Ana Patrícia Marques

Biographic Data

ID3680093
NAMEAna Patrícia Marques
GIVEN NAMESAna Patrícia
FAMILY NAMEMarques
SIGNATUREMARQUES A P
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Nova de Lisboa
ORCID0000-0001-8242-7021
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health

    Open AccessMatthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Global Health2021

    There is extensive evidence showing that improving eye health contributes directly and indirectly to achieving many Sustainable Development Goals, including reducing poverty and improving work productivity, general and mental health, and education and equity. Improving eye health is a practical and cost-effective way of unlocking human potential. Eye health needs to be reframed as an enabling, cross-cutting issue within the sustainable developmen…

  • Comparative research aspects on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

    Open AccessJoão Victor Muniz Rocha, João Sarmento et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2020

    Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions have been used to measure access, quality and performance of the primary health care delivery system, as timely and adequate care could potentially avoid the need of hospitalization. Comparative research provides the opportunity for cross-country learning process. Brazil and Portugal have reformed their primary health care services in the last years, with similar organizational characteris…

  • Can Vertical Integration Reduce Hospital Readmissions? A Difference-in-Differences Approach

    Open AccessSílvia Lopes, Óscar Brito Fernandes et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2017References: 21

    BACKGROUND: Vertical integration is expected to improve communication and coordination between inpatient care and care after discharge. Despite being used across health systems worldwide, evidence about its impact on readmissions is sparse and contradictory. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of vertical integration on hospital readmissions. RESEARCH DESIGN, SUBJECTS, AND MEASURES: Using difference-in-differences we compared readmissions before and …

  • Integrated care network for long term care in Portugal

    Open AccessRui Santana, Bruno Moita et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2016

    Background: Portugal began the implementation of an integrated care network for Long Term Care (LTCIN) in 2006. Its main objective is to deliver services of health and social support including post-acute and long term care. There are four different types of inpatient LTC units: Palliative Care Units (PCU), Convalescent Care Units (CCU), Medium Stay and Rehabilitation Care Units (MSRCU) and Long-Stay and Maintenance Care Units (LSMCU) (1). These u…

  • Recent evolution of the degree of integration on vertically integrated organizations

    Open AccessRui Santana, Ana Patrícia Marques et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021

  • The impact of creating vertically integrated organizations on hospital inpatient use

    Open AccessRui Santana, Miguel Ferreira et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    Introduction: One of the most recent important policy reforms in the Portuguese healthcare sector was the creation of seven new vertically integrated organizations, known as Local Health Units (LHU). These organizations are responsible for primary and secondary levels of care, providing comprehensive healthcare services on a population based approach. Currently LHUs cover approximately 12% of the total population and have a global yearly budget o…