Older patients

The proportion of the Australian population aged 65 years or more increased from 12.5% in 2001 to 13.3% in 2009. This aging of the population will increasingly pose challenges to the public health system. In BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health), between April 2001 and March 2002, and April 2008 and March 2009, the proportion of encounters accounted for by patients aged 65 years and over increased significantly from 25.1% to 29.6%.     

老年与青年肺癌的比较

1991～2000年间，收集经病理确诊的40a以下(青年组)肺癌和60a以上(老年组)肺癌患的临床资料。对两组病因、临床首发症状、误诊情况、X线特点及组织学类型等进行对比分析，旨在提高对青年肺癌和老年肺癌不同临床特点的认识，有助于减少误诊。     

Putting patients first

The average patient sees up to 60 hospital employees-everyone from doctors and nurses to orderlies and dietitians-during a hospital stay. But Booz-Allen has found that, through innovative hospital design and technology, this figure can be slashed to as few as 12-a dramatic decrease that can improve direct patient care by as much as 60 percent while cutting personnel costs by 30 percent.