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Limited Distribution Networks Stifle Competition in the Generic and Biosimilar Drug IndustriesA limited distribution network is a pharmaceutical distribution strategy that some drug companies have capitalized upon to obstruct generic and biosimilar competition.
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Measuring Patient-Centered Medical Home Access and Continuity in Clinics With Part-Time CliniciansCommonly used measures of performance for assessing patient access do not reflect PCMH-encouraged strategies to improve access that may be preferentially used by part-time physicians.
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Improving Partnerships Between Health Plans and Medical GroupsTo provide guidance for successful partnerships, the authors identify common themes from their experience with successful health plan/medical group partnerships programs.
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Health Information Technology and Physicians' Knowledge of Drug CostsHigh rates of health information technology use by physicians were only modestly associated with better knowledge of drug costs.
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One Size Does Not Always Fit All in Value AssessmentLaying a clear path for incorporating reliable evidence on heterogeneity in value assessments could improve their applicability for healthcare decision making.
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Postacute Care Partnerships and Patient ProgressionPostacute care partners are required for successful patient transitions. Collaboration among multidisciplinary teams and community resources is critical for discharge planning and partnership alignment.
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Against the Current: Back-Transfer as a Mechanism for Rural RegionalizationThe authors investigated back-transfer: the transfer of patients near the end of an acute hospitalization to a local community hospital for completion of their medical care.
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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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Reimbursement Landscape for Molecular Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerThis review assesses the current molecular testing landscape for non–small-cell lung cancer in the United States.
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Guided Care and the Cost of Complex Healthcare: A Preliminary ReportThe early months of a cluster-randomized trial suggest that Guided Care is associated with a trend toward a net reduction in total healthcare expenditures.
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Increased Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Chronic Opioid TherapyThe increase in healthcare utilization and expenditures associated with the transition to chronic opioid therapy places increased burden on payers and patients.
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Long-Term Outcomes of Analogue Insulin Compared With NPH for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusThere were no significant differences in the risk of ambulatory care—sensitive condition hospitalization or mortality between patients who initiated analogue insulin compared with the neutral protamine Hagedorn.
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Can a Nationwide Media Campaign Affect Antibiotic Use?A nationwide media campaign aimed at parents was associated with reductions in the use of antibiotics for pediatric upper respiratory infections, otitis media, and pharyngitis.
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Chronic Disease Management in the COVID-19 EraIn the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era, clinical registries and innovative virtual care delivery tools should be leveraged to engage populations in effective chronic disease management.
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The Patient-Driven Payment Model: Addressing Perverse Incentives, Creating New OnesThe Patient-Driven Payment Model addresses perverse incentives in Medicare’s previous payment system for skilled nursing facilities, but it includes new incentives that may be problematic.
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Comparing Quality of Care in the Medicare ProgramQuality measures showed large, though mixed, differences between Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage programs.
