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Otitis Media

Report
Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars
A series of proposals that would substitute lower-cost treatments for higher cost interventions and that promote greater patient safety could save the U.S. health care system $13 to $22 billion per year.
Jan 30, 2014
Blog
Small Ideas for Saving Big Health Care Dollars (No. 1-3)
Focusing on smaller, more focused approaches can identify less controversial opportunities for modest health care savings.
Jan 8, 2014
Journal Article
Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Children Provides Modest Benefits and Some Risks
Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects.
Jan 1, 2010
News Release
Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care at Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other Medical Settings
Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments.
Aug 31, 2009
News Release
Retail Medical Clinics Attract Patients Who Do Not Have Regular Health Care Providers
Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.
Sep 10, 2008
Journal Article
Quality Indicators for the Care of Hearing Loss in Vulnerable Elders
Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions in the older population, and its prevalence increases progressively with age.
Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article
Evidence Assessment of the Accuracy of Methods of Diagnosing Middle Ear Effusion in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion
The authors report the findings of an evidence assessment on the accuracy of methods of diagnosing middle ear effusion in children with OME.
Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article
Deciding Not to Measure Performance: The Case of Acute Otitis Media
Additional difficulties beyond feasibility issues may arise in developing a quality of care performance measure.
Jan 1, 2003
Research Brief
Low Levels of Insurance Reimbursement Impede Access to Cochlear Implants
Summarizes
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
Diagnosis, Natural History, and Late Effects of Otitis Media with Effusion
Develop clinical practice guidelines or medical review criteria for OME.
Jan 1, 2002
Journal Article
Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media
In 1995, >5 million episodes of acute otitis media (AOM) accounted for $3 billion in health care expenditures.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media
To report research gaps and priorities of future research identified during an evidence assessment process on the management of acute otitis media.
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
Management of Acute Otitis Media
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and is responsible for significant morbidity and use of health care services
Jan 1, 2001
Journal Article
The Medical Appropriateness of Tympanostomy Tubes Proposed for Children Younger Than 16 Years in the United States
Describes the clinical reasons tympanostomy tubes are proposed for children and assesses their appropriateness.
Jan 1, 1994
Report
Medical Disorders Series : Volume 2: Codebook for Children at Enrollment and Exit
Describes the contents of a data file on child medical disorders from the Health Insurance Experiment (HIE), a major social experiment conducted by The RAND Corporation from 1974 to 1982.
Jan 1, 1987

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