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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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Potential of Risk-Based Population Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in a Large Integrated Health SystemThe authors evaluated the clinical applicability, accuracy, and implications of using an automated risk calculator and risk-based decision tool in an integrated health system.
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High-Deductible Insurance: Two-Year Emergency Department and Hospital UseHigh-deductible health plan members had sustained reductions in emergency department visits over 2 years but initial reductions in hospital utilization and costs were not sustained.
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Biosimilars and Employers: Strategies for SuccessThis article first appeared on The Center for Biosimilars®.
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Impact of Clinical Oral Chemotherapy Program on Wastage and HospitalizationsAn oral chemotherapy cycle management program offers clinical support, reduces medication wastage, and provides management of adverse effects to realize cost savings for payers and patients.
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Electronic Health Record Problem Lists: Accurate Enough for Risk Adjustment?Electronic health record (EHR)-based comorbidity assessment had low sensitivity for identifying major comorbidities and poorly predicted survival. EHR-based comorbidity data require validation prior to application to risk adjustment.
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The Hospital Tech Laboratory: Quality Innovation in a New Era of Value-Conscious CareTechnology innovation drives expenditures. A Michigan Medicine, IBM, and AirStrip partnership demonstrates the hospital’s role in developing transformative technologies that deliver value.
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Care Coordination for Veterans With COPD: A Positive Deviance StudyImproving relational coordination and reducing structural barriers to collaboration may enhance quality of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions.
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Cost Minimization of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan ExpendituresStudy results indicate that outreach interventions performed by trained student pharmacists assist Medicare beneficiaries to effectively navigate their Part D benefit, thereby reducing out-of-pocket costs.
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Medicare Inpatient and Postdischarge Outcomes of Elective Percutaneous Coronary InterventionsAn understanding of risk-adjusted outcomes for percutaneous coronary interventions for both inpatient and 90-day postdischarge events is necessary for the redesign of care outcomes.
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Are Medical Offices Ready for Value-Based Reimbursement? Staff Perceptions of a Workplace Climate for Value and EfficiencyThis study surveyed 840 clinical and nonclinical staff in 96 medical offices regarding workplace policies and procedures that facilitate a climate for value.
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Impact of Telemedicine Use on Outpatient-Related CO2 Emissions: Estimate From a National CohortTelemedicine was associated with a monthly avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the emissions of 61,255 to 130,076 passenger vehicles.
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CHAPTER 3. Guideline for Detection and Management of Diabetes in PregnancyFrom the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Automating Care Quality Measurement With Health Information TechnologyThe authors discuss the design and evaluation of a health information technology platform that enables comprehensive, automated assessment of care quality in electronic medical records.
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Characteristics and Medication Use of Veterans in Medicare Advantage PlansVeterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans differed from fee-for-service sector enrollees in several demographic, geographic, and clinical characteristics and in patterns of medication use.
