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No Time to Waste: Decreasing Patient Wait Times for Chemotherapy Administration Using Automated Prioritization in an Oncology Pharmacy SystemUsing a prioritization algorithm in an oncology pharmacy system at the Johns Hopkins University, patient wait times for chemotherapy administration were significantly decreased.
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Identifying Frail Older People Using Predictive ModelingThe frailty determination of the Adjusted Clinical Groups“diagnoses based predictive model identified frail elders with moderate success compared with a validated screening questionnaire.
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Potential Role of Network Meta-Analysis in Value-Based Insurance DesignThis study illustrates that where clinical trials are lacking, network meta-analysis can provide valuable insights into the potential clinical and economic benefits of value-based insurance design.
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Value Realization: An Unattained Challenge for Integrated Practice UnitsAs value realization eludes integrated practice units (IPUs), the authors examine 6 key value drivers for IPU teams to competitively drive volumes and hone their multidisciplinary competencies.
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Evaluating a Hepatitis C Quality Gap: Missed Opportunities for HCV-Related CareManagement of hepatitis C screening results can be optimized to ensure that patients receive high-quality care, reducing morbidity and costs related to the virus.
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Tests, Surgical Masks, Hospital Beds, and Ventilators: Add Big Data to the List of Tools to Fight the Coronavirus That Are in Short SupplyBig data could help identify potential clues about the immediate (and future) impact of coronavirus disease 2019, but it is in short supply.
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Positive Predictive Values of ICD-9 Codes to Identify Patients With Stroke or TIAThis study determined that ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434.XX, and V12.54 had positive predictive values >90%, and may be used to focus care on stroke patients.
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Opportunity Costs of Ambulatory Medical Care in the United StatesAn analysis of the opportunity cost associated with ambulatory medical care in the United States demonstrates substantial time costs for individuals and society.
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Adjunctive Aripiprazole for Depression: Predictive Value of Early AssessmentIn treatment of depression with adjunctive aripiprazole, early improvement (week 2) was a significant predictor of remission, and lack of improvement was associated with nonremission.
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EHRs in Primary Care Practices: Benefits, Challenges, and Successful StrategiesSmall primary care practices reap some organizational and quality of care improvements from electronic health records; however, challenges persist in achieving meaningful use standards.
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What Do Pharmaceuticals Really Cost in the Long Run?This study found that brand price at launch and generic entry overstates long-run average pharmaceutical costs, with and without accounting for medical cost offsets.
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Multiple Chronic Conditions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and ConsequencesThis study's findings showed that diabetes care remained suboptimal among many patients with multiple chronic conditions and that patient outcomes varied by multimorbidity profile.
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Collection of Data on Race/Ethnicity and Language Proficiency of ProvidersHealth plans collect and use data on network providers' proficiency in languages other than English more commonly than race and ethnicity data on providers.
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Treatment Decisions for Complex Patients: Differences Between Primary Care Physicians and Midlevel ProvidersMidlevel providers were significantly less likely than physicians to change blood pressure (BP) treatment for complex diabetic patients presenting with elevated BP at a single visit.
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Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With CKD and T2DMSteps that need to be taken to address unmet needs and optimize outcomes for patients who have chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes.
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Predicting High-Need Cases Among New Medicaid EnrolleesSelf-reported health measures embedded in a Medicaid application can comprise a predictive model identifying new and returning enrollees at risk of high healthcare utilization.
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Cost-effectiveness of Diabetes Treatment Sequences to Inform Step Therapy PoliciesThis study assesses the cost-effectiveness of adding a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor versus switching to a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist in patients with diabetes on metformin and a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor.
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Decreasing Primary Care Use and Blood Pressure Monitoring During COVID-19Among a group of primary care accountable care organizations, patients with hypertension were 50% less likely to have a blood pressure recorded in April compared with February.
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Gender Differences in Healthcare Utilization of Patients With DiabetesGender differences were found in healthcare utilization in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Germany, despite a high rate of enrollment in a disease management program.
