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Dual HER2 Blockade Less Effective in PI3KCA-Mutant Breast CancerEuropean Cancer Congress 2013
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Balancing Innovation With Cost in Diagnostic TestingAs clinical targets in more common malignancies emerge, testing and treatment options will increase. Balancing these choices with the high costs of new technology will be the challenge to ensure value in oncology care.
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Diabetes Disease Management in Medicare Advantage Reduces Hospitalizations and CostsA disease management program for Medicare Advantage patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease resulted in significantly reduced hospital admissions and total healthcare costs.
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Oral Antidiabetic Medication Adherence and Glycemic Control in Managed CareIn this retrospective study of patients with diabetes, adherent patients were more likely to achieve glycemic control than nonadherent patients.
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Lowering Copayments: Impact of Simvastatin Patent Expiration on Patient AdherenceDecreasing statin copayments because of the patent expiration of simvastatin has led to moderate increases in therapy adherence.
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Validating Electronic Cancer Quality Measures at Veterans Health AdministrationEven in a fully integrated healthcare system, only 28% of cancer quality measures could be validated by using electronically available data.
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A Transitional Care Model for Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromeThis study suggests that the Bridging the Discharge Gap Effectively (BRIDGE) program can help decrease the number of hospital readmissions in patients with acute coronary syndrome that cause unnecessary and substantial healthcare systems costs.
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A Strategy to Promote Population-Wide Life Satisfaction While Advancing EquityThe authors used health care claims and survey data to identify a strategy that might promote life satisfaction while advancing equity in an insured population.
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Perspective: FDA/CMS Parallel Review Advances Coverage for Cancer Comprehensive Genomic ProfilingAuthors from Foundation Medicine explain the regulatory path that led to approval of FoundationOne CDx.
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Using Applied Machine Learning to Predict Healthcare Utilization Based on Socioeconomic Determinants of CareThis study demonstrates that it is possible to generate a highly accurate model to predict inpatient and emergency department utilization using data on socioeconomic determinants of care.
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Exploring Health Plan Perspectives in Collecting and Using Data on Race, Ethnicity, and LanguageIn-depth interviews were conducted with 15 health plans to explore why plans collect or forgo race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data collection efforts, and the challenges encountered with collecting and using data for quality improvement.
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Pilot of Urgent Care Center Evaluation for Acute Coronary SyndromeA formal protocol for urgent care center evaluation of potential acute coronary syndrome safely precluded emergency department visits among 84% of those eligible.
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A Retrospective on the Oncology Care ModelFlatiron Health recently conducted a retrospective review of the Oncology Care Model, discovering what's working, what isn't, and what this could mean for the future.
