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Medicare cuts increase cancer treatments, study finds 
In healthcare, less money doesn't always mean less service.
In healthcare, less money doesn't always mean less service.
Healthcare
Source: Harvard Medical School
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 17, 2010, 12:57pm
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Source: Harvard Medical School
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 17, 2010, 12:57pm
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Use of unproven mammography tool soars with Medicare coverage
In a study illustrating the potentially powerful influence of political pressure on medical practice, a UC Davis physician-researcher has found that use of a largely unproven mammography screening device has surged since Medicare began covering its cost.
In a study illustrating the potentially powerful influence of political pressure on medical practice, a UC Davis physician-researcher has found that use of a largely unproven mammography screening device has surged since Medicare began covering its cost.
Healthcare
Source: University of California - Davis - Health System
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010, 11:20am
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Source: University of California - Davis - Health System
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010, 11:20am
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Free clinics fill gaps in health safety net, survey finds
Free clinics across the U.S. provide care to about 1.8 million mostly uninsured patients annually and the majority of clinics receive no government support, according to the first comprehensive survey of all known free clinics since the 1960s.
Free clinics across the U.S. provide care to about 1.8 million mostly uninsured patients annually and the majority of clinics receive no government support, according to the first comprehensive survey of all known free clinics since the 1960s.
Healthcare
Source: University of Illinois at Chicago
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010, 7:53am
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Source: University of Illinois at Chicago
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 15, 2010, 7:53am
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Uninsured more likely to die from trauma than patients with insurance, study finds
Trauma patients without insurance are more likely to die of their injuries from auto accidents and gunshot wounds than privately insured patients with similar injuries, according to findings of an analysis of 193,804 patients from 649 facilities conducted by University Buffalo emergency medicine physicians.
Trauma patients without insurance are more likely to die of their injuries from auto accidents and gunshot wounds than privately insured patients with similar injuries, according to findings of an analysis of 193,804 patients from 649 facilities conducted by University Buffalo emergency medicine physicians.
Healthcare
Source: University at Buffalo
Posted on: Friday, Jun 11, 2010, 1:30pm
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Source: University at Buffalo
Posted on: Friday, Jun 11, 2010, 1:30pm
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Uninsured have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hospital from heart attack or stroke
An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, or pneumonia.
An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, or pneumonia.
Healthcare
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 10, 2010, 12:07pm
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Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 10, 2010, 12:07pm
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Vast geographic differences found in drug spending under Medicare
Widespread geographic variations exist in drug spending among Medicare beneficiaries, with some regions spending twice as much as others, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study.
Widespread geographic variations exist in drug spending among Medicare beneficiaries, with some regions spending twice as much as others, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study.
Healthcare
Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 10, 2010, 7:25am
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Source: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 10, 2010, 7:25am
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Few health reform options would have covered more people at lower cost than new law
The recently enacted federal health care reform law provides health insurance coverage to the largest number of Americans while keeping federal costs as low as reasonably possible, according to a new analysis from the RAND Corporation.
The recently enacted federal health care reform law provides health insurance coverage to the largest number of Americans while keeping federal costs as low as reasonably possible, according to a new analysis from the RAND Corporation.
Healthcare
Source: RAND Corporation
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 11:45am
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Source: RAND Corporation
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 11:45am
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Video: Harnessing the immune system's diagnostic power
An inexpensive system for earlier disease diagnosis could save innumerable lives. It would also have a profound impact on the nation's healthcare industry, currently buckling under the strain of spiraling costs.
An inexpensive system for earlier disease diagnosis could save innumerable lives. It would also have a profound impact on the nation's healthcare industry, currently buckling under the strain of spiraling costs.
Immunology
Source: Arizona State University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 8:31am
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Source: Arizona State University
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 08, 2010, 8:31am
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Next generation CT scanner that views whole organs in a heartbeat
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first site in North Texas to launch the next generation in CT scanners, which allow doctors to image an entire organ in less than a second or track blood flow through the brain or to a tumor – all with less radiation exposure to patients.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the first site in North Texas to launch the next generation in CT scanners, which allow doctors to image an entire organ in less than a second or track blood flow through the brain or to a tumor – all with less radiation exposure to patients.
Healthcare
Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 03, 2010, 11:42am
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Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 03, 2010, 11:42am
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ER computer keyboards more contaminated with bacteria
Keyboards located in triage and registration areas were found to be more contaminated with bacteria than those in other areas of the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to a new study conducted by the hospital.
Keyboards located in triage and registration areas were found to be more contaminated with bacteria than those in other areas of the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to a new study conducted by the hospital.
Healthcare
Source: Henry Ford Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 03, 2010, 10:48am
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Source: Henry Ford Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 03, 2010, 10:48am
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New docs linked to death spike in July
Are new medical residents a threat to patient health? According to sociology professor David Phillips and his student Gwendolyn Barker from the University of California, San Diego, fatal medication errors peak in July in counties with teaching hospitals, which coincides with the yearly influx of new medical residents who are given increased responsibility for patient care.
Are new medical residents a threat to patient health? According to sociology professor David Phillips and his student Gwendolyn Barker from the University of California, San Diego, fatal medication errors peak in July in counties with teaching hospitals, which coincides with the yearly influx of new medical residents who are given increased responsibility for patient care.
Healthcare
Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010, 7:43pm
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Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010, 7:43pm
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Chances of surviving cardiac arrest depends on your neighborhood
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you call home and whether anyone in the neighborhood comes to your rescue by attempting to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a first-of-its-kind study in the June issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The odds of surviving cardiac arrest may depend on which part of town you call home and whether anyone in the neighborhood comes to your rescue by attempting to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to a first-of-its-kind study in the June issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Healthcare
Source: University of Michigan Health System
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010, 7:52am
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Source: University of Michigan Health System
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010, 7:52am
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Giving sweet solutions to children before immunization reduces pain
Infants who receive sweet solutions before being immunised experience less pain and are more comfortable, reveals research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Infants who receive sweet solutions before being immunised experience less pain and are more comfortable, reveals research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Healthcare
Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 11:45am
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Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 11:45am
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Doctors interrupted at work give shorter and poorer care to patients
Hospital doctors who are frequently interrupted while working in a clinical environment spend less time on tasks and fail to return to almost a fifth of their jobs in hand, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Hospital doctors who are frequently interrupted while working in a clinical environment spend less time on tasks and fail to return to almost a fifth of their jobs in hand, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Healthcare
Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 11:45am
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Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 11:45am
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Can wage regulation be deadly?
A study forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy suggests that government regulation of nurses' pay leads to higher death rates in U.K. hospitals.
A study forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy suggests that government regulation of nurses' pay leads to higher death rates in U.K. hospitals.
Healthcare
Source: University of Chicago Press Journals
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:45am
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Source: University of Chicago Press Journals
Posted on: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:45am
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Medical costs of cancer have nearly doubled over the past 2 decades
A new analysis finds that the costs of treating cancer have nearly doubled over the past two decades and that the shares of these costs that are paid for by private health insurance and Medicaid have increased.
A new analysis finds that the costs of treating cancer have nearly doubled over the past two decades and that the shares of these costs that are paid for by private health insurance and Medicaid have increased.
Healthcare
Source: American Cancer Society
Posted on: Monday, May 10, 2010, 1:58pm
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Source: American Cancer Society
Posted on: Monday, May 10, 2010, 1:58pm
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Parents need to be convinced their daughters should receive HPV vaccine
Even when financial and healthcare barriers are removed, some parents remain hesitant to have their daughters receive the HPV vaccine. As a result, policymakers must develop and implement strategies to ensure optimal HPV vaccine uptake, says new research in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Even when financial and healthcare barriers are removed, some parents remain hesitant to have their daughters receive the HPV vaccine. As a result, policymakers must develop and implement strategies to ensure optimal HPV vaccine uptake, says new research in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Health
Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 05, 2010, 7:29am
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Source: Public Library of Science
Posted on: Wednesday, May 05, 2010, 7:29am
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Canadians lead longer, healthier lives than Americans
Compared to their neighbours south of the border, Canadians live longer, healthier lives. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Population Health Metrics has found this disparity between the two countries, suggesting that America's lack of universal health care and lower levels of social and economic equality are to blame.
Compared to their neighbours south of the border, Canadians live longer, healthier lives. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Population Health Metrics has found this disparity between the two countries, suggesting that America's lack of universal health care and lower levels of social and economic equality are to blame.
Healthcare
Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Friday, Apr 30, 2010, 12:28pm
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Source: BioMed Central
Posted on: Friday, Apr 30, 2010, 12:28pm
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Nude-colored hospital gowns could help doctors better detect hard-to-see symptoms
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin color could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin color changes, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets to match a patient's skin color could greatly enhance a physician's ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin color changes, according to a new study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Healthcare
Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 29, 2010, 2:29pm
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Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 29, 2010, 2:29pm
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Death rates not best judge of hospital quality, researchers say
Inpatient mortality rates, used by organizations to issue "report cards" on the quality of individual U.S. hospitals, are a poor gauge of how well hospitals actually perform and should be abandoned in favor of measures that more accurately assess patient harms and the care being provided, argue patient safety experts in a paper out today.
Inpatient mortality rates, used by organizations to issue "report cards" on the quality of individual U.S. hospitals, are a poor gauge of how well hospitals actually perform and should be abandoned in favor of measures that more accurately assess patient harms and the care being provided, argue patient safety experts in a paper out today.
Healthcare
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010, 9:43am
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 21, 2010, 9:43am
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Developing countries devote more funding to health, except many in sub-Saharan Africa
The commitment to health by country governments in the developing world has grown dramatically over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School.
The commitment to health by country governments in the developing world has grown dramatically over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Harvard Medical School.
Healthcare
Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Friday, Apr 09, 2010, 1:23pm
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Source: University of Washington
Posted on: Friday, Apr 09, 2010, 1:23pm
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Review of polls suggests new health care law's implementation likely to be dogged by politics
A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found that the law's signing did not lead the country to come together in support of this landmark legislation.
A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found that the law's signing did not lead the country to come together in support of this landmark legislation.
Healthcare
Source: Harvard School of Public Health
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 08, 2010, 7:37am
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Source: Harvard School of Public Health
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 08, 2010, 7:37am
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Health reform law likely to improve access to affordable coverage
Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it compares with the status quo
Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it compares with the status quo
Healthcare
Source: American College of Physicians
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010, 11:23am
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Source: American College of Physicians
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 07, 2010, 11:23am
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Electronic medical records may accelerate genome-driven diagnoses and treatments
A new study reveals an exciting potential benefit of the rapidly accumulating databases of health care information, the ability to make unprecedented links between genomic data and clinical medicine.
A new study reveals an exciting potential benefit of the rapidly accumulating databases of health care information, the ability to make unprecedented links between genomic data and clinical medicine.
Healthcare
Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, Apr 02, 2010, 12:08pm
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Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, Apr 02, 2010, 12:08pm
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More than one-quarter of elderly patients lack decision-making capacity at death
More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people to be published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
More than one in four elderly Americans lacked the capacity to make their own medical care decisions at the end of life, according to a study of 3,746 people to be published April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Healthcare
Source: University of Michigan Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 01, 2010, 8:55am
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Source: University of Michigan Health System
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 01, 2010, 8:55am
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How health care is paid for appears to impact outcome
Whether an individual is treated for a hip fracture at a hospital reimbursed by Medicare or is treated at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center makes a significant difference in what happens to the patient after release from the medical facility, according to a large study which may contribute to the ongoing debate on how to pay for health care.
Whether an individual is treated for a hip fracture at a hospital reimbursed by Medicare or is treated at a Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center makes a significant difference in what happens to the patient after release from the medical facility, according to a large study which may contribute to the ongoing debate on how to pay for health care.
Healthcare
Source: Indiana University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 25, 2010, 2:18pm
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Source: Indiana University School of Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 25, 2010, 2:18pm
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Half of Americans live more than an hour away from lifesaving stroke care
When stroke strikes, choking off blood supply to the brain, every minute counts: Nearly 2 million neurons die each minute a stroke is left untreated, making it a race to recognize symptoms so that lifesaving "clot-busting" drugs can be administered.
When stroke strikes, choking off blood supply to the brain, every minute counts: Nearly 2 million neurons die each minute a stroke is left untreated, making it a race to recognize symptoms so that lifesaving "clot-busting" drugs can be administered.
Healthcare
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, 2:46pm
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Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010, 2:46pm
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Lower Medicare fees do not increase volume of patient care, study finds
Do physicians provide more services to Medicare patients to make up for lower Medicare fees? With almost 42 million people enrolled in Medicare in the United States in 2008, it's a question that could have a very costly answer.
Do physicians provide more services to Medicare patients to make up for lower Medicare fees? With almost 42 million people enrolled in Medicare in the United States in 2008, it's a question that could have a very costly answer.
Healthcare
Source: George Mason University
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 11, 2010, 10:12am
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Source: George Mason University
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 11, 2010, 10:12am
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Health stories by experts more credible than blogs
Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study of college students.
Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study of college students.
Healthcare
Source: Penn State
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 1:09pm
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Source: Penn State
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 1:09pm
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3 years out, safety checklist continues to keep hospital infections in check
The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist developed at Johns Hopkins to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units , has been able to keep the number of these common, costly and potentially lethal infections near zero — even three years after first adopting the standardized procedures.
The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist developed at Johns Hopkins to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units , has been able to keep the number of these common, costly and potentially lethal infections near zero — even three years after first adopting the standardized procedures.
Healthcare
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 04, 2010, 1:16pm
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 04, 2010, 1:16pm
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