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Food as Medicine: Impact on Diabetes ManagementThis article addresses what employers need to know about food as medicine and offers practical steps to reduce barriers for their employee populations.
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Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Diabetes Clinic on Quality MeasuresThis study evaluated a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic to determine its impact on diabetes-related quality measures.(For Tables and Figures, please access the PDF on last page.)
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Trends in Mortality Following Hip Fracture in Older WomenWithin an integrated healthcare setting, temporal trends demonstrate reductions in mortality risk after hip fracture in older women, with mortality risk lower for Asians and Hispanics.
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Benefits and Risks of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine in Young ChildrenUse of live attenuated influenza vaccine in young children has a favorable benefit-risk profile.
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Elderly Veterans With Dual Eligibility for VA and Medicare Services: Where Do They Obtain a Colonoscopy?This study examines factors impacting the receipt of an outpatient colonoscopy by VA or non-VA providers in older veterans dually eligible for VA/Medicare benefits.
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Advancing Performance Measurement in OncologyThe American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative has grown to include 973 practices as of 2010. Practices demonstrated rates of end-of-life care and other measures of quality.
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The Value of Specialty Pharmaceuticals - A Systematic ReviewThis study examines whether patients treated with specialty pharmaceuticals have improved outcomes compared with patients treated with conventional therapies, and evaluates costs associated with these treatments.
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Frequency of and Harm Associated With Primary Care Safety IncidentsPhysicians' and nurses' assessments of the frequency and harm of incidents can be a supplemental method to study patient safety in the primary care office.
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CAH Staff Perceptions of a Clinical Information System ImplementationThis study examines staff perceptions of patient care quality and the processes before and after implementation of a comprehensive clinical information system in 7 critical access hospitals.
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Financial Incentives and Use of Cesarean Delivery: Taiwan Birth Data 2003 to 2007This study explores whether the policies of financial incentives for the demand and supply sides lowered the Cesarean section rate.
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Do Strict Formularies Replicate Failure for Patients With Schizophrenia?This study measures the impact of Medicaid formulary restrictions on the rate at which patients who failed on a drug therapy for schizophrenia return to the same therapy.
