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Patients' Perspectives of Care Management: A Qualitative StudyRisk-stratified care management is a cornerstone of patient-centered medical home models, but studies on patients’ perspectives of it are scarce. We explored patients’ experiences with care management, what they found useful, and what needs improvement.
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Ratio of Controller to Total Asthma Medications: Determinants of the MeasureThe ratio of controller to total asthma medications can be calculated using 1 or 2 quarters of data; high versus low ratios differentiate patient characteristics.
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An Introduction to the Health IT IssueRecent policy changes and technological innovation have led to the widespread adoption of electronic health record systems and other forms of health information technology, which are starting to play an increasingly important role in the US healthcare system to improve quality while reducing costs.
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Cost and Utilization Avoidance With Mail Prompts: A Randomized Controlled TrialBy mailing information to their members, health plans can affect rates of medical service utilization and generate cost savings.
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No Time to Waste: Decreasing Patient Wait Times for Chemotherapy Administration Using Automated Prioritization in an Oncology Pharmacy SystemUsing a prioritization algorithm in an oncology pharmacy system at the Johns Hopkins University, patient wait times for chemotherapy administration were significantly decreased.
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Higher 30-Day and 60-Day Readmissions Among Patients Who Refuse Post Acute Care ServicesAlthough patients who refuse post acute care services are relatively young, well educated, and healthy, they are twice as likely to have 30- and 60-day readmissions compared with acceptors of services.
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Effects of Health Savings Account Eligible Plans on Utilization and ExpendituresThe health savings account-eligible design may decrease costs and utilization, but it also may decrease use of preventive services.
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Cost-effectiveness of Diabetes Treatment Sequences to Inform Step Therapy PoliciesThis study assesses the cost-effectiveness of adding a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor versus switching to a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in patients with diabetes on metformin and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor.
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Psychological Family Intervention for Poorly Controlled Type 2 DiabetesA family-based intervention targeting negative and/or inaccurate illness perceptions in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes was effective in improving glycemic control.
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Claims-Based Risk Model for First Severe COPD ExacerbationA health insurance claims-based risk assessment tool to predict patients’ first severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation has been developed and validated.
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Integrating Behavioral Health Under an ACO Global Budget: Barriers and Progress in OregonFinancial barriers to behavioral health integration in Oregon Medicaid accountable care organizations (ACOs) limit opportunities to expand integrated care, but state and organizational opportunities exist.
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Cost of Dementia in Medicare Managed Care: A Systematic Literature ReviewA systematic review of the literature reporting the cost of dementia among Medicare managed care plans found a limited and dated body of evidence.
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Value-Based PurchasingPurchasers-employers and government programs-are primary actors for pushing for payment, benefit design, and transparency initiatives to get better value; health plans can partner.
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Survey Nonresponders Incurred Higher Medical Utilization and Lower Medication AdherenceIn a retrospective cohort analysis, diabetic nonresponders to a patient satisfaction survey had higher healthcare costs, clinic visits, and hospitalizations, but lower medication adherence.
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Will 2019 Kick Off a New Era in Person-Centered Care?New ratings for Medicare health plans should spur a renewed focus on patient experience.
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The Option Value of Innovative Treatments for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer and Renal Cell CarcinomaOption value is the benefit a therapy provides patients by enabling them to survive to the next innovation.
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Alignment of Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines, Accountability Metrics, and Practice PatternsThis study measured breast cancer screening practice patterns in relation to evidence-based guidelines and accountability metrics, and found closer alignment is needed for providing patient-centered care.
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Do Patient or Provider Characteristics Impact Management of Diabetes?Many more patient than provider characteristics are associated with optimal or poor glycemic control and treatment intensification when glycemic control is initially lost.
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Retail Clinic Versus Office Setting: Do Patients Choose Appropriate Providers?Care episodes treated in retail clinics appeared to be less complex than those treated in office settings.
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Factors Affecting Medication Adherence Trajectories for Patients With Heart FailureNonwhite race, smoking, and increasing body mass index were associated with the lowest adherence trajectories for patients with heart failure, with adherence dropping off within the first year.
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Evaluation of Electronic Medical Record Administrative Data Linked Database (EMRALD)The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories.
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Patients' Perspectives of Care Management: A Qualitative StudyRisk-stratified care management is a cornerstone of patient-centered medical home models, but studies on patients’ perspectives of it are scarce. We explored patients’ experiences with care management, what they found useful, and what needs improvement.
