Patient satisfaction with the components of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Patient satisfaction is increasingly recognized as a key measure of quality care, reflecting patients’ judgments on its quality and effectiveness. Ensuring that patient expectations and needs are met is a professional responsibility of healthcare providers. This study aims to assess the satisfaction of patients enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) across its various components.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence-Based Chest X-Ray reading for screening of Tuberculosis.

Background: Tuberculosis remains a public health challenge in Nepal and ranks as the seventh leading cause of death in the country. The END Tuberculosis strategy stresses - the screening for symptoms alone may not suffice; additional screening tools such as a chest radiograph may facilitate referral for diagnosis of tuberculosis. The study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence (AI) based Chest X-ray and compare it with the human reading (radiologist), using GeneXpert-MTB RIF Assay for tuberculosis case detection.