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Health Insurance Design and Conservative Therapy for Low Back PainThis study examined the association between health insurance design features and choice of physical therapy or chiropractic care by patients with new-onset low back pain.
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Care Coordination to Increase Referrals to Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling: A Demonstration ProjectAn intervention to increase tobacco treatment rates through care coordination for telephone counseling was effective in raising referral rates and in achieving excellent long-term abstinence.
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Using Administrative Claims to Identify Children With Chronic Conditions in a Statewide Immunization RegistryThis study examines the feasibility and utility of using administrative claims from commercial health plans to identify children with chronic conditions in a statewide registry.
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Clinic Price Reductions in a Tiered Total Cost Benefit DesignFindings of this evaluation of primary care clinic responses in a tiered total cost of care benefit design suggest that clinics respond by reducing prices.
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The Breathmobile Improves the Asthma Medication Ratio and Decreases Emergency Department UtilizationAn examination of the asthma medication ratio (≥0.50) as an informative metric in program evaluation and for healthcare organizations to measure quality of care provided to patients with asthma.
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Differences in the Clinical Recognition of Depression in Diabetes Patients: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)Depression often goes unrecognized in primary care among symptomatic diabetes patients, especially in some minorities.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Palliative Care and Hospice UseRace/ethnicity was not a predictor of inpatient palliative care consultation or discharge to hospice in 4 hospitals with an inpatient palliative care service.
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False Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for Primary PCIBetween 2005 and 2011, rates of cardiac catheterization laboratory false activation doubled while mean door-to-balloon times for primary PCI declined.
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What Do Pharmaceuticals Really Cost in the Long Run?This study found that brand price at launch and generic entry overstates long-run average pharmaceutical costs, with and without accounting for medical cost offsets.
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Molecular Testing Patterns in Metastatic Non—Small Cell Lung CancerAssessment of the timing of histologic and molecular testing indicates that testing occurred prior to treatment initiation for most patients with metastatic non—small cell lung cancer.
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Closing the Personalized Medicine Information Gap: HER2 Test Documentation PracticeDespite universal access to HER2 testing in Ontario, variability in reporting by region and disease severity presents challenges for program evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
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Reference-Based Pricing: An Evidence-Based Solution for Lab Services ShoppingReference-based pricing combined with employer education and an online shopping tool significantly improved members' utilization of lab services at or below the reference price
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Impact of Switching Analogue Insulin to Human Insulin in DiabetesConverting from analogue insulin to human insulin is associated with a clinical insignificant increase in glycated hemoglobin of 0.16% but with improved insulin adherence.
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Number of Manufacturers and Generic Drug Pricing From 2005 to 2017Regardless of the number of manufacturers, generic drug prices presented double-digit average increases from 2012 to 2015.
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Payer's Role in Care: Gatekeeper or Change Agent?The panel discussion for Session 3, "The Role of Health Plans and Payers in Patient Care," discussed the role of payers in revolutionizing the system to make it patient-centric.
