Authors


Thomas Huber, PhD, MS

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A Deep Learning Model for Pediatric Patient Risk Stratification

Artificial intelligence based on medical claims data outperforms traditional models in stratifying patient risk.


Sarah Hudson Scholle, MPH, DrPH

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Availability of Data for Measuring Physician Quality Performance

Typical health plan data provide limited information for benchmarking physician performance using even a less stringent rule for attributing patient measures to physicians.


Robert Burakoff, MD

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Readmissions Are Associated With Utilization and Comorbidity

Thirty-day readmissions related to inflammatory bowel disease are common and associated with longer length of stay and a higher likelihood of having an associated comorbid condition compared with index hospitalizations.




David Cutler, PhD

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Association Between Use of Clinician Performance Information and Patient Experience

High patient experience scores were associated with the collection and use of any clinician performance information, especially with whether the practice shared this information internally to compare.



Robert M. Malone, PharmD

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Leveling the Field: Addressing Health Disparities Through Diabetes Disease Management

A subanalysis of a successful algorithm-driven primary care–based diabetes disease management program examines the relationships among patient characteristics, labor inputs, and improvement in A1C level.




Sapna Kaul, PhD, MA

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Physician Response to Patient Request for Unnecessary Care

Many primary care physicians in the United States reported providing unnecessary medical care in response to patient requests; several factors predicted this behavior.




Sandra W. McLeskey, PhD, RN

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Cancer Screening Across the Aging Continuum

The article reviews the current state of knowledge regarding screening guidelines for older adults and gives recommendations for healthcare providers working with older adults.


Kevin Sundquist, MS

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Economic Burden of Osteoporotic Fractures in US Managed Care Enrollees

Osteoporotic fractures are associated with a significant economic burden, including costs of rehabilitation services and a high total all-cause cost of care.


Douglas Salguero, MD

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The Association of Health Literacy Domains With Hospitalizations and Mortality

Despite previous research evidence, this study did not reveal an overall association of health literacy, numeracy, and graph literacy with all-cause hospitalizations or mortality.


Pinar Karaca-Mandic, PhD

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Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars: Case Study on Filgrastim

Previous studies have found modest uptake of biosimilars in both commercial and Medicare populations. This study finds that the uptake varies between the rural and urban provider settings.



James Taylor, MBBChir, MPH, MRCS(Eng)

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Variation in Markups on Outpatient Oncology Services in the United States

Charges for oncology services vary widely across hospitals and impose financial burdens. Further legislation is needed to address disparities in access to high-quality cancer care.


Fei Wan, PhD

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Reply to “Risk Adjustment in Home Health Care CAHPS”

The authors of “CMS HCC Risk Scores and Home Health Patient Experience Measures” respond to a letter to the editor.


Caprice A. Knapp, PhD

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Assessing the Impact of an Integrated Care System on the Healthcare Expenditures of Children With Special Healthcare Needs

This study analyzes the effect of a managed care program on Medicaid expenditures for children with special healthcare needs using a quasi-experimental design.


Natalia Olchanski, MS

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Potential Role of Network Meta-Analysis in Value-Based Insurance Design

This 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.


Melanie Applegate, MSN, FNP

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Pilot-Testing a New Program for Providing Personalized and Patient-Centered Preventive Care

Program that enhances personalized and patient-centered preventive care at a busy inner-city primary care clinic may be associated with improved health outcomes.


Based on the keynote by Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD

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Future Thinking in Diabetes Care: The Impact of New Practice Models

During his keynote address, Dr Gabbay spoke about the means of improving patient care and how new practice models, implemented at Joslin, have revolutionized the field.


David W. Brand, MSPH

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A Multimodal Blood Pressure Control Intervention in 3 Healthcare Systems

A multisite multimodal intervention of patient education, home monitoring, measurement reporting to an IVR system, and pharmacist follow-up achieved greater BP reductions vs usual care.



Ruslana Tsurikova, Msc, MA

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Electronic Health Record Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections

An electronic health record–based feedback program, the Acute Respiratory Infection Quality Dashboard, did not lead to an overall change in antibiotic prescribing in primary care.




Craig A. Bunnell, MD, MPH, MBA

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Lessons From the Front: Designing and Implementing Clinical Pathways by and for Clinicians

As cancer care becomes more complex and more expensive, decision-support algorithms offer a mechanism to define best practice, reduce unwarranted variation, and control costs across growing networks.

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