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Patients' Perspectives of Care Management: A Qualitative StudyRisk-stratified care management is a cornerstone of patient-centered medical home models, but studies on patients’ perspectives of it are scarce. We explored patients’ experiences with care management, what they found useful, and what needs improvement.
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Variation in US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Measures According to Health Plan and GeographyAntibiotic prescribing has become viewed as a patient safety and quality-of-care issue. The authors analyzed quality measures related to appropriate antibiotic prescribing and testing.
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Monitoring the Hepatitis C Care Cascade Using Administrative Claims DataDevelopment, validation, and application of hepatitis C case-finding algorithms to describe the care cascade among a commercially insured population in the United States.
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Baseline and Postfusion Opioid Burden for Patients With Low Back PainPatients with low back pain have a high opioid burden, which increases following spinal fusion surgery; 27% of fusion patients filled opioid prescriptions at least 12 months post surgery.
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Can Targeted Messaging Encourage PCP Contact Before ED Visits?Targeted messaging that encourages heavy ED users in managed care to contact their primary care providers before ED visits shows promise.
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Changing Electronic Formats Is Associated With Changes in Number of Laboratory Tests OrderedA slight decrease in the convenience of ordering a laboratory test led to a dramatic decrease in test utilization.
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Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Among Patients Cared for in Large Integrated Health PlansAlthough we found no DCIS treatment disparities by race/ethnicity, use of adjuvant radiation therapy was less among older women and among residents of poorer neighborhoods.
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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare SystemThis study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.
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Investigating the Impact of Intervention Refusal on Hospital ReadmissionFindings suggest that some at-risk patients may not be receptive to in-home transition interventions and that opting out may be associated with higher odds of hospital readmission.
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Primary Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: Patients' PerceptionsThis study explores self-reported reasons for primary nonadherence among patients newly prescribed statin medication in an integrated health delivery system.
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Health Information Technology and Health System Redesign-The Quality Chasm RevisitedInitial experience with the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance indicates that large-scale prevention and disease control management programs make economic sense.
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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare SystemThis study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.
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Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature ReviewWorldwide, more than half a million new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed annually. The incidence of HCC in the United States is rising with an estimated 31,000 new cases in 2018. Disease prognosis remains poor, with a 5-year survival rate across all disease stages estimated between 10%-20%, and 3% for those diagnosed with distant disease. Although morbidity is significant, especially among patients with advanced-stage disease, limited information exists on the humanistic and economic burden of HCC.
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Return on Investment for Bariatric SurgeryThis editorial discusses the cost implication of bariatric surgery and whether or not return on investment analysis should be used to make coverage decisions.
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Diabetes and Employment Productivity: Does Diabetes Management Matter?Diabetes itself affected working and wages more than control of blood sugar levels in a Mexican American population.
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The Adoption and Spread of Hospital Care Coordination Activities Under Value-Based ProgramsValue-based programs such as accountable care organizations appear to encourage the adoption and spread of care coordination activities by hospitals.
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Socioeconomic Disparities Across Ethnicities: An Application to Cervical Cancer ScreeningAn examination of socioeconomic disparities in cervical cancer screening across ethnic groups in the United States using concentration indices and probit regression analyses.
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Coverage for Hepatitis C Drugs in Medicare Part DThis study analyzes the current coverage designs for hepatitis C virus drugs by Medicare Part D plans.
