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Can mHealth Revolutionize Evidence-Based Practice in Diabetes Care?Data from mHealth can inform, assess, anticipate, and aid in interventions while monitoring and coordinating patient health status and care.
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Medication Adherence Changes Following Value-Based Insurance DesignValue-based insurance design copayment reductions sustained medication adherence 2 years into policy implementation and were most effective in patients with poor adherence before policy implementation.
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The Cost of Implementing Inpatient Bar Code Medication AdministrationBar code medication administration can be an effective and potentially cost-saving solution to prevent harmful medication administration errors in the community hospital setting.
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Real-World Outcomes of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir in Treatment-Naïve Patients With Hepatitis CIn the treatment of hepatitis C virus, the gap between efficacy and real-world effectiveness narrows with improved tolerability and ease of use.
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Full Coverage for Hypertension Drugs in Rural Communities in ChinaLow-income rural residents receiving hypertension drugs at no charge had enhanced medication adherence and reduced medical costs in China.
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Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Do Doctors and Nurses Buy In?Although clinical knowledge positions physicians and nurses well as consumer-directed health plan enrollees, they appeared less likely to choose these plans than nonmedical faculty and staff.
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Real-World Digitally Based Diabetes Management Program Implementation by a Large EmployerThis study offers new insights to self-insured employers and health plans related to investment in digitally based disease management programs and enrollee engagement.
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Pediatric Integrated Delivery System's Experience With Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)Experience of a pediatric integrated delivery system with the surge from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic is described, emphasizing scale, scope, and flexibility at multiple locations.
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Simple Errors in Interpretation and Publication Can Be CostlyA recent AJMC study contained overstatements and small but importantly placed errors that have the potential to cause unwarranted on-the-ground cost problems.
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Distinct Health Care Use Patterns of Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal DiseasesPatients with complex chronic disease can be grouped by varying propensity for health care continuity patterns, which could be harnessed to personalize health care utilization interventions.
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Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care CapacityThis article provides insight on the work of 7 of Project ECHO’s replicating partners from around the world who are implementing the ECHO model to address the knowledge gap that underlies integrated palliative care crisis.
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Comparative Effectiveness and Costs of Insulin Pump Therapy for DiabetesEvaluation of healthcare utilization and costs over 3 years for adults with insulin-requiring diabetes who transition from multiple daily insulin injections to insulin infusion pumps.
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Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO Network Comprehensiveness and Patient Panel StabilityMedicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organization (ACO) network comprehensiveness is associated with stable patient assignment year to year. Panel stability was significantly associated with improved diabetes and hypertension control in the short term.
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Budget Impact Analysis of 8 Hormonal Contraceptive OptionsA model assessing 8 hormonal contraceptive methods found that lower pregnancy costs for the etonogestrel implant and levonorgestrel intrauterine device offset their higher acquisition costs.
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The Diagnosis for Diagnostics: Changes to Medicare Payment and Coverage of Clinical Laboratory TestsThe basis for determining Medicare payment rates for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests is changing. These changes will be important for all payers and providers to follow for future reimbursement and contract negotiations.
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Interest in Mental Health Care Among Patients Making eVisitsSome patients using a patient portal for eVisits seek mental health care even when it is not designated for such use.
