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Depression Self-Management Assistance Using Automated Telephonic Assessments and Social SupportAutomated patient support calls with feedback to informal caregivers and clinicians represent a viable strategy for increasing access to depression monitoring and self-management assistance.
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Geographic Variation in Surgical Outcomes and Cost Between the United States and JapanCompared with Japan, the United States has substantially less geographic variation in surgical outcomes, but it has higher variation in cost.
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Improving Patient Self-Management of Multiple Sclerosis Through a Disease Therapy Management ProgramThis study evaluated the effect of a multiple sclerosis disease therapy management program on medication adherence, therapy persistence, relapses, work productivity, and quality of life.
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Comprehensive Health Management Pharmacist-Delivered Model: Impact on Healthcare Utilization and CostsPharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management led to a significant difference in emergency department visits and a cost savings of $2.10 to $2.60 for every $1.00 spent relative to a comparator group.
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Trends in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and the Effect on Processes to Improve QualityReports suggest that hospitals are acquiring physician practices. Data from 3 large surveys showed increased use of care management processes when hospital acquired practices.
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Young Adult Cancer Survivors Disproportionately Affected by Treatment CostsYoung adult (YA) cancer survivors are hit the hardest in the wallet by their treatment. The average net worth of YAs who have received grants from The Samfund is a staggering —$35,000, while their counterparts in the general population is $68,000
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Statewide Data Infrastructure Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case StudyThe use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.
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Using Aggregated Pharmacy Claims to Identify Primary NonadherenceWe used aggregated pharmacy claims data available within the electronic health record to identify a high rate of primary nonadherence in a nonintegrated primary care network.
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Effects of a Community-Based Care Management Model for Super-UtilizersA community-based care management program for high-risk patients reduced hospital readmissions and also likely reduced admissions and Medicare parts A and B spending.
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Health Economic Analysis of Breast Cancer Index in Patients With ER+, LN- Breast CancerThis study projected that the breast cancer index assay is cost saving when used either at diagnosis or at 5 years post diagnosis.
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"No-Shows": Who Fails to Follow Up With Initial Behavioral Health Treatment?Patients who obtained authorization but did not get initial mental health treatment needed treatment as much as or more than patients who presented for care.
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Targeting a High-Risk Group for Fall Prevention: Strategies for Health PlansThis study evaluates different strategies to identify high fall risk among community-dwelling elders using a combination of easily obtainable administrative data and patient screening questions.
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Cost Per Response Analysis of Strategies for Chronic Immune ThrombocytopeniaThis decision tree model estimates the cost per response and incremental cost per additional responder for romiplostim, eltrombopag, and “watch and rescue” for immune thrombocytopenia.
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Comparing Apples With Oranges: Administrative Expenses and Finances in Medicare SystemsIn the debate of administrative expenses for public and private Medicare, we show incompatibility and extend the analysis to income, benefits, and loss ratio comparisons.
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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.
