Otitis Media

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Research conducted by: RAND Health; RAND Child Policy

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Children Provides Modest Benefits and Some Risks — Nov 16, 2010

Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects.

NEWS RELEASE

Retail Medical Clinics Can Provide Care at Lower Cost, Similar Quality As Other Medical Settings — Aug 31, 2009

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments.

NEWS RELEASE

Retail Medical Clinics Attract Patients Who Do Not Have Regular Health Care Providers — Sep 10, 2008

Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quality Indicators for the Care of Hearing Loss in Vulnerable Elders — Dec 31, 2006

Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent conditions in the older population, and its prevalence increases progressively with age.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of the Accuracy of Methods of Diagnosing Middle Ear Effusion in Children with Otitis Media with Effusion — Dec 31, 2002

The authors report the findings of an evidence assessment on the accuracy of methods of diagnosing middle ear effusion in children with otitis media with effusion (OME).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Deciding Not to Measure Performance: The Case of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2002

Additional difficulties beyond feasibility issues may arise in developing a quality of care performance measure.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Low Levels of Insurance Reimbursement Impede Access to Cochelar Implants — Dec 31, 2001

This research brief describes work documented in "Payment Under Public and Private Insurance and Access to Cochlear Implants," published in Archives of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 128, October 2002.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Diagnosis, Natural History, and Late Effects of Otitis Media with Effusion — Dec 31, 2001

The evidence compiled in this report is intended to aid clinicians, health care provider organizations, and others to develop clinical practice guidelines or medical review criteria for OME.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

In 1995, >5 million episodes of acute otitis media (AOM) accounted for $3 billion in health care expenditures.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evidence Assessment of Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

To report research gaps and priorities of future research identified during an evidence assessment process on the management of acute otitis media (AOM).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Management of Acute Otitis Media — Dec 31, 2000

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is one of the most common diagnoses of childhood and is responsible for significant morbidity and use of health care services.

REPORT

Medical Disorders Series : Volume 2: Codebook for Children at Enrollment and Exit — Dec 31, 1986

Describes the contents of a data file on child medical disorders from the Health Insurance Experiment (HIE), a major social experiment conducted by The RAND Corporation from 1974 to 1982.

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