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2009 AJMC Press File
• Research Roundup
Kaiser Health News
The authors of this report present the preliminary findings of an ongoing study analyzing the health service utilization and costs associated with Guided Care (GC), physician-nurse teams for people living with chronic health conditions.
• Group Health pilot program gives patients more time with docs
- Seattle, WA. Sep 01, 2009 -
With all this talk about health care reform, the phrase "medical home" has come up as a possible solution. In a recent study published in The American Journal of Managed Care...
• Nation Cannot Afford Not to Stem Medical Spending, Economists Warn
While predicting the future is difficult, even for economists, the point that Mr. Chernew and his colleagues make is a simple one: the country's growing pile of medical bills is going to weigh more heavily in the years to come if nothing is done to restrain spending growth.
• Chronic conditions crank up health costs
Patients in the new program had 29% fewer ER visits and 11% fewer hospitalizations, according to a study published in The American Journal of Managed Carelast week. The program paid for itself within a year.
• Home, sweet medical home
Crosscut - Seattle,WA,USA
This week, Group Health's Center for Health Studies published a report in the American Journal of Managed Care showing greater patient and physician
• Value-based plan design draws opposing views
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, co-director of the University of Michigan's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, in Ann Arbor, Mich., was instrumental in getting
• Measure would cut some copays for seniors
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
"The one-size-fits-all copays that most patients face today does not distinguish high-value treatments from low-value treatments," said Dr. Mark Fendrick,
• Medical Home Benefits: Learn How Group Health's Patient-Centered ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
A new study published in the September 2009 American Journal of Managed Care describes some of the benefits of Group Health's patient-centered medical home
• Piecemeal Reforms Won't Control Health Care Costs, Report Says
Kaiser Health News - Washington,DC,USA
The group maintained that it supports allowing patients to decide about end-of-life care, said Michael Chernew, professor of health care policy at Harvard.
• The Fight Over Rescissions
Newsweek - USA
Michael Chernew, a health-care policy professor at Harvard, says that a topic like rescissions can vilify insurance companies to such an extent that the
• Medical home gives patients better primary care at no more cost
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The September 2009 American Journal of Managed Care will publish the results-which include significantly fewer emergency room visits and hospitalizations
• Inexpensive Obesity Workplace Programs Can Be Cost-Effective ...
DOTmed.com (press release) - New York,NY,USA
A cost-benefit simulation model of coverage for bariatric surgery among full-time employees. The American Journal of Managed Care, 11(10), 641-646
• Study finds Medicare prescription benefit program has exceeded ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... drug plans that cover large groups of seniors, according to the report published in the August edition of the American Journal of Managed Care
• A Public Option vs. Co-ops: What's the Difference?
TIME - USA
To find out TIME's John Curran spoke with Michael Chernew, a Professor of healthcare economics at Harvard Medical School. Chernew has done work in the past
• Guided care can save Medicare $15 billion
RedOrbit
The randomized controlled trial, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, finds those in the primary care enhancement program -- guided care
• Research Roundup
Kaiser Health News
American Journal of Managed Care: Guided Care and the Cost of Complex Healthcare: A Preliminary Report - The authors of this report present the preliminary findings of an ongoing study analyzing the health service utilization and costs associated with Guided Care (GC), physician-nurse teams for people living with chronic health conditions.
• Study compares first-year costs of HD and PD
NephrOnline
... with end‐stage renal disease: A comparison of health care utilization and cost," was published this week in the American Journal of Managed Care
• Care of the elderly could be improved by guided model
Private Healthcare UK
The research, which was published in the American Journal of Managed Care, was carried out by a team at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Teamwork Delivers Savings When Treating Chronic Conditions
MedPage Today
... Bruce Leff, MD, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care.
• Guided care reduces cost of health care for older persons with ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The research, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, found that in the first eight months of a randomized controlled trial, patients in a
• Electronic Health Records Help Cardiac Patients Remain Healthy
PR Newswire - New York,NY,USA
... disease patients and teams of pharmacists, nurses, primary care doctors, ... Permanente published in The American Journal of Managed Care this month.
• Electronic Health Records Help Cardiac Patients Remain Healthy ...
Digital Producer (press release) - Newport Beach,CA,USA
... their care givers electronically, according to a randomized study by Kaiser Permanente published in The American Journal of Managed Care this month.
• Guided Care Program Could Save Medicare $15 Billion a Year on Chronically Ill Seniors
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
The new research, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, found that in the first eight months of a randomized controlled trial,...
• Cardiac Deaths of Seniors with Artery Disease Cut 73 Percent by ...
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
Published in The American Journal of Managed Care this month, this is the first randomized study to evaluate a follow-up system for patients discharged from
• Mailed Reminders Aid CAD Management
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
Results were similar whether the LDL target was <100 mg/dL or <70 mg/dL, according to an article in the August American Journal of Managed Care
• Electronic Reminders Keep Hearts Healthy
WebMD - USA
The study appears in the latest issue of The American Journal of Managed Care. Health information tailored for those living with heart disease
• EHR-Based Physician Contact Boosts Health Outcomes, Study Finds
iHealthBeat
... according to a new study scheduled to be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Managed Care, Healthcare IT News reports
• Exploria SPS and DoctorEvidence.com introduce first Closed Loop ...
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
This is information they now lack," stated Mark Fendrick, MD, professor of internal medicine, University of Michigan Medical School
• Fighting Fat by Fighting Fat
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
A study of the cost savings from laparoscopic bariatric surgery for managed care was recently published in the American Journal of Managed C are
• Critics use Canada to assail Obama's health plan
Globe and Mail - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"It plays on a general fear of the government being very involved in anything important to you," said Michael Chernew, a professor in the Department of
• Rogers takes aim at health care reform
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
As for concerns about denying life saving treatments to patients, essentially rationing health care, A. Mark Fendrick, a professor of health management and
• The hidden cost of obesity
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
A study in The American Journal of Managed Care examined the economic effect of bariatric surgery for 3651 patients who underwent the procedures
• Health care reform expert sources from the University of Michigan
U-M Health System News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
He currently serves on the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee and is the co-editor in chief of The American Journal of Managed Care.
• New Study Finds Workplace Health Care Significantly Increases ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Authors of the study published in the American Journal of Managed Care include: Bruce Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM, director, health and productivity
• New Study Finds Workplace Health Care Significantly Increases ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
The findings, published in the current issue of the American Journal of Managed Care, show that overall adherence to medication was nearly 10 percent
• Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women
Interactive Investor - London,England,UK
A study last year in the American Journal of Managed Care funded by Johnson & Johnson, a maker of bariatric surgery instruments, found insurers recoup the...
• Some in Congress want to boost MedPAC's power over pay
American Medical News - USA
Michael Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Francis J. Crosson, MD (vice chair), associate executive director...
• Cut drug copayments to bolster 'adherence'
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA
But before they overhaul the entire US health care system - and pledge trillions ... according to an article in February's American Journal of Managed Care...
• New Study Shows Coaching to Patient Activation Levels Improves ...
SunHerald.com (press release) - USA
... coaching tailored to their level of health activation showed significant ... study published in the June issue of The American Journal of Managed Care
• Trim Your Healthcare Costs with These Steps
Oprah.com - Chicago,IL,USA
"Your most important asset is your health, not your money," says health economics expert Mark Fendrick, MD, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
• Most Americans Would Consider Splitting Pills to Save Money If ...
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
A study published in the American Journal of Managed Care (June 2007) also found that consumers were willing to split their pills if it meant a reduction in
• Study: P4P works with proper incentives
FierceHealthcare - Washington,DC,USA
The study, which appears in the American Journal of Managed Care, used statistical data from Bridges to Excellence pay-for-performance programs drawn from
• Proper incentives key to P4P success: study
ModernHealthcare.com - Chicago,IL,USA
... effective if physicians get the right incentives, according to a study by Bridges to Excellence and published in the American Journal of Managed Care
• Research Shows that Physician Pay-for-Performance Programs Work ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
The research, published in the May issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, included a statistical analysis of historical BTE data and found that P4P
• Vermedx gains $500000 investment through FreshTracks Capital
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
The validation of this extraordinary financial value proposition for payers and providers was published in The American Journal of Managed Care in March
• Value Based Insurance Design Captures Prominent Role In Capitol ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA
Cyndy Nayer, president and CEO of the Center for Health Value Innovation, says, "Together with Dr. Mark Fendrick, Founder and Co-director of the Michigan
• A controlled trial of value-based insurance design - The MHealthy ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Author: Alicen Spaulding, A. Mark Fendrick, William H Herman, James G Stevenson, Dean G Smith, Michael E Chernew, Dawn M Parsons, Keith Bruhnsen and Allison
• Health Care Convention: Many Problems, Many Solutions
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
Harvard Medical School health policy Professor Michael Chernew emphasized there is little evidence indicating new information technology will halt the
• Step therapy may lead to higher health costs: Study
Business Insurance - Chicago,IL,USA
The study compared the health care costs of 11851 employees and dependents at ... was published in the February issue of the American Journal of Managed Care
• Vermedx(R) Diabetes Treatment Cost Savings Data Published In ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) has published an article describing the experience of Vermont Managed Care, Inc., a physician hospital
• Vermedx® Diabetes Treatment Cost Savings Data Published in ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
BURLINGTON, Vt. - (Business Wire) The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) has published an article describing the experience of Vermont Managed Care,
• Vermedx® Diabetes Treatment Cost Savings Data Published in ...
American Digital Networks (press release) - Annapolis,MD,USA
BURLINGTON, Vt.-(Business Wire)-March 18, 2009 - The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) has published an article describing the experience of Vermont ...
• 'Cost-Effectiveness Analysis' and US Health Care
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
With so much brouhaha over what should be thought of as basic operations ... in the United States (see, for example, the American Journal of Managed Care).
• This kind of loss is really a gain
Sheboygan Press - Sheboygan,WI,USA
The surgery costs between $17000 and $25000, though the American Journal of Managed Care reports procedure-related costs are fully recovered in two to four
• Fighting Stress Related Insomnia
TheMedGuru - Chandigarh,India
According to the 'American Journal of Managed Care', "Many people who suffer from insomnia do not seek help for this." This is wrong and can worsen your
• The End of One-Size-Fits-All Co-Pays
Workforce Management - Irvine,Ca,USA
A. Mark Fendrick, co-director of the School of Public Health's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, believes that so-called value-based insurance design ...
• Public Reporting Of Pneumonia Antibiotic Timing Has Not Resulted ...
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA
Their results are published online in the American Journal of Managed Care. Researchers, led by Dr. Mark Friedberg at Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Research in Disease Management Meets the Real World. Both Are ...
World Health Care Blog - Washington,DC,USA
The 'trend of the non-chronic population' is based on the observation that, ... issue of the American Journal of Managed Care should be of great interest
• Patient choice can help target dyspepsia care
American Medical News (subscription) - USA
"What this study has told us is that it's very unlikely that we will ever have very restrictive treatment guidelines for dyspepsia," said A. Mark Fendrick,
• 感冒研究重大突破鼻病毒基因圖譜破解
香港新浪網 - Hong Kong
密西根大學研究員、該研究負責人芬德里克博士(Dr. Mark Fendrick) 周四表示，有關感冒病毒基因的研究將導致更多撥款與研究，最終產生一種或一類安全、低廉的藥物治療這
• Scientists decode genomes of all known rhinoviruses, first step ...
The Canadian Press - TORONTO
Dr. Mark Fendrick, a researcher at the University of Michigan and an author of the paper, said Thursday he hasn't updated the work, largely because there is
• ED Visits by Older Residents Affected by Hurricane Katrina ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA
... according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Managed Care , the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
• US: Economic crisis forces families to cut back on healthcare
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park,MI,USA
According to a press release January 5 from the University of Michigan's Medical School and School of Public Health, Dr. A. Mark Fendrick estimated that one
• Report on illness called incomplete
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
The study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health appears in this month's issue of The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed
• Decline in Health Among Older Adults Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Newswise (press release) - USA
The results are published in the January issue of The American Journal of Managed Care. "In the year following Hurricane Katrina, morbidity rates increased ...
• Older Katrina survivors suffered more health problems than ...
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - New Orleans,LA,USA
by The Times-Picayune The health of Hurricane Katrina survivors 65 and over ... to a study published this month in the American Journal of Managed Care. ...
• What's the evidence for antihistamine tablets?
guardian.co.uk - UK
The American Journal of Managed Care. 1999; 5 (supplement): S235-S247. Van Cauwenberge P, Juniper EF Comparison of the efficacy, safety and quality of life ...
• Antihistamine tablets
guardian.co.uk - UK
American Journal of Managed Care. 1999; 5 : 235-247. Mann RD, Pearce GL, Dunn N, et al. Sedation with "non-sedating" antihistamines: four prescription-event ...
• The Center for Health Value Innovation Names Pioneers in Value ...
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
... is pleased to announce that A. Mark Fendrick, MD, professor of Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine and professor of Health Management and Policy ...
• Manténgase saludable en una economía enferma
Diario las Américas - Miami,FL,USA
... dijo A. Mark Fendrick, profesor de medicina interna en la Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad de Michigan, y profesor de política y manejo de la salud
• Who's the Doctor?
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA
The company touts the savings of the programs. A 2004 study by the American Journal of Managed Care indicated implementing step therapy programs for three ...
• The Center for Health Value Innovation Names Pioneers in Value ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... is pleased to announce that A. Mark Fendrick, MD, professor of Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine and professor of Health Management and Policy ...
• Skimping on healthcare can be costly
United Press International - USA
Dr. A. Mark Fendrick of Ann Arbor's University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health says 1 in 9 individuals are cutting pills, ...
• Staying Healthy in a Tough Economy
Reuters - USA
While many individuals are dealing with cutbacks, it is important that health care remain a top priority, says A. Mark Fendrick, MD, professor of internal .
• Health on hold in sickly economy
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
"Your health is your most important asset, not your money," said Dr. Mark Fendrick, a professor of internal medicine and health management at the University ...
• High-tech health: Doctors perform 'e-visits' for patients
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
Results of the study, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, also found patients made 14 percent fewer phone calls than those who did not use ...
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