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Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: The Urgent Need for Multifactorial InterventionsThe pandemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus requires implementation of multifactorial interventions by clinicians for individual patients and policy makers for the health of the general public.
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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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Medical Utilization Surrounding Initial Opioid-Related Diagnoses by Coding MethodMedical utilization profiles of commercially insured members with opioid-related disorders differ depending on the code used to document the initial diagnosis in administrative claims.
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Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain by VA Primary Care Providers: When Is Pain Control a Priority?Additional training opportunities for primary care physicians and better use of ancillary services may be needed to further improve care for chronic pain patients.
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The Economic Impact of an Urban Asthma Management ProgramAn asthma disease management program reduced medical services utilization for urban children and had a potentially positive return on investment for Medicaid managed care plans.
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Assessment and Potential Determinants of Compliance and Persistence to Antiosteoporosis Therapy in ItalyThis analysis of antiosteoporosis therapy shows that 75% of patients have inadequate drug coverage and that adherence is strongly associated with age and administration regimen.
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The Influence of Provider Characteristics and Market Forces on Response to Financial IncentivesWe determine a specialist physician phenotype responsive to financial incentives that may be leveraged to identify physicians and markets well-suited for participation in alternative payment models.
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State-Level Projections of Cancer-Related Medical Care Costs: 2010 to 2020State-level estimates of the number of people treated for cancer and the average cost of their treatment by state from 2010 through 2020.
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COVID-19 and MCO-Community Partnerships to Address Enrollee Social NeedsCOVID-19 strained already-burdened community partners, affecting service delivery, communication, and partnerships. Managed care organization (MCO) partnerships with these organizations evolved in response to changing needs and resources.
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Primary Care Appointment Availability and Nonphysician Providers One Year After Medicaid ExpansionAfter Medicaid expansion in Michigan, appointment availability for new Medicaid patients stably increased-this is perhaps attributable to increasing proportions of appointments scheduled with nonphysician providers.
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Low-Value Care for Acute Sinusitis Encounters: Who's Choosing Wisely?Acute sinusitis is a common acute illness and offers an opportunity to eliminate low-value care. The authors describe current practices, comparing primary care, urgent care, and the emergency department.
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Effective Prevention and Management of COVID-19 in Outpatient Hemodialysis PatientsThe authors introduce a mobile phone app that may effectively prevent and manage coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in outpatient hemodialysis patients in Sichuan Province, China.
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Molecular Testing Patterns in Metastatic Non—Small Cell Lung CancerAssessment of the timing of histologic and molecular testing indicates that testing occurred prior to treatment initiation for most patients with metastatic non—small cell lung cancer.
