In some well-known hospital–intern type of matching markets, hospitals impose mandatory application fees on internship applicants to consider their applications. Motivated by this real-life phenomenon, we study the application fee overreporting incentives of hospitals in centralized matching markets by assuming that interns have finite budgets to spend on such fees. Our main theorem shows that ...

BACKGROUND To explore the hospitalizations of breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy, and to provide a basis for management, clinical prevention and treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted an investigation by means of the retrospective survey and the medical records retrieval system, and made out the data of patients suffered from breast cancer in a hospital in Guangzhou from 2004...

To determine the relative economic impact of alternative methods of coronary revascularization, in-hospital patient accounts were reviewed in 149 patients undergoing elective coronary angioplasty (n = 50), coronary atherectomy (n = 72) or intracoronary stent placement (n = 27) over an 18-month period. Clinical and angiographic features were similar in the 3 groups, except that prior restenosis ...

The purpose of this study was to compare implant charges and convalescence for transvenous and epicardial defibrillation systems. Hospital stay, intensive care utilization, professional fees, and hospital bills were compared in 44 patients who underwent implantation of a cardiac defibrillator between September 1991 and May 1993. Twenty-five consecutive patients received an epicardial lead syste...

D ollar for dollar, the provinces with the highest veterinary fees in Canada are the conspicuous ones — Alberta with its oil-fueled hyperinflation, and Ontario with its long history of economic research and fee guides. However, most provinces have similar fees after adjustments have been made for differences in cost of living. In 4 of the 7 provinces studied, the cost of living adjusted compani...

Luca Santini received lecture fees from St. Jude Medical and Boston Scientific and worked as a consultant for Biotronik, St. Jude Medical, and Boston Scientific. Giovanni B. Forleo received lecture fees from St. Jude Medical and Boston Scientific and worked as a consultant for Biotronik, St. Jude Medical, and Boston Scientific. Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr Luca Santini, Cardi...

OBJECTIVES Fibre-endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) to detect dysphagia is gaining more and more importance as a diagnostic tool. Therefore, we have investigated the impact of FEES in neurological patients in a clinical setting. DESIGN Cross-sectional hospital-based registry. SETTING Primary acute care in a neurological department of a German university hospital. PARTICIPANTS 241p...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Affective complaints are involved in bothersome oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). The aim was to determine the relationship between the severity of OD and affective symptoms. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS One hundred seven patients underwent a standardized examination protocol including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and fiberoptic endoscopic ev...