Of course, transplants are also expensive, with costs in the hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars per procedure, and additional significant costs throughout the years for the follow up care.
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This increase in survivorship is largely attributed to earlier diagnosis and detection, and better treatments and follow-up care.
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Follow-up care was deemed to be inadequate in nearly a third of cases.
But false-positive results raise the specter that women could choose to terminate healthy pregnancies if they don't receive appropriate follow-up care.
However, surgeons must be well-trained in the principles of the operation, and good follow-up care is essential so the surgery won't fail.
Addenbrooke's is working with healthcare provider MediHome to provide some patients with acute follow-up care "in the comfort of their own homes".
This may include outpatient reimbursement for follow-up care related to the hospitalization.
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Prevention is the key, and timely screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care are critical if Latinas are to survive cancer and sustain a good quality of life.
"Benjamin will probably get to go home in a few days, but we wanted him to meet the people who will be providing follow-up care at his home, " said Lorey.
Similarly, follow-up care is only deductible if similarly prescribed.
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It is not clear if Mr Deyanov, 28, was allowed to leave the psychiatric unit after being assessed as safe, or if he absconded, and whether a follow-up care plan was drawn up.
Despite what we know about veterans' suicides, a recent report from the VA inspector general's office found that about a third of veterans considered to be at high risk for suicide don't receive the recommended follow-up care after they've been discharged from VA inpatient mental health care.
The review found 12 factors which contributed to the deaths, including the fact that records had been mixed up, medication did not follow national guidelines and care programmes were not properly co-ordinated.
Other questions in the survey asked about office follow-up, helpfulness of office staff, and preventive medical care and screenings offered by medical practices.
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One out of every three times patients wound up in nursing homes that year, they landed in facilities that failed to follow basic care requirements laid out by the federal agency that administers Medicare, investigators estimated.
Most patients do not follow up with another doctor, so eventually, they end up in another emergency department, hoping for better care.
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