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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14047-7
Co-designing an interprofessional care pathway for (risk of) malnutrition and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults.
  • Jan 20, 2026
  • BMC health services research
  • Sandra D Boxum + 9 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14058-4
Cost of diabetes and hypertension services delivered in primary and secondary-level government facilities in Punjab, India.
  • Jan 20, 2026
  • BMC health services research
  • Erica L Kocher + 11 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-025-13938-5
Hospital-at-home versus hospital admission for acute care in Singapore: a prospective quasi-experimental study on cost, utilisation and clinical outcomes.
  • Jan 20, 2026
  • BMC health services research
  • Stephanie Q Ko + 11 more

Hospital-at-home (HaH) is increasingly adopted to expand hospital capacity, however, data from Asian healthcare remain limited. The study compares cost, utilisation, and clinical outcomes of HaH program compared to traditional hospital care in Singapore. This prospective quasi-experimental study compared patients enrolled in the HaH programme with a comparator group of clinically eligible patients who received ward-based care because they lived outside the programme's catchment area or when HaH capacity was full. Adults admitted to two hospitals within an academic health system between January 2021 and May 2023 screened for eligibility based on clinical, social and functional criteria. The primary outcome was cost per bed day, with secondary outcomes including total episode cost, clinical outcomes, and patient-reported measures. Inverse probability treatment weighting was applied to balance baseline confounders, and regression analyses were used to evaluate outcomes. Among 302 patients (151 HaH, 151 ward), HaH patients were older (mean [SD] age, 58 [21] vs 51 [21] years) with higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (3 [3] vs 2 [3]). The top three diagnoses were cellulitis (43.0% HaH, 36.4% ward), urinary tract infection (17.9% HaH, 15.9% ward) and rhabdomyolysis (15.9% HaH, 23.8% ward). HaH had lower median cost per day S$676 (95% CI S$610 to S$742) and median cost per episode S$1,665 (95% CI S$765 to S$2,566) than ward group. No significant difference in weighted 30-day readmission risk (RR 1.2 [95% CI 0.56 to 2.58]; p-value = 0.65), 2 weeks post-discharge mean improvement in EQ-5D utility value (0.03 [95% CI -0.06 to 0.11; p-value = 0.54]) and EQ-VAS (1.0 [95% CI -3.7 to 5.6]; p-value = 0.69). There were two expected deaths in HaH and none in ward group. Weighted median lengths of stay in HaH and ward group were 5 and 4 days respectively (difference 1.0 [95% CI 0.2 to 1.8]; p-value = 0.02); HaH overall saved 682 hospital bed-days. For suitable patients, HaH care costs less than ward-based care, with no significant difference in clinical outcomes. This study is registered at ClincialTrials.gov (NCT04330378, registration date 31 May 2020). It is funded by the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Health Services Research Grant (HSRG) (MOH-000738).

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14040-0
Digital inclusion - invisible work and grey zones for nurses, acting as frontline workers.
  • Jan 20, 2026
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  • Carl Erik Moe + 1 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14018-y
Analysis of the current situation and influencing factors of burnout of medical insurance specialists in public hospitals in Guangxi, China under the background of the "Sanming Model" reform- cases of healthcare system reform from low and middle income regions.
  • Jan 20, 2026
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  • Yanlong Wu + 9 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14062-8
Enhancing clinical laboratory quality in Rwanda: addressing healthcare expectations and future fitness - insights from observations and perspectives of physicians and laboratory professionals.
  • Jan 20, 2026
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  • Innocent Nzabahimana + 3 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-025-13982-1
Visualisation of a complex healthcare system: mapping vascular and trauma surgery services in Ghana.
  • Jan 20, 2026
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  • Joachim Amoako + 7 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14049-5
Frequent emergency department users in Finnish public healthcare - a nationwide registry-based study.
  • Jan 20, 2026
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  • Anna-Maaria Vähä + 4 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14016-0
Impact of fiscal subsidies of health insurance system and public health programs on the efficiency of primary healthcare institutions in China.
  • Jan 19, 2026
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  • Wenying Dong + 2 more

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  • 10.1186/s12913-026-14037-9
Uncovering 'Weak signals' through patient journey mapping to inform the future redesign of the medical consultation room.
  • Jan 19, 2026
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  • Ana S Cunha + 2 more