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Effect of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Working-Age AdultsMultiple chronic conditions among working-age adults lead to high costs over many years. Understanding how to effectively manage such patients is an important challenge.
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Impact of Compliance With Proton Pump Inhibitors on NSAID TreatmentPatients with gastroesophageal reflux disease who are compliant with proton pump inhibitor therapy stay on NSAIDs longer than noncompliant patients.
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Diabetes Care Quality: Insurance, Health Plan, and Physician Group ContributionsReporting physician group performance in addition to health plan performance may stimulate greater improvement in diabetes care.
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Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Men in a VA Rehabilitation CenterMen in a VA rehabilitation unit who had osteoporosis were older and thinner, but otherwise similar (metabolic and functional status) to control subjects.
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Testing of a Tethered Personal Health Record Framework for Early End-of-Life DiscussionsPilot testing demonstrates the use of a novel, personal health record—based framework used in primary care settings may improve presence and quality of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record.
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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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Reconsidering the Economic Value of Multiple Sclerosis TherapiesAvailability of multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies provides substantial value to the currently healthy (who may contract MS in the future), particularly when treatment is fully covered by insurance.
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Are Benefits From Diabetes Self-Management Education Sustained?Conventional individualized diabetes self-management education resulted in sustained improvement in self-efficacy and diabetes distress. Short-term improvements in A1C, nutrition, and physical activity were not sustained.
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Leveraging Patient Activation to Improve Kidney Health in High-Risk PatientsFrequency of patient-provider conversations and patient activation are the 2 most significant predictors of a high-risk patient’s behaviors to prevent kidney disease.
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Impact of Electronic Prescribing on Medication Use in Ambulatory CareBoth potential benefits and unexpected consequences were found as a result of the rollout of electronic prescribing.
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To Report or Not Report Health Care Data BreachesThis study presents information regarding the decisions that health care privacy officers make about reporting a data breach, including factors that can affect the decision process, such as personal/organizational knowledge, prior breach status, and framed scenarios.
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A Health Plan's Investigation of Healthy Days and Chronic ConditionsLinking administrative claims to health-related quality of life measured in Healthy Days provides a new vision into the health of populations.
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Postdischarge Engagement Decreased Hospital Readmissions in Medicaid PopulationsPostdischarge engagement of at-risk Medicaid beneficiaries in 6 health plans resulted in significant reductions in hospital readmissions at rates proportional to the frequency of engagement.
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A Novel Approach to Minimizing Adverse Incentivization in Healthcare Payment SystemsCurrent healthcare payment systems in the United States are all plagued by the problem of adverse incentivization. A more efficient system would be one which leaves billing entities uncertain of how a given patient encounter will be reimbursed.
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Preconsultation Exchange in the United States: Use, Awareness, and AttitudesInternists reported frequent use of, and support for, preconsultation exchange to improve access to and efficiency of specialty care.
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Cost-Benefit of Appointment-Based Medication Synchronization in Community PharmaciesThis study conducted a cost-benefit analysis of appointment-based medication synchronization for improving adherence in patients on chronic medications for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes.
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A System-Based Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening UptakeUsing an electronic health record to identify and implement colorectal cancer screening in a population of eligible patients achieved higher uptake than a visit-based approach.
