Impact of a Program Encouraging the Use of Generic AntipsychoticsAcademic detailing coupled with a provider survey did not decrease the rate of new prescriptions for costly, on-patent second-generation antipsychotics in a VA hospital.

Preventable Hospitalizations and Medicare Managed Care: A Small Area AnalysisDespite increased enrollment, the role of Medicare managed care in explaining declines in preventable hospitalization rates diminished over time.

Home Care Program for Patients at High Risk of HospitalizationRandomized controlled trial of a home care program for managed care patients resulted in lower probability of hospital admission and greater patient satisfaction with care.

Questioning the Widely Publicized Savings Reported for North Carolina MedicaidSavings claims for Community Care of North Carolina raise many questions, concerning both arithmetic/epidemiologic plausibility and omission of presumably authoritative but contradictory source materials/citations.

Measuring Migraine-Related Quality of Care Across 10 Health PlansStandardized measurement of migraine, an underdiagnosed and perhaps underrecognized condition, is necessary for health plans to understand utilization of costly diagnostic and treatment services.

Addressing Gaps in Care: Impact of Barrier-Specific Medication Adherence InterventionAn interactive voice response–administered “helpful hints” intervention compared with a letter-based intervention was associated with better adherence in patients with chronic diseases and suboptimal medication adherence at baseline.

Associating Medication Adherence With Improved Outcomes: A Systematic Literature ReviewThis literature-based analysis supports association between medication adherence and better clinical, economic, and utilization outcomes in chronic disease populations, with variability across specific diseases.

Switching Between Different ARBs in Patients With Controlled BPTherapeutic switches in patients with controlled blood pressure are not uncommon and it is important to evaluate the clinical and economic impact of these switches on patient outcomes.

Impact of Medication Adherence on Work Productivity in HypertensionThis cross-sectional study found that advanced stages of hypertensive disease and poor antihypertensive medication adherence were associated with work productivity impairment among employed persons.

Patient Safety–Focused Medication Therapy Management: Challenges Affecting Future ImplementationLessons learned from implementation of a pharmacist-delivered medication therapy management intervention in primary care can inform future studies and be adopted into real-world clinical settings.