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Newest firstBackgroundBetween 2024 and 2025, Colombia universalized the Electronic Health Invoice with embedded Individual Health Services Delivery Records (RIPS -- Registro Individual de Prestacion de Servicios de Salud) (FEV-RIPS) as the standard for financial and clinical data exchange across the health system. ADRES -- the entity responsible for administering the resources of the General Social Security Health System (SGS…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background: Law 1787 of 2016 established Colombia's medical cannabis framework, intended as a public policy to improve health equity by guaranteeing access and promoting inclusive development. This scoping review analyzes this policy's implementation as a social determinant of health, mapping the literature on the gap between its legislative promise and its real-world impact. Methods: A scoping review was conducte…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of acute respiratory infections and severe cases can lead to hospitalization or death. The epidemiology and health resource utilization of RSV infection in Colombia is not well understood. Given the recent availability of new RSV preventatives, this study estimated the economic burden of RSV in Colombia. MethodsThis cost-of-illness study empl…
ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess socioeconomic inequalities in three-year survival among formal employees diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Colombia between 2012 and 2019, using legal monthly minimum wages (MMW) as a proxy for socioeconomic status. MethodsA retrospective cohort study used administrative databases, including healthcare and mortality records. Formal employees newly diagnosed with colorectal can…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionProviding accurate, evidence-based information to women with Zika infection during pregnancy was problematic because of the high degree of uncertainty in the diagnosis of the infection and the associated risk. The 2015-17 Zika virus epidemic overwhelmingly affected women in countries with limited access to safe abortion. Understanding womens perspectives on risk communication during pregnancy in the co…
To date, the therapeutic use of cannabinoids in chronic pain management remains controversial owing to the limited clinical evidence found in randomized clinical trials (RCTs), the heterogeneous nature of the clinical indication, and the broad range of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) used in both experimental and observational clinical studies. Here we evaluate patient-reported clinical outcomes (PROMS)…
Background The use of cannabinoids in mental health has gained strength in recent years due to emerging scientific evidence and the lifting of prohibitionist laws that prevailed for years in many countries, including Colombia. This study describes the results of a survey of Colombian psychiatrists on some aspects of medicinal cannabis, such as attitudes towards its potential use, perceived knowledge, and beliefs s…
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