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Claims-Based Risk Model for First Severe COPD ExacerbationA health insurance claims-based risk assessment tool to predict patients’ first severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation has been developed and validated.
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Influence of Patient Preferences on the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Lynch SyndromeThis cost-utility analysis reports on the effect of quality of life on the value of screening all new patients with colorectal cancer for Lynch Syndrome.
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Personalized Preventive Care Reduces Healthcare Expenditures Among Medicare Advantage BeneficiariesThis study investigated the impact of an enhanced preventive care delivery system on healthcare expenditure and utilization trends among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
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VA Geriatric Scholars Program’s Impact on Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate MedicationsPrimary care teams reduced their prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to older veterans after participation in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Scholars Program.
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Technology-Driven Intervention to Improve Hypertension Outcomes in Community Health CentersHealth information technology that is implemented as part of a multifaceted quality improvement initiative can lead to improvements in hypertension care and outcomes.
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Caregiver Presence and Patient Completion of a Transitional Care InterventionCaregivers' presence during patient recruitment is associated with a greater rate of completion of a post hospital transitional care coaching intervention, particularly among men.
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Quality Data: Simplify Data Governance, Advance Interoperability, and Improve AnalyticsData quality is foundational to accurate, complete analytics. The right data governance strategy can help healthcare organizations enrich their data to drive performance improvement.
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Outpatient Referral Rates in Family MedicineReferral patterns by family physicians affect numerous aspects of medical care. This study compares the outpatient referral rates of residents, residency faculty, and clinical faculty.
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Dietary Diversity Predicts Type of Medical Expenditure in EldersGreater dietary diversity is associated with lower emergency and hospitalization utilization and expenditures, and identifies a policy direction for nutritionally disadvantaged groups.
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Characterizing Obesity in a Large Health Care Delivery System.The prevalence of obesity in the Sutter Health system between 2015 and 2020 was 35%. Differences by race/ethnicity, health insurance, smoking status, and comorbidities were examined.
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Patient and Clinician Experiences With Telehealth for Patient Follow-up CareTelemedicine visits may be used with established patients for follow-up care without a loss of patient satisfaction with communication with providers and with enhanced convenience and reduced travel time; a majority may be willing to pay standard co-pays or more for this convenience. Clinicians see value in this new mode of care to enhance connections with patients.
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Patient Experience and Physician/Staff Satisfaction in Transforming Medical HomesBecoming a medical home appears to increase physician and staff job satisfaction, but it also risks decreasing patient satisfaction with access to care.
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Expert Panel: Access to Multiple Treatment Options Is Needed to Continue the Fight Against HIVA multidisciplinary panel of HIV experts gathered in October 2016 to discuss the current state of HIV care and develop critical recommendations for Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee members to consider when developing policies affecting their member populations who are living with HIV. This paper presents the panel’s discussion, consensus opinion, and conclusions.
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Testimonials Do Not Convert Patients From Brand to Generic MedicationWe conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess whether adding a peer testimonial to a mailing increases conversion rates from brand name prescription medications to lower-cost equivalents.
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Increasing Pharmaceutical Copayments: Impact on Asthma Medication Utilization and OutcomesEven small changes in average copayment for long-term controller asthma medications can result in significant reductions in medication use and increases in healthcare services.
