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A New Era: Increasing Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use in Type 2 DiabetesContinuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are increasingly accessible and effective for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and even those with prediabetes, as a means for real-time biofeedback and behavior change.
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Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries With Heart FailureModest increases in adherence to medication regimens among Medicare patients with heart failure were associated with lower Medicare spending in 3 major drug classes.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Use Among Insured Primary Care PatientsColorectal cancer screening use was similar in 2 divergent primary care populations. Colonoscopy was the most frequently used modality; FOBT was used inconsistently.
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Medicaid-Insured and Uninsured Were More Likely to Have Diabetes Emergency/Urgent AdmissionsMedicaid-insured type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, just like the uninsured, are more likely to be hospitalized through emergency/urgent admissions.
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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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Effects of Continuity of Care on Emergency Department Utilization in Children With AsthmaBetter continuity of ambulatory asthma care can reduce the risk of asthma-related emergency department visits for children with asthma in Taiwan.
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Early Experiences With the Acute Community Care Program in Eastern MassachusettsThe Acute Community Care Program uses paramedics to provide in-home urgent care after regular business hours, aiming to prevent unnecessary emergency department visits. 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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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Bundled Chronic Condition Management ProgramA chronic disease management company presents promising preliminary results from their remote intensive behavioral counseling intervention, aimed at addressing type 2 diabetes.
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The Development of a Patient-Reported Functional Limitations IndexWe describe an easy-to-interpret, patient-reported Functional Limitations Index that can be used to monitor care of patients along the disability continuum.
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Effects of Coverage Gap Reform on Adherence to Diabetes MedicationsThe Part D coverage gap reform in 2011 improved adherence to diabetes medications in the coverage gap.
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Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With DiabetesA population-based data set was used to examine prevalence of and factors associated with acute and chronic potentially preventable hospitalizations among older adults with diabetes.
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Frequency and Costs of Hospital Transfers for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive ConditionsThis article outlines the frequency of transfers of patients with ambulatory care-sensitive conditions from nursing homes to emergency departments or hospitals, and provides reliable estimates of associated costs.
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Optimizing the Use of Telephone Nursing Advice for Upper Respiratory Infection SymptomsTelephone nursing advice for home care offers an effective and clinically appropriate way to manage upper respiratory infection symptoms for adult members of a large integrated health plan.
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Outcomes and Lessons Learned From Evaluating TRICARE's Disease Management ProgramsFindings from TRICARE's disease management programs for asthma, congestive heart failure, and diabetes patients suggest that the programs more than pay for themselves.
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Are Obese Patients Assisted in Losing Weight?In obese patients, we assessed the lack of advice to lose weight and its association with cardiovascular risk using the REGICOR chart (adaption of Framingham).
