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Patient Complexity Characteristics in the Hospital SettingThis multicenter study identifies patient complexity in the hospital setting as frequent and helps to better understand what makes a patient complex.
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Real-World Outcomes Among Patients With Early Rapidly Progressive Rheumatoid ArthritisThis study suggests that lower healthcare resource use and achieving low disease activity are associated with first-line abatacept compared with a first-line tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor for patients with early rapidly progressive rheumatoid arthritis.
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Ensuring Access to Prescription Medications in the Post-ACA Healthcare Access Landscape: The Essential Role of FQHCs in the Safety Net for the UnderinsuredThe role of federally qualified health centers is evaluated in serving uninsured patients and providing need-based, reduced-cost prescription medications in the post–Affordable Care Act landscape.
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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian InstitutionsMinimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.
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Changes in Premiums of Cancelled Nongroup Plans Under the Affordable Care ActSubscribers migrated to Affordable Care Act—compliant plans with modestly higher costs, but had higher levels of insurance coverage and stronger consumer protections.
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Access to Primary and Dental Care Among Adults Newly Enrolled in MedicaidNearby provider supply did not affect identification of usual sources of primary or dental care among new Medicaid enrollees. Strategies to improve access are needed.
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Statin Prescribing Patterns in Patient-Centered Medical Home Patients With NAFLDIn this study, authors assessed the proportion of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) receiving prescriptions for statins in primary care.
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Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Do Doctors and Nurses Buy In?Although clinical knowledge positions physicians and nurses well as consumer-directed health plan enrollees, they appeared less likely to choose these plans than nonmedical faculty and staff.
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STABLE Results: Warfarin Home Monitoring Achieves Excellent INR ControlReal-world retrospective analysis of over 29,000 patients performing INR home monitoring for warfarin therapy shows excellent time in therapeutic range.
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Characteristics of Older Adult Physical Activity Program UsersAuthors compared users and non-users of older adult physical activity programs (EnhanceFitness and Silver Sneakers) within a healthcare system on health conditions, utilization, and costs.
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Health Insurance Design and Conservative Therapy for Low Back PainThis study examined the association between health insurance design features and choice of physical therapy or chiropractic care by patients with new-onset low back pain.
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Depression Self-Management Assistance Using Automated Telephonic Assessments and Social SupportAutomated patient support calls with feedback to informal caregivers and clinicians represent a viable strategy for increasing access to depression monitoring and self-management assistance.
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High-Touch Care Leads to Better Outcomes and Lower Costs in a Senior PopulationEvaluating the impact of a high-touch primary care model among a Medicare Advantage population in comparison with a standard practice–based model. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Medicaid Beneficiaries With Congestive Heart Failure: Association of Medication Adherence With Healthcare Use and CostsHigher medication adherence among Medicaid beneficiaries with congestive heart failure was associated with lower healthcare utilization and lower costs, and the relationship to costs was graded.
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Impact of Clinical Training on Recruiting Graduating Health ProfessionalsA business case is made for medical centers to offer high-quality clinical training experiences to recruit graduating health professionals.
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Referring Wisely: Orthopedic Referral Guidelines at an Academic InstitutionThe authors used the modified Delphi method to develop local orthopedic referral guidelines, enabling detailed decision support and non—face-to-face consultation at the point of referral.
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Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroid Use and Local Adverse Events in Persistent AsthmaThis study evaluated the association between patient-reported and medical record–abstracted local adverse events and patient-reported and claims-based adherence to inhaled corticosteroid therapy.
