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Safety Net Representation in Federal Payment and Care Delivery Reform InitiativesAlthough safety net organizations are eligible for some two-thirds of federal payment reform programs, fewer than 20% of these programs directly target the safety net.
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Asthma Expenditures in the United States Comparing 2004 to 2006 and 1996 to 1998Increased expenditures in US asthma are driven by increased medication spending that are not offset by decreases in emergency department and hospital spending.
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Rates of Guideline Adherence Among US Community Oncologists Treating NSCLCUS community oncologists treating NSCLC were significantly more likely to be guideline adherent when providing first-line rather than adjuvant treatment.
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US Hospital Engagement in Core Domains of InteroperabilityA national assessment of hospital engagement in key domains of interoperability, characteristics associated with engagement in interoperability, and the relationship between interoperability and provider access to clinical data.
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Cost-Effectiveness of 70-Gene MammaPrint Signature in Node-Negative Breast CancerTargeting chemotherapy with 70-gene MammaPrint signature in patients 60 years or younger with node-negative breast cancer is likely to be cost-effective.
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Initial Maintenance Therapy Adherence Among Older Adults With Asthma-COPD OverlapOlder adults with coexisting asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), known as asthma-COPD overlap, who take fixed-dose combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β agonists may be less likely to have persistent low adherence to initial maintenance therapy.
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The Diagnosis for Diagnostics: Changes to Medicare Payment and Coverage of Clinical Laboratory TestsThe basis for determining Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests is changing. These changes will be important for all payers and providers to follow for future reimbursement and contract negotiations.
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Providers' Perspective on Diabetes Case Management: A Descriptive StudyProviders do not consider nurse case managers as professional identity threats in co-managing patients with diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors.
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Increased Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Chronic Opioid TherapyThe increase in healthcare utilization and expenditures associated with the transition to chronic opioid therapy places increased burden on payers and patients.
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Sustained Participation in a Pay-for-Value Program: Impact on High-Need PatientsAmong Michigan primary care practices, sustained participation in a pay-for-value program appears to contribute to improved utilization outcomes for high-need patients.
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Oral Antidiabetic Medication Adherence and Glycemic Control in Managed CareIn this retrospective study of patients with diabetes, adherent patients were more likely to achieve glycemic control than nonadherent patients.
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Trends in Retail Clinic Use Among the Commercially InsuredRetail clinic use increased dramatically over 3 years, especially among young, healthy, higher income enrollees living close to retail clinics.
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Overcoming Barriers to a Research-Ready National Commercial Claims DatabaseLessons learned about data governance and distribution from a voluntary healthcare claims repository, the Health Care Cost Institute, a nonprofit research organization
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The Use of Claims Data Algorithms to Recruit Eligible Participants Into Clinical TrialsUsing an ICD-9-CM code algorithm, the authors effectively identified potentially difficult-to-reach populations for a hypertension clinical trial.
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Postdischarge Telephone Calls by Hospitalists as a Transitional Care StrategyTreating hospitalists effectively identify and efficiently address early postdischarge problems through a single, brief telephone encounter.
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Dental Capitation Insurance Provider Compensation: A Fair Deal?A 13-year study of actual compensation amounts and rates paid to solo general dentists by a capitation or managed care type of insurance plan.
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GRACE Principles: Recognizing High-Quality Observational Studies of Comparative EffectivenessThe GRACE principles lay out 3 questions to help healthcare providers, patients, and other decision makers evaluate the quality of noninterventional comparative effectiveness studies.
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Primary Care Diabetes Bundle Management: 3-Year Outcomes for Microvascular and Macrovascular EventsUsing a system for primary care management of patients with diabetes may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and retinopathy over a 3-year period.
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A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties of Instruments Assessing PresenteeismA systematic review of presenteeism instruments found that most have been validated to some extent, but evidence for criterion validity is virtually absent.
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Disconnects Between Provider Network Directories and Patient PreferencesThis study found widespread instances of disconnect in online provider directories between information needed by patients and data availability.
