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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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VA Pharmacy Users: How They Differ From Other VeteransA higher proportion of veterans who use VA pharmacy services are black, have no alternative insurance, have lower incomes, are disabled, and report poorer health.
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Primary Care Capacity as Insurance Coverage Expands: Examining the Role of Health Information TechnologyPrimary care physicians using more health information technology were less likely to accept new patients.
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Adherence and Dosing Frequency of Common Medications for Cardiovascular PatientsIn this database analysis, greater adherence was observed for once-daily dosing compared with twice-daily dosing with chronic-use prescription medications used by patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Impact of Weekly Feedback on Test Ordering PatternsProviding a weekly feedback report significantly influences the test ordering behavior of internal medicine residents and reduces laboratory overutilization.
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Optimal Approach to Improving Trauma Triage Decisions: A Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisTo set priorities for quality improvement in trauma triage, we compared the cost-effectiveness of current practice with interventions to improve physician adherence to clinical guidelines.
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Second Analysis of FLAURA2 Trial Extends Benefit of Osimertinib Combo in NSCLCEncouraging trends were seen with osimertinib and platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the phase 3 FLAURA2 study.
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Impact of Emergency Physician–Provided Patient Education About Alternative Care VenuesPostvisit phone education from an emergency physician and/or mailed information about alternative venues of care reduced subsequent emergency department (ED) utilization for low-acuity treat-and-release adult ED patients.
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Information Retrieval Pathways for Health Information Exchange in Multiple Care SettingsHealthcare professionals used a complex combination of information retrieval pathways for health information exchange to obtain clinical information from external organizations.
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Financial Incentives Tied to Medicare Star Ratings: Impact on Influenza Vaccination Uptake in Medicare BeneficiariesInfluenza vaccine uptake improved among Medicare Advantage enrollees when influenza vaccination was introduced as a performance metric in Medicare star ratings and accompanying bonus payments.
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Episode of Care Analysis Reveals Sources of Variations in CostsCosts of potentially avoidable complications have significantly more variation than costs of typical care in selected chronic and procedural episodes.
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Health Coaching by Medical Assistants Improves Patients' Chronic Care ExperienceMedical assistants trained as health coaches substantially improved patient-reported primary care under the Chronic Care model measured by the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care.
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Predictive Model for Emergency Hospital Admission and 6-Month ReadmissionPredictive models for hospital admissions and readmissions in persons aged >65 years have been developed through a combination of comorbidity and previous healthcare use.
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Transforming Oncology Care: Payment and Delivery Reform for Person-Centered CareThe authors examine 4 alternative payment models for oncology care that shift away from fee-for-service and move progressively toward greater bundling, either across providers or across payments.
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IBM Smarter Care: Impact at the Point of CareIBM Smarter Care uncovers valuable insights into lifestyle choices, social determinants, and clinical factors enabling holistic and individualized care to optimize outcomes and lower costs.
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Treatment Patterns Among Adults With ADHD Receiving Long-Acting TherapyAdults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received long-acting combination therapy had significantly lower adherence and persistence compared with those who received long-acting monotherapy.
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Treatment Barriers Among Younger and Older Socioeconomically Disadvantaged SmokersA conceptual framework was used to examine the influence of healthcare provider and psychosocial barriers on treatment utilization among younger and older socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers.
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Benchmarking in the Era of Value: the Need for Real-Time Comparative DataAs benchmarking is now becoming a part of payment models, practices realize they need comparative data to understand how well they perform relative to their competitors and whether there is room for improvement.
