated between themselves and their agents. In this environment unfairness can arise...

"Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealthier countries. In 2013 alone, NCDs killed eight million people before their sixtieth birthdays...

Der vorliegende Forschungsbericht zeigt die Ergebnisse der Prozessdokumentation und Informationsbedarfsanalyse ausgewählter medizinischer und administrativer Prozesse im Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen. Die Arbeiten sind Teil des Projekts Hospital Engineering und zielen auf die Identifikation von...

This paper estimates the exogenous effect of schooling on reduced incidence of hypertension. Using the changes in the minimum school-leaving age law in the United Kingdom from age 14 to 15 in 1947, and from age 15 to 16 in 1973, as sources of exogenous variation in schooling, the regression...

The epidemiological transition, which has already passed the developed world, is still progressing in many developing countries. A particular problem associated with this transition is the under-diagnosis and lack of treatment of chronic diseases, and these may exhibit SES gradients and...