AIMC Topic: Costs and Cost Analysis

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Robot-assisted surgery in a broader healthcare perspective: a difference-in-difference-based cost analysis of a national prostatectomy cohort.

BMJ open Jul 21, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To estimate costs attributable to robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) as compared with open prostatectomy (OP) and laparoscopic prostatectomies (LP) in a National Health Service perspective.
Prostatectomy Hospital Costs Health Services Costs and Cost Analysis Health Care Costs Male Middle Aged Cohort Studies Prostatic Neoplasms Laparoscopy Denmark Robotics Delivery of Health Care Hospitalization Aged Humans
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A neural network approach for fast, automated quantification of DIR performance.

Medical physics Jul 17, 2017
PURPOSE: A critical step in adaptive radiotherapy (ART) workflow is deformably registering the simulation CT with the daily or weekly volumetric imaging. Quantifying the deformable image registration accuracy under these circumstances is a complex ta...
Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Neck Neural Networks, Computer Head Algorithms Costs and Cost Analysis Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Reducing false arrhythmia alarm rates using robust heart rate estimation and cost-sensitive support vector machines.

Physiological measurement Jan 18, 2017
To lessen the rate of false critical arrhythmia alarms, we used robust heart rate estimation and cost-sensitive support vector machines. The PhysioNet MIMIC II database and the 2015 PhysioNet/CinC Challenge public database were used as the training d...
Humans Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Rate False Positive Reactions Time Factors Electrocardiography Support Vector Machine Costs and Cost Analysis Clinical Alarms
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Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic rectal resection for cancer in a single surgeon's experience: a cost analysis covering the initial 50 robotic cases with the da Vinci Si.

International journal of colorectal disease Jul 31, 2016
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to compare surgical parameters and the costs of robotic surgery with those of laparoscopic approach in rectal cancer based on a single surgeon's early robotic experience.
Costs and Cost Analysis Learning Curve Laparoscopy Rectal Neoplasms Multivariate Analysis Female Aged Male Postoperative Care Robotics Surgeons Operative Time Humans
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Predictive models reduce talent development costs in female gymnastics.

Journal of sports sciences Jun 7, 2016
This retrospective study focuses on the comparison of different predictive models based on the results of a talent identification test battery for female gymnasts. We studied to what extent these models have the potential to optimise selection proced...
Aptitude Gymnastics Female Discriminant Analysis Costs and Cost Analysis Neural Networks, Computer Retrospective Studies Humans
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Predicting Market Impact Costs Using Nonparametric Machine Learning Models.

PloS one Feb 29, 2016
Market impact cost is the most significant portion of implicit transaction costs that can reduce the overall transaction cost, although it cannot be measured directly. In this paper, we employed the state-of-the-art nonparametric machine learning mod...
Statistics, Nonparametric Machine Learning Investments Regression Analysis Costs and Cost Analysis
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Adapting a Low-Cost Selective Compliant Articulated Robotic Arm for Spillage Avoidance.

Journal of laboratory automation Feb 16, 2016
Flexible automation systems provide the needed adaptability to serve shorter-term projects and specialty applications in biochemical analysis. A low-cost selective compliant articulated robotic arm designed for liquid spillage avoidance is developed ...
Automation, Laboratory Robotics Costs and Cost Analysis Specimen Handling Humans
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Predicting Health Care Utilization After Behavioral Health Referral Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.

AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium Nov 5, 2015
Mental health problems are an independent predictor of increased healthcare utilization. We created random forest classifiers for predicting two outcomes following a patient's first behavioral health encounter: decreased utilization by any amount (AU...
Natural Language Processing Referral and Consultation Humans Costs and Cost Analysis Machine Learning Decision Support Systems, Clinical
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Effect of an interactive therapeutic robotic animal on engagement, mood states, agitation and psychotropic drug use in people with dementia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol.

BMJ open Aug 12, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Apathy, agitated behaviours, loneliness and depression are common consequences of dementia. This trial aims to evaluate the effect of a robotic animal on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in people with dementia living ...
Psychotropic Drugs Nursing Homes Psychomotor Agitation Queensland Play and Playthings Humans Patient Acceptance of Health Care Aged Homes for the Aged Dementia Sleep Middle Aged Australia Affect Robotics Costs and Cost Analysis
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Resident education in robotic-assisted vertical sleeve gastrectomy: outcomes and cost-analysis of 411 consecutive cases.

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery May 27, 2015
BACKGROUND: Robotic technology is increasingly prevalent in bariatric surgery, yet there are national deficiencies in exposure of surgical residents to robotic techniques.
Robotics Laparoscopy Gastrectomy Middle Aged Follow-Up Studies Operative Time Internship and Residency Obesity, Morbid Education, Medical, Graduate Costs and Cost Analysis Humans Retrospective Studies Female Adult Aged Male Young Adult
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