Web Exclusives
Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, MD; Jad Skaf, MD; Elizabeth Cerceo, MD; Erin Fitzpatrick, MD; Barry Milcarek, PhD; Eric Kupersmith, MD; and Danielle Bowen Scheurer, MD, MSCR
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we found that hospitalists reduce hospital length of stay without increasing costs.
January 2012 Volume 18 Number 1
Yi-Chen Hong, PhD; and George Chinhung Linn, MD, PhD
This study explores whether the policies of financial incentives for the demand and supply sides lowered the Cesarean section rate.
January 2012 Volume 18 Number 1
Teresa B. Gibson, PhD; Yonghua Jing, PhD; Jill E. Bagalman, MSW; Zhun Cao, PhD; John A. Bates, PhD; Tony Hebden, PhD; Robert A. Forbes, PhD; and Jalpa A. Doshi, PhD
Higher patient cost-sharing is associated with a lower likelihood of treatment augmentation in patients with depression who are treated with antidepressants.
January 2012 Volume 18 Number 1
Ryan J. Boe, MHPA; Jae Kennedy, PhD; Joseph S. Coyne, DrPH; and Gary J. Smith, PhD, FACHE
Institution of paperless credentialing is analyzed on a pre-/post-implementation basis to understand the impact on business and productivity.
January 2012 Volume 18 Number 1
Amy McKee, PhD; and Fred Peyerl, PhD
An evidence-based managed care budget impact model shows that incorporating TSI testing into existing Graves%u2019 disease hyperthyroidism diagnostic algorithms reduces costs and shortens time to diagnosis.
January 2012 Volume 18 Number 1
Luisa Franzini, PhD; Osama I. Mikhail, PhD; Mark Zezza, PhD; Iris Chan, BA; Sophie Shen, MPA; and Jonathan D. Smith, MS
We found that, in 2008, variations across Texas in total spending and inpatient utilization are similar in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Medicare.
December 2011 Volume 17 Number 12
Elise H. Lawson, MD, MSHS; Rita Carreon, BS; German Veselovskiy, MPP; and Jose J. Escarce, MD, PhD
Health plans have made substantial progress in the collection of language data and many are offering options for language services.
December 2011 Volume 17 Number 12
Geoffrey F. Joyce, PhD; Mariana P. Carrera, PhD, MA; Dana P. Goldman, PhD; and Neeraj Sood, PhD
Physicians prescribe more broadly than commonly perceived. Although most physicians have a “favorite” drug, they are not reluctant to try new therapies.
December 2011 Volume 17 Number 12
Nancy A. Perrin, PhD; Matt Stiefel, MPA; David M. Mosen, PhD, MPH; Alan Bauck, MS; Elizabeth Shuster, MS; and Erin M. Dirks, MS, MBA
Among a Medicare population, use of 3 self-reported health items improves predicted inpatient admissions and healthcare costs when used with risk-prediction model.
December 2011 Volume 17 Number 12
Aaron McKethan, PhD; Craig Brammer, MS; and Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA
Recent legislative action and private sector innovation, driven by the unsustainability of the current system, may gradually create a business case for performance improvement.
December 2011 Volume 17 Number 12
Diana M. Sobieraj, PharmD; Stacey M. Coleman, BSN, RN; and Craig I. Coleman, PharmD
Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that upper gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders are common to inhabitants of the United States.
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
J. Scott Ashwood, MA; Rachel O. Reid, BA; Claude M. Setodji, PhD; Ellerie Weber, PhD; Martin Gaynor, PhD; and Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH
Retail clinic use increased dramatically over 3 years, especially among young, healthy, higher income enrollees living close to retail clinics.
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
Laura S. Morris, MS; Anne M. Schettine, BS, RN; Patrick J. Roohan, MS; and Foster Gesten, MD, FACP
The existence of chronic conditions did not adversely impact the ability of children in Medicaid managed care to access and utilize recommended preventive care services.
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
Nikhil Khandelwal, PhD, BPharm; Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA; Elan Rubinstein, PharmD, MPH; Tamim Ahmed, PhD, MBA; Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH; Patricia Murphy, MPH; and Kenneth E. Kudrak, ASA, MS, MA
Patients' adherence to maintenance medications at retail pharmacy is slightly higher than those at mail order, presenting opportunities for pharmacists to provide quality care.
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
Hongsoo Kim, PhD; Drew A. Helmer, MD; Zhonglin Zhao, MD; and Kenneth Boockvar, MD
A population-based data set was used to examine prevalence of and factors associated with acute and chronic potentially preventable hospitalizations among older adults with diabetes.
November 2011 Volume 17 Number 11
Sue E. Kim, PhD, MPH; Allen J. LeBlanc, PhD; Charles Michalopoulos, PhD; Francisca Azocar, PhD; Evette J. Ludman, PhD; David M. Butler, MA; and Greg E. Simon, MD, MPH
Telephone care management increased mental health service use for Medicaid beneficiaries with depression but did not reduce depression severity. More intensive services may be needed.
October 2011 Volume 17 Number 10
Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA; Amita Rastogi, MD, MHA; and Christina M. Soerensen, MPH
Costs of potentially avoidable complications have significantly more variation than costs of typical care in selected chronic and procedural episodes.
October 2011 Volume 17 Number 10
Irena Pesis-Katz, PhD; Geoffrey C. Williams, MD, PhD; Christopher P. Niemiec, PhD; and Kevin Fiscella, MD, MPH
An intensive tobacco dependence intervention based on selfdetermination theory that targeted all smokers was cost-effective and facilitated patient autonomy, perceived competence, and long-term tobacco abstinence.
October 2011 Volume 17 Number 10
Melea A. Ward, PharmD, MS; and Yihua Xu, PhD
Pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management consultations can lead to decreases in total all-cause healthcare expenditures in a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan population.
October 2011 Volume 17 Number 10
J. Frank Wharam, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH; Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA; Fang Zhang, PhD; Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD; and Dennis Ross-Degnan, ScD
High-deductible health plan members had sustained reductions in emergency department visits over 2 years but initial reductions in hospital utilization and costs were not sustained.
October 2011 Volume 17 Number 10
