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News and Events » January 16, 2018January 18, 2018Clalit Research InstitutePublications, Recent Publicationsbariatric surgery, care management, mortality, obesity

Recent Publication: Association of Bariatric Surgery Using Laparoscopic Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality.

Association of Bariatric Surgery Using Laparoscopic Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality. JAMA, 2018. 319: pp. 279-290. Reges O, Greenland P, Dicker…

Recent Publication: Cancer prevalence in Israeli men and women with schizophrenia.

Cancer prevalence in Israeli men and women with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 2017. 258: pp. 262-267. Agay N, Flaks-Manov N, Nitzan U, Hoshen MB, Levkovitz Y, Munitz H. Abstract The aim of…

Recent Publication: Using big data for non-communicable disease surveillance.

Using big data for non-communicable disease surveillance. The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 2017. (Epub ahead of print) Balicer RD, Luengo-Oroz M, Cohen-Stavi C, Loyola E, Mantingh F, Romanoff L, Galea G. …

Recent Publication: DisEpi: Compact Visualization as a Tool for Applied Epidemiological Research

DisEpi: Compact Visualization as a Tool for Applied Epidemiological Research. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 2017. 244(The Practice of Patient Centered Care: Empowering and Engaging Patients in the Digital Era): pp.…

Recent Publication: Identification and Description of Healthcare Customer Communication Patterns Among Individuals with Diabetes in Clalit Health Services: A Retrospective Database Study

Identification and Description of Healthcare Customer Communication Patterns Among Individuals with Diabetes in Clalit Health Services: A Retrospective Database Study. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 2017. 244(The Practice of Patient Centered…

Recent Publication: Low adherence to antidepressants is associated with increased mortality in Parkinson disease patients

Low adherence to antidepressants is associated with increased mortality in Parkinson disease patients. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2017. 43: pp. 92-96. Shoval G, Stubbs B, Balicer RD, Feldman B, Hoshen M, Zalsman G,…

Recent Publication: Low adherence to antidepressants is associated with increased mortality following stroke: A large nationally representative cohort study

Low adherence to antidepressants is associated with increased mortality following stroke: A large nationally representative cohort study. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017. 27(10): pp. 970-976. Krivoy A, Stubbs B, Balicer RD, Weizman S, Feldman…

Recent Publication: The relationship between women’s intention to request a labor epidural analgesia, actually delivering with labor epidural analgesia, and postpartum depression at 6 weeks: a prospective observational study

The relationship between women’s intention to request a labor epidural analgesia, actually delivering with labor epidural analgesia, and postpartum depression at 6 weeks: a prospective observational study. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2017. (ePub…

Two Clalit Research Institute team projects deemed best practice models by the Commonwealth Fund

On September 8th, 2017, as a part of the Commonwealth Fund’s International Experts Working Group on Patients with Complex Needs, Professor Ran Balicer of the Clalit Research Institute co-authored the Ten Recommendations for Policymakers…

Recent Publication: The relationship between health services standardized costs and mortality is non-linear: Results from a large HMO population.

The relationship between health services standardized costs and mortality is non-linear: Results from a large HMO population. Health Policy, 2017. 121(9): pp. 1008-1014. Cohen-Mansfield J, Skornick-Bouchbinder M, Hoshen M, Brill S. Abstract…