Research on the perception of facial emotional expressions (FEEs) often uses static images that do not capture the dynamic character of social coordination in natural settings. Recent behavioral and neuroimaging studies suggest that dynamic FEEs (videos or morphs) enhance emotion perception. To identify mechanisms associated with the perception of FEEs with natural dynamics, the present EEG (El...

Medicare's hospital outpatient prospective payment system (HOPPS) was initially developed in response to the rapid rise in Medicare's outpatient expenses between 1980 and 1991. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandated HOPPS, with an implementation date of August 1, 2000. Unlike the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) used hospital charge data to...

Under the new fee schedule, Medicare physician fees are 76 percent of private fees. Consistent with the intent of payment reform, Medicare physician fees more closely approximate private fees for visits (93 percent) than for surgery (51 percent) and in rural areas as compared with large metropolitan areas. Variation in private fees across the country is considerably greater than it is for Medic...

Endotracheal tube insertion and mechanical ventilation are indicated in spinal cord injury patients; however, dysphagia can occur after extubation. The resultant complications of may increase the length hospital stay mortality. Therefore, should be evaluated This case report introduces a rare finding pharyngeal perforation during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation swallowing (FEES) patients with ...

This study analyzes changes in Medicaid physician fees from 1990 to 1993. Data were collected on maximum allowable Medicaid fees in 1993 and compared with similar 1990 Medicaid data as well as the fully phased-in Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS). The results suggest that, on average, Medicaid fees have grown roughly 14 percent, but considerable variation continues to exist in how well Medicaid progr...

Several studies have sought to establish the link between the characteristics of a corporation and the audit fees charged by its auditor. Many studies have tried to discover whether auditor specialization affects audit fees. Other research has attempted to discover the effects of government regulation on fees. The impact of risk on audit fees has also been examined, but has proved to be an elus...

Abstract Background Access to health care facilities is a key requirement enhance safety for mothers and newborns during labour delivery. Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) regional hospital in rural Tanzania with catchment area of about two million inhabitants. Up June 2013 ambulance transport delivery at HLH were free charge, while user fee both services was introduced from January 2014. We aimed...

From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health and Science, Institute of Vascular Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Dr. Wu has received consulting and proctoring fees from Biosensors International. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the con...

Introduction Recent literature has underscored the value of health policy and systems research (HPSR) for systems strengthening. This discourse has highlighted the potential of HPSR as an intervention in itself, and the important role that researcherpolicy maker collaborations can have as conduits for real-time research translation. Methods We set-up a health systems governance learning site in...