Articles by Andrea B. Troxel, ScD

Physician Practice Variation Under Orthopedic Bundled Payment
ByJoshua M. Liao, MD, MSc,Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD,Gary L. Whittington, BSBA,Dylan S. Small, PhD,Andrea B. Troxel, ScD,Jingsan Zhu, MS, MBA,Wenjun Zhong, PhD,Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD This study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment.

Patients' Views of a Behavioral Intervention Including Financial Incentives
ByJudy A. Shea, PhD,Aderinola Adejare, BA,Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD,Andrea B. Troxel, ScD,Darra Finnerty, MPH,Karen Hoffer, BS,Thomas Isaac, MD, MPH, MBA,Meredith Rosenthal, PhD,Thomas D. Sequist, MD, MPH,David A. Asch, MD, MBA Patients who enrolled in a trial to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol spoke positively of the multifaceted intervention: pillbox monitoring and financial incentives were socially acceptable.

Synchronized Prescription Refills and Medication Adherence: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
ByJalpa A. Doshi, PhD,Raymond Lim, MA,Pengxiang Li, PhD,Peinie P. Young, PharmD, BCACP,Victor F. Lawnicki, PhD,Andrea B. Troxel, ScD,Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD A retrospective claims analysis showed that synchronized refill schedules were associated with better medication adherence among Medicare Advantage patients taking multiple maintenance medications.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Negative Co-Payments: The CHORD Trial
ByKevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD,Andrea B. Troxel, ScD,Judith A. Long, MD,Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH,Dina Appleby, MS,J. Otis Smith, EdD,Jalpa A. Doshi, PhD,Jane Jaskowiak, BSN, RN,Marie Helweg-Larsen, PhD,Stephen E. Kimmel, MD, MSCE This study extends value-based insurance design concepts in testing the impact on blood pressure control of rewards that provided negative co-payments for blood pressure medication.

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Co-Payment Elimination: The CHORD Trial
ByKevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD,Andrea B. Troxel, ScD,Judith A. Long, MD,Said A. Ibrahim, MD, MPH,Dina Appleby, MS,J. Otis Smith, EdD,Jane Jaskowiak, BSN, RN,Marie Helweg-Larsen, PhD,Jalpa A. Doshi, PhD,Stephen E. Kimmel, MD, MSCE This study tests the impact on blood pressure control of a reward that lowered co-payments for blood pressure medication to $0.