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Economic Evaluation of an Internet-Based Weight Management ProgramAn Internet-based weight management program provides a cost-effective alternative for weight management.
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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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Exploring Indications for the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and the Associated Risks of Major BleedingThis supplement to The American Journal of Managed Care® describes the burden of thrombosis in terms of strokes and venous thromboembolism and highlights indications for the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for the treatment of these conditions. The burden of DOAC-associated bleeding and unmet needs regarding reversal agents are also discussed.
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Automating Care Quality Measurement With Health Information TechnologyThe authors discuss the design and evaluation of a health information technology platform that enables comprehensive, automated assessment of care quality in electronic medical records.
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Discharge Prescribing and Subsequent Opioid Use After Traumatic Musculoskeletal InjuryThe authors use surgical resident assignment as an instrumental variable for discharge opioid prescribing and estimate the impact of discharge opioid supply on subsequent use.
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Dental Care Coverage TransitionsThis study examines dental insurance transition dynamics in the context of changing employment and retirement status.
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Risk Bearing and Use of Fee-for-Service Billing Among Accountable Care OrganizationsThe authors present a brief summary of the types of payment arrangements that early accountable care organizations are adopting.
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Primary Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: Patients' PerceptionsThis study explores self-reported reasons for primary nonadherence among patients newly prescribed statin medication in an integrated health delivery system.
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Outcomes Trends for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, and Pneumonia, 2005-2009The 3 core measures of acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia are the leading causes of hospital admissions and expenditures. Our study sets the benchmark foundation for outcome evaluations of CMS’s value-based purchasing program and the Affordable Care Act.
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Planning for the Future of Population Health: The Johns Hopkins Medicine ExperienceJohns Hopkins Medicine underwent a reorganization of its population health services, with a new structure, set of priorities, and development of a 3-year strategic plan.
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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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Cost Variation and Savings Opportunities in the Oncology Care ModelGeographic variation in cancer treatment spending reveals that chemotherapy and hospital inpatient care may offer opportunities for savings for practices participating in the Oncology Care Model.
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Testing Novel Patient Financial Incentives to Increase Breast Cancer ScreeningThis study tested 3 financial incentives encouraging breast cancer screening (mammograms) among women deemed overdue. None were effective overall; "person-centered" incentives worked in the most recently screened subgroup.
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Value Assessment and Heterogeneity: Another Side to the StoryThe founder and president of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review responds to the commentary on heterogeneity in value assessment.
