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Challenges of Managed Care Organizations in Treating Respiratory Tract Infections in an Age of Antibiotic Resistance

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.

The development and Implementation of Normal Vaginal Delivery Clinical Pathways in a Large Multihospital Health System

Reaching Consensus on Managing the Patient at Risk for NSAID Toxicity

Passive Social Health Surveillance and Inpatient Readmissions

By collecting self-identified social needs and linking them to claims data, this study analysis reveals that social needs are associated with inpatient readmissions.

A National Inpatient Cost Estimate of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia

Financial Risk, Plans Types, and Authorizations for Managed Alcohol Treatment Services

Outcome and Cost Analysis of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes in an Outpatient Setting

Placement of Selected New FDA-Approved Drugs in Medicare Part D Formularies, 2009-2013

There is significant heterogeneity in formulary placement and restrictions on new drug approvals in the Part D marketplace.

Medicare Accountable Care Spending Patterns: Shifting Expenditures Associated With Savings

From 2013 to 2016, successful Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations reduced spending by shifting expenditures from the inpatient and postacute care setting to the physician office setting.

The Long-term Outcomes of Sibutramine Effectiveness on Weight (LOSE Weight) Study: Evaluating the Role of Drug Therapy Within a Weight Management Program in a Group-Model Health Maintenance Organizati

The Complexities of Biosimilars and the Regulatory Approval Process

Are Benefits From Diabetes Self-Management Education Sustained?

Conventional individualized diabetes self-management education resulted in sustained improvement in self-efficacy and diabetes distress. Short-term improvements in A1C, nutrition, and physical activity were not sustained.

Identification of Patients Likely to Benefit From Care Management Programs

Three approaches to prospective patient identification for care management programs were compared: predictive modeling, selection by primary care physician, and a combination of both.

Impact of Education Program on Influenza Vaccination Rates in Spain

A simple education program was effective in improving the influenza vaccination rate, although vaccination in the previous year was the main predictor of adherence.

Cost-Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban After Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty

Diabetes and Employment Productivity: Does Diabetes Management Matter?

Diabetes itself affected working and wages more than control of blood sugar levels in a Mexican American population.

A Predictive Model of Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Medicaid Enrollees

Predictive modeling can be used to identify disabled Medicaid beneficiaries at high risk of future hospitalizations who could benefit from appropriate interventions.

Cost Implications of Selective Preoperative Screening in the Care of Candidates for Peripheral Vascular Operations

Utilization and Effectiveness of a Weight-Based Heparin Nomogram at a Large Academic Medical Center

Implementing an Oncology Precision Medicine Clinic in a Large Community Health System

Precision medicine is increasingly being utilized in oncology. Aurora Health Care has implemented Syapse software to integrate molecular data into the electronic health record to accommodate precision medicine findings.

Drug-Nutrient Interactions

Cost of Care for Malignant and Benign Renal Masses

Methods for better identifying malignant versus benign disease before nephrectomy could provide significant benefits to patients and payers.

Do Diabetes Group Visits Lead to Lower Medical Care Charges?

Among a diabetes group visit population, this study found substantial savings in outpatient charges due to reduction in the use of more expensive specialty visits.

Changing Demographics Among Populations Prescribed HCV Treatment, 2013-2017

From 2013 to 2017, the population of US patients prescribed treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) changed, becoming predominantly treatment-naïve and having received care in nonacademic centers.

Correspondence regarding, "Same-Day Surgery Ileostomy Closure?"

Optimal Management of Diabetes Among Overweight and Obese Adults

This study explores potential weight-related disparities in the quality of care for adults with diabetes in a large health plan according to recommended quality indicators.

Patients' Views on Price Shopping and Price Transparency

The authors interviewed patients with access to a price transparency website. Despite a positive opinion of price shopping in theory, respondents reported barriers to doing so in reality.