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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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Reasons for Emergency Department Use: Do Frequent Users Differ?Frequent emergency department (ED) users gave similar reasons for using the ED rather than a clinic compared to other patients, including concerns around convenience, access, and quality.
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Initiation of Triple Therapy Maintenance Treatment Among Patients With COPDClaims data analysis showed that 60% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving triple therapy had no evidence of exacerbation or only 1 exacerbation not resulting in hospitalization.
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Characteristics and Medication Use of Veterans in Medicare Advantage PlansVeterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans differed from fee-for-service sector enrollees in several demographic, geographic, and clinical characteristics and in patterns of medication use.
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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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Patient and Physician Predictors of Hyperlipidemia Screening and Statin PrescriptionPhysician and patient predictors of hyperlipidemia screening and statin prescription at a large, multihospital regional health center based on electronic health record data.
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Economic Evaluation of Plerixafor for Stem Cell MobilizationUse of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor plus plerixafor for stem cell mobilization is cost-effective in pretreated patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Evaluating a Hepatitis C Quality Gap: Missed Opportunities for HCV-Related CareManagement of hepatitis C screening results can be optimized to ensure that patients receive high-quality care, reducing morbidity and costs related to the virus.
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Pharmacists as Healthcare Providers: Integration Into the MainstreamOn the second day of "Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory Into Practice," Jan Berger, MD, MJ, president of Health Intelligence Partners, moderated the panel discussion "Measuring the Impact of Pharmacists in Diabetes Patient Care."
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The Escalation of the Opioid Epidemic Due to COVID-19 and Resulting Lessons About Treatment AlternativesFactors worsening the opioid epidemic during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provide valuable insight for strategy change where we have historically suffered great loss, bodily and financially.
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Increasing Preventive Health Services via Tailored Health CommunicationsThe authors describe and apply a methodology for defining tailored health communications in order to increase the number of completed colorectal cancer screenings.
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CHAPTER 3. Guideline for Detection and Management of Diabetes in PregnancyFrom the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Are Primary Care Physicians Ready to Practice in a Consumer-Driven Environment?National survey reveals primary care physicians have low knowledge of consumer-directed health plans and limited readiness to engage patients on issues of cost and quality.
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Characteristics of and Trends in the Late-stage Biopharmaceutical PipelineResearch on characteristics of the biopharmaceutical pipeline and on changes since 2003 includes a description of new features and recommendations for health policy decision makers.
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Imagining a World Without Low-Value Services: Progress, Barriers, and the Path ForwardClinician-, patient-, and research-focused initiatives are needed to reduce the delivery of low-value care services that contribute to financial, clinical, and psychological harm for patients.
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Preventable Economic BurdenTreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications places a heavy burden on healthcare budgets in China and will continue to do so.
