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Addressing Evolving Patient Concerns Around Telehealth in the COVID-19 EraWith a rapid shift to telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, clinicians, health care organizations, and policy makers must consider and address patients’ evolving needs, concerns, and expectations.
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Preventing Myocardial Infarction and Stroke With a Simplified Bundle of Cardioprotective MedicationsBundled cardioprotective medications with simplified delivery reduced the risk of hospitalization for myocardial infarction or stroke among patients at high risk.
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Small Practices' Experience With EHR, Quality Measurement, and IncentivesA study to assess clinician attitudes and experiences after participating in a New York City cardiovascular disease focused quality recognition and financial incentive program using health information technology.
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Claims Identification of Patients With Severe Cancer-Related SymptomsThe authors established a claims-based mechanism for identifying patients with lung cancer with more severe patient-reported cancer-related symptoms who could benefit from engagement with health care programs.
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Effectiveness of Care Coordination and Health Counseling in Advancing IllnessThis prospective trial suggests that specialized care coordination and health counseling for patients coping with advanced stages of 4 life-limiting illnesses can be beneficial.
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A Predictive Model of Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Medicaid EnrolleesPredictive modeling can be used to identify disabled Medicaid beneficiaries at high risk of future hospitalizations who could benefit from appropriate interventions.
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The Association Between Insurance Type and Cost-Related Delay in Care: A SurveyIn a survey of patients and visitors to a large academic medical center, middle-income respondents with private insurance reported more cost-related delays in care than those with public insurance.
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Evaluation of the Quality Blue Primary Care Program on Health OutcomesImplementation of the Quality Blue Primary Care program in Louisiana was associated with a shift in primary care delivery and reductions in overall cost.
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Building Upon the Strong Foundation of National Healthcare QualityFocusing on quality and quality measurements has the potential to reduce costs, increase quality, and deliver more value to patients, consumers, and customers.
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Can Accountable Care Divert the Sources of Hospitalization?Oregon’s Medicaid accountable care organizations led to reductions in preventable hospital admissions, especially unscheduled admissions, among female beneficiaries aged 15 to 44 years.
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Impact of Cardiac Telemetry on Patient Safety and CostReducing inappropriate use of cardiac telemetry may improve the cost of care while maintaining patient safety.
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Care Pathways in US Healthcare Settings: Current Successes and Limitations, and Future ChallengesCare pathways influence quality of care and outcomes. Despite positive trends in development and implementation, further efforts in process transparency and evaluation are required.
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Evaluating HCV Screening, Linkage to Care, and Treatment Across InsurersAn optimized hepatitis C virus screening and linkage-to-care process reduces the number of patients lost to follow-up and improves linkage to care for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured patients.
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Factors Associated With Persistent High Health Care Utilization in Managed MedicaidSchizophrenia, chronic pain, and multiple medical diagnoses at enrollment into a large managed Medicaid system are associated with long-term high health care utilization.
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Progress of Diabetes Severity Associated With Severe Hypoglycemia in TaiwanRapid progression of diabetes complications was associated with higher risk of severe hypoglycemia.
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Economic and Clinical Impact of Routine Weekend Catheterization ServicesWeekend cardiac catheterization availability for inpatients reduced length of stay and maintained quality of care (no excess hazard for weekend cases), but costs were similar.
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Primary Care and Communication in Shared Cancer Care: A Qualitative StudyThis qualitative study assesses patient, PCP, and oncologist views on primary care roles in shared cancer care, as well as patterns of communication between physicians.
