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Background: Rising healthcare costs have led to the adoption of value-based healthcare (VBHC), emphasizing patient outcomes and cost efficiency. This study evaluates VBHC in a tertiary private health group, focusing on cost-effectiveness using the median incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER).

Methodology: A retrospective cohort study analyzed 1576 patients treated between 2021 and 2024 in Almoosa Health Group, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.

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Background: Screening is a cancer prevention measure for groups who are asymptomatic, and diagnosis is a medical test for groups who are symptomatic. The occupational privilege of health care providers (HCPs) is expected to play a positive role in cancer screening practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess perceptions and personal attitudes of HCPs regarding their decision to screen for cancer in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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Objectives: Awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in a given healthcare setting is important to inform the selection of appropriate antimicrobial therapy to reduce the further rise and spread of AMR as well as the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms. We aimed to describe resistance patterns to several antimicrobial agents in pathogens causing HAIs isolated from patients using data gathered at three private tertiary-care hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Data on trends in AMR among bacteria causing HAIs and MDR events in children and adults at three private hospitals were collected retrospectively (2015-2019) using surveillance data.

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