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Relationship Between Short-Acting β-Adrenergic Agonist Use and Healthcare CostsOveruse of rescue medication among asthma patients is associated with increased exacerbations and higher total and asthma-related healthcare costs.
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E-Consult Implementation: Lessons Learned Using Consolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchThis paper identified 4 factors associated with implementation success of e-consults in 8 VA medical centers, with implications for implementing similar health IT initiatives elsewhere.
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Health Insurance and Racial Disparities in Pulmonary Hypertension OutcomesIn a multicenter cohort of patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, increased risk for mortality among African Americans was no longer observed after adjusting for insurance status.
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The Health Care Policy Debate That Did Not Happen: A Practical Guide to Improving US Health Care Post 2024 Presidential ElectionThe editor in chief introduces and summarizes commentaries from our editorial board containing practical solutions that could be feasibly implemented to improve American health care.
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Computerized Alert Reduced D-Dimer Testing in the ElderlyA targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older.
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Development of a Medicare Plan Dashboard to Promote Health EquityHealth plans use data to decide on quality improvement initiatives. Having a dashboard that characterizes how equitably plans are serving their enrollees would promote health equity.
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Subacute Lack of Asthma Control as a Predictor of Subsequent Acute Asthma Exacerbation in a Managed Care PopulationSubacute lack of asthma control (SALAC) predicts subsequent asthma exacerbation and may improve health plan members’ asthma control and healthcare utilization associated with asthma exacerbation.
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Early Experiences With the Acute Community Care Program in Eastern MassachusettsThe Acute Community Care Program uses paramedics to provide in-home urgent care after regular business hours, aiming to prevent unnecessary emergency department visits. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Comprehensive Health Management Pharmacist-Delivered Model: Impact on Healthcare Utilization and CostsPharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management led to a significant difference in emergency department visits and a cost savings of $2.10 to $2.60 for every $1.00 spent relative to a comparator group.
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Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With DiabetesAmong Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Discontinuation of New Hepatitis C Drugs Among Medicare PatientsReal-world discontinuation of hepatitis C drugs was low, but it was 3 times more likely than in clinical trials and varied by patient characteristics.
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Improving Medication Understanding Among Latinos Through Illustrated Medication ListsA randomized controlled trial found that plain-language, illustrated medication lists improved medication understanding among Latinos.
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Real-Time Video Detection of Falls in Dementia Care Facility and Reduced Emergency CareAn artificial intelligence–enabled video fall detection system using visual science reduced emergency department visits by 80% in 6 communities over 3 months.
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The Impact of Kaua'i Care Transition Intervention on Hospital Readmission RatesBy enrolling selected high-risk elderly patients into the intervention, then empowering and educating them, this study successfully reduced hospital readmission rates.
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Patient Factors Associated With Following a Relocated Primary Care Provider Among Older AdultsThere are differences between patients who elect to maintain continuity with their PCP versus those who choose to change their PCP for convenience.
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Patient Factors Associated With Following a Relocated Primary Care Provider Among Older AdultsThere are differences between patients who elect to maintain continuity with their PCP versus those who choose to change their PCP for convenience.
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Association of Electronic Health Records With Cost Savings in a National SampleThe authors examine the association between advanced electronic health record (EHR) use and cost in hospitals. Patients treated in hospitals with advanced EHRs cost 9.66% less.
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Electronic Health Record Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory InfectionsAn electronic health record–based feedback program, the Acute Respiratory Infection Quality Dashboard, did not lead to an overall change in antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
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Reducing Out-of-Pocket Cost Barriers to Specialty Drug Use Under Medicare Part D: Addressing the Problem of "Too Much Too Soon"Medicare claims analyses offer insight into how proposed policy changes would affect out-of-pocket prescription costs for Part D beneficiaries requiring specialty drugs.
