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Applying Weighting Methodologies to a Commercial Database to Project US Census Demographic DataThis study tests the feasibility of projecting commercial insurance demographic information to the US Census population, and creating the framework for a simple weighting scheme.
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Physician Assistants/Associates at 6 DecadesThis paper reviews the status of physician assistants/associates, an essential component of the US health care workforce. The evidence of their clinical performance and utilization trends are illustrated.
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Gauging the Experiences of the Seriously Ill in California: Analyzing Serious Illness Beyond Medicare Fee-for-ServiceSignificant populations of seriously ill individuals are insured by all lines of business and have meaningfully different needs and medical histories in California.
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The Role of Behavioral Health Services in Accountable Care OrganizationsData suggest that behavioral health providers and services must be included as core components of accountable care organizations to achieve desired health and cost outcomes.
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Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Requires BOTH Intensive Lifestyle Interventions and Population-Wide ApproachesThe CDC's director of the Division of Diabetes Translation discusses the scientific evidence that supports the need for both lifestyle interventions and population-level efforts to combat type 2 diabetes in the United States.
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Tracking Spending Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Using a Distributed Data ModelThe authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.
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The Association of Health Literacy Domains With Hospitalizations and MortalityDespite previous research evidence, this study did not reveal an overall association of health literacy, numeracy, and graph literacy with all-cause hospitalizations or mortality.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. 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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Age and Rural Residence Effects on Accessing Colorectal Cancer Treatments: A Registry StudyOlder patients with colorectal cancer were less likely to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; rural patients with colon cancer were less likely to undergo chemotherapy.
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Which Patients Are Persistently High-Risk for Hospitalization?Most patients in a large integrated healthcare system who were high-risk for hospitalization were at substantially lower risk within 2 years.
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Physician Satisfaction With Health Plans: Results From a National SurveySeveral physician and payer characteristics are associated with physician satisfaction with health plans. There is opportunity to improve physician satisfaction with payers, specifically in pharmacy.
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Validated Prediction of Imminent Risk of Fracture for Older AdultsThis study provides proof of concept that imminent risk of fracture can be assessed by evaluating recent fracture, age, sex, race, medically significant falls, and psychoactive medications.
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Ease of Ordering High- and Low-Value Services in Various Electronic Health RecordsThis study evaluates the ease of ordering high- and low-value clinical services in a national sample of electronic health records.
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Linked Pharmacist-Provider New Patient Visits in Primary CareThis manuscript describes a new interdisciplinary model for scheduling new patients with a clinical pharmacist and a primary care provider to increase productivity.
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NEHI Recommends Implementing Value-Based Contracts With High-Cost Oncology TreatmentsA new white paper from the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation encourages the use of outcomes-based contracting for novel oncology drugs.
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Retail Clinic Versus Office Setting: Do Patients Choose Appropriate Providers?Care episodes treated in retail clinics appeared to be less complex than those treated in office settings.
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Does Care Consultation Affect Use of VHA Versus Non-VHA Care?Uncoordinated multisystem use is problematic for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with dementia. The Partners in Dementia Care intervention is successful in changing the pattern of VHA versus non-VHA use.
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Effects of Health Savings Account Eligible Plans on Utilization and ExpendituresThe health savings account-eligible design may decrease costs and utilization, but it also may decrease use of preventive services.
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Trends in Primary Care Encounters Across Professional Roles in PCMHA metric of primary care delivery by non–primary care provider clinicians demonstrated increasing trends in patient encounters by nurses and social workers and was responsive to patient-centered medical home implementation.
