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Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department After Referral for Hospitalist AdmissionHospitalization is costly and associated with the potential for adverse medical events. Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to help avoid unnecessary emergency department admissions through consultation.
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Agreement Between Patient-reported Symptoms and Their Documentation in the Medical RecordEffective use of electronic medical record technology requires examination of the communication approaches of both care providers and patients.
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Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Costs Associated With Disease ProgressionThe incremental cost of disease progression among patients with metastatic stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer versus those without progression was $12,327 for 3 postprogression months.
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Patient Safety-Focused Medication Therapy Management: Challenges Affecting Future ImplementationLessons learned from implementation of a pharmacist-delivered medication therapy management intervention in primary care can inform future studies and be adopted into real-world clinical settings.
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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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Preventive Care and Health Behaviors Among Overweight/Obese Men in HMOsHealthcare organizations may reduce weight-related health risks and disparities in care among overweight/obese patients through promoting cancer screening exams, healthier diets, and physical activity.
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Optimizing Enrollment in Employer Health Programs: A Comparison of Enrollment Strategies in the Diabetes Health PlanAn automatic enrollment strategy for health insurance programs may not only increase the total number of enrollees but may also decrease some enrollment disparities.
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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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Patient Participation in Care Management: Are They Aware?Many patients offered, and those already participating in, care management are unaware of what care management is and that they have participated.
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Risk Adjusting Community-acquired Pneumonia Hospital Outcomes Using Automated DatabasesUsing laboratory and administrative data, large managed care organizations can assign severity of illness scores to patients with pneumonia for risk adjustment and reporting.
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Effectiveness of Enhanced Primary Care on Preventive Health ServicesThis natural experiment compared rates of indicated preventive care for low-income Hispanic patients enrolled in an enhanced primary care program with those of patients receiving usual care.
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US Internists' Awareness and Use of Overtreatment Guidelines: A National SurveyIn a national survey, US internists reported high levels of adoption of overtreatment guidelines; despite this fact, they also reported recommending services targeted by the overtreatment guidelines.
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Understanding and Improving Value Frameworks With Real-World Patient OutcomesNew value frameworks should incorporate real-world evidence that reflects patient treatment behavior, adherence to medication, and equity concerns arising from disparities in care.
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Development of a Multidisciplinary, Multicampus Subspecialty Practice in Endocrine CancersThe development of subspecialty tumor groups for uncommon malignancies represents an effective approach to building experience, increasing patient volumes and referrals, and fostering development of increased therapeutic options and clinical trials for patients afflicted with otherwise historically neglected cancers.
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Limited English Proficiency, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, and In-Hospital COVID-19 OutcomesThis study evaluated whether limited English proficiency modifies the association between cardiovascular risk factors or cardiovascular disease and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
