PROM-based monitoring and alerts reduce post-surgery healthcare utilization of patients undergoing joint replacement: A secondary analysis of the PROMoting Quality RCT.

Objectives: Healthcare systems increasingly face shortages of medical professionals, and simultaneously experience a rise in demand for healthcare services. In this study, we investigated whether a digital PROM-based monitoring and alert system for hip and knee replacement patients post-surgery can support in decreasing healthcare expenditures and utilization.

Methods: We used data from the randomized controlled trial PROMoting Quality, focusing on 546 hip and 492 knee replacement patients from nine German hospitals between October 2019 and December 2020 with available claims data.

Retrospective evaluation of interval breast cancer screening mammograms by radiologists and AI.

Objectives: To determine whether an AI system can identify breast cancer risk in interval breast cancer (IBC) screening mammograms.

Materials And Methods: IBC screening mammograms from a Swiss screening program were retrospectively analyzed by radiologists/an AI system. Radiologists determined whether the IBC mammogram showed human visible signs of breast cancer (potentially missed IBCs) or not (IBCs without retrospective abnormalities).

Regionalization of Hip Fracture Care in Five High-Income Countries.

Objective: To describe differences in regionalization of hip fracture care and the volume-outcome relationship in five countries.

Study Setting And Design: We conducted a population-based cross-sectional cohort study in Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, Taiwan, and the United States. Within each country, we stratified patients into quintiles based upon the volume of hip fractures in the hospital where they were treated.

Mind the (research) gap: a retrospective observational study on the utilization of new medical technologies and related research activities in German hospitals.

Objectives: Hospitals play a major role in generating clinical evidence on new medical technologies. Thus far, the extent of German hospitals' contribution to the evidence base has not been sufficiently investigated. This study aims to: (1) examine the utilization of new medical technologies in German hospitals and its relationship to different hospital characteristics; (2) investigate the participation of German hospitals in research on these technologies and the association between hospital characteristics and research involvement; and (3) investigate the contribution of German hospitals to international research activities, including the levels of evidence of any studies conducted.

Risk factors for interval breast cancer: insights from a decade of a mammography screening program.

Purpose: Breast cancer remains a major global health issue, with mammography screening programs (MSPs) being critical for early detection to improve survival. Interval breast cancers (IBC) are an important quality criterion and have been linked with increased mortality. We aimed to identify risk factors for IBC diagnoses, based on MSP data.

Public reporting in five health care areas: A comparative content analysis across nine countries.

Background: Public reporting is crucial to enhance transparency, accountability, and informed provider choice. Therefore, providing accessible and reliable information on provider performance and activities is key for all healthcare areas and the utilization of information by patients, providers and related audiences.

Objective: This study provides an extensive analysis of public reporting websites across nine high income countries, focusing on five healthcare areas, and aims to understand how these websites support patients in making informed choices about healthcare providers.