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A Novel Nursing-Driven Standardized Diabetes Education Process in Primary CareA new nursing-driven diabetes education process established within a patient-centered primary care model significantly improved diabetes control for veterans at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center.
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Single- Versus Multiple-Tablet HIV Regimens: Adherence and Hospitalization RiskSingle-tablet regimens are associated with higher adherence rates, decreased hospitalizations, and a higher proportion of patients with undetectable viral load compared with multiple-tablet regimens in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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Enhancing Patient and Family Engagement Through Meaningful Use Stage 3: Opportunities and Barriers to ImplementationTwo leading US health systems attempted to implement 4 draft objectives for Meaningful Use Stage 3 within their health IT infrastructure to provide feedback on needed enhancements to the policy.
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Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction for Quality AssessmentsUnderstanding the relationships among patient-reported outcomes, satisfaction, and quality is the first step in drawing meaningful conclusions that can then be translated into policy.
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Community-Based Asthma EducationA retrospective look at the impact of a community asthma education program reveals significant improvements in asthma management and knowledge and decreased healthcare utilization.
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Healthcare System Effects of Pay-for-Performance for Smoking Status DocumentationA payer-sponsored pay-for-performance incentive for smoking status documentation prompted implementation of a systemwide electronic reminder and improved documentation among all healthcare system patients.
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In R/R Marginal Zone Lymphoma, 90% Alive at 2 Years After Liso-CelIn a cohort of TRANSCEND FL, the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy liso-cel showed a 95% overall response rate in relapsed marginal zone lymphoma, offering hope for improved patient outcomes in challenging cases.
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Patients' Views of a Behavioral Intervention Including Financial IncentivesPatients who enrolled in a trial to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol spoke positively of the multifaceted intervention: pillbox monitoring and financial incentives were socially acceptable.
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Cost Utility of Hub-and-Spoke Telestroke Networks From Societal PerspectiveA cost-utility analysis of a hub-and-spoke telestroke network showed that it was economically dominant over routine care.
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Collaborative Care Plans Reduce Subspecialty Consults: The Experience From a Safety Net HospitalCollaborative care plans combined with provider education resulted in significant reductions in referrals to specialists without an apparent increase in the rate of emergency department visits or hospital admissions.
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Continuous Quality Improvement Program, Based on Lean Concepts, Allows Emptying of Emergency Department CorridorsA continuous quality improvement program, based on Lean concepts and including architectural, managerial, and organizational features, allows the emptying of emergency department corridors and the improvement of time interval measurements/quality indicators.
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"Meaningful" Clinical Quality Measures for Primary Care PhysiciansRecommendations from primary care Meaningful Use "exemplars" are that clinical quality measures likely to improve outcomes should be evidence-based, high priority, actionable, and minimize burden.
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The Price May Not Be Right: The Value of Comparison Shopping for Prescription DrugsPrice shopping for medications within a small geographic area can yield considerable cost savings for uninsured and insured consumers in high-deductible health plans.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Care for Depression and PTSD in Military PersonnelCentrally assisted collaborative telecare is a cost-effective strategy relative to usual care for treating posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in the Military Health System.
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Real-Time Video Detection of Falls in Dementia Care Facility and Reduced Emergency CareAn artificial intelligence–enabled video fall detection system using visual science reduced emergency department visits by 80% in 6 communities over 3 months.
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Is There a Survival Benefit Within a German Primary Care-Based Disease Management Program?Patients with type 2 diabetes in a German disease management program had a lower mortality rate after 3 years than those not in the program.
