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Cost-Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Type 2 Diabetes PatientsA predictive health economic model indicated that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is cost-effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus compared with medical management.
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How Pooling Fragmented Healthcare Encounter Data Affects Hospital ProfilingIncomplete records of patient history can bias hospital profiling. Completing health records for Medicare-covered patients in VA hospitals resulted in modest changes in hospital performance.
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Population Health in Primary Care: Cost, Quality, and Experience ImpactAn evaluation of the use of predictive modeling for primary care resource allocation demonstrated reduced spending and improved quality and patient experience for publicly insured adults.
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Costs of Providing Antiplatelet Medication for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PatientsAn insurance benefit that provides percutaneous coronary intervention patients with a discharge supply of antiplatelet medication could result in cost savings for insurers.
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A Multidisciplinary Intervention for Reducing Readmissions Among Older Adults in a Patient-Centered Medical HomeA collaborative practice model to reduce hospital readmissions from an outpatient environment.
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Provider Organization Performance Assessment Utilizing Diabetes Physician Recognition ProgramRetrospective chart review to assess the impact of the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program showed that most patients achieved control levels recommended by national treatment guidelines.
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Does Medicare Advantage Enrollment Affect Home Healthcare Use?Medicare Advantage beneficiaries use less home healthcare than do their fee-for-service counterparts, but there is marked regional variation in use by both groups.
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Economics of Influenza Vaccine Administration Timing for ChildrenVaccinating children earlier (ie, September or October) can provide net economic benefit to society and to third-party payers. Vaccination of children remained cost-effective through December.
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How to Optimize Cancer Therapy When Coronavirus Hits the FanThe American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends that cancer survivors who have completed their treatment and are under surveillance with no known evidence of disease are to be kept out of care facilities to avoid developing COVID-19.
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Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO Network Comprehensiveness and Patient Panel StabilityMedicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organization (ACO) network comprehensiveness is associated with stable patient assignment year to year. Panel stability was significantly associated with improved diabetes and hypertension control in the short term.
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The Oncology Medical Home - Beyond Clinical PathwaysClinical pathways have been emphasized as a means to deliver efficient, quality care and to ensure better outcomes at lower costs. The Oncology Medical Home takes this to the next, more comprehensive, step of quantifying and improving quality and value in cancer care while lowering overall costs.
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cost-Related Barriers to Care Among Near-Poor Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional MedicareAmong near-poor Black and Hispanic individuals, Medicare Advantage was associated with increased vision care and some, although not uniform, reductions in access disparities vs traditional Medicare.
