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Evaluation of Electronic Medical Record Administrative Data Linked Database (EMRALD)The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories.
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Initiation of Triple Therapy Maintenance Treatment Among Patients With COPDClaims data analysis showed that 60% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving triple therapy had no evidence of exacerbation or only 1 exacerbation not resulting in hospitalization.
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Update on the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on ConsumersFive years after the implementation of the first provisions of the Affordable Care Act and 5 months after the close of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplaces, we are starting to be able to measure the impact of the law.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Palliative Care and Hospice UseRace/ethnicity was not a predictor of inpatient palliative care consultation or discharge to hospice in 4 hospitals with an inpatient palliative care service.
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Boosting Workplace Wellness Programs With Financial IncentivesFinancial incentives created under the Affordable Care Act can help promote employer wellness programs and support preventive services utilization.
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Patient and Supporter Factors Affecting Engagement With Diabetes TelehealthFamily support with medication management and recent urgent self-management concerns are 2 novel factors, among others, that predict completion of diabetes telehealth calls.
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Predicting High-Cost Privately Insured Patients Based on Self-Reported Health and Utilization DataThe results of this study show that patient-reported data on health and healthcare can be useful in predicting high-cost patients when claims data for prior years are not available.
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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromesPatients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.
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Beyond Satisfaction Scores: Exploring Emotionally Adverse Patient ExperiencesThis study explores the causes of emotionally adverse patient experiences in cancer care and presents a taxonomy for analyzing free-text patient data.
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Low-Value Care for Acute Sinusitis Encounters: Who's Choosing Wisely?Acute sinusitis is a common acute illness and offers an opportunity to eliminate low-value care. The authors describe current practices, comparing primary care, urgent care, and the emergency department.
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The Breathmobile Improves the Asthma Medication Ratio and Decreases Emergency Department UtilizationAn examination of the asthma medication ratio (≥0.50) as an informative metric in program evaluation and for healthcare organizations to measure quality of care provided to patients with asthma.
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Linked Pharmacist-Provider New Patient Visits in Primary CareThis manuscript describes a new interdisciplinary model for scheduling new patients with a clinical pharmacist and a primary care provider to increase productivity.
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Referring Patients for Telephone Counseling to Promote Colorectal Cancer ScreeningIn this pilot study, primary care providers refer patients to a telephone counselor who provides education about colorectal cancer screening and performs motivational interviewing as needed to promote screening.
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Patient Outcomes Associated With Tailored Hospital Programs for Intellectual DisabilitiesPatients with intellectual disabilities who were cared for in hospitals without programs tailored to intellectual disabilities had 6% higher costs, and those with extreme admission severity had 42% higher costs.
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Positive Predictive Values of ICD-9 Codes to Identify Patients With Stroke or TIAThis study determined that ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434.XX, and V12.54 had positive predictive values >90%, and may be used to focus care on stroke patients.
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Tips for Caring for Patients Who Have Been Treated for Childhood CancerSuggestions on how to approach a childhood cancer survivor in your practice, several useful resources, and information on what referrals and tests may be indicated.
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Validation of a Claims-Based Algorithm to Characterize Episodes of CareThe Michigan Value Collaborative has created a claims-based algorithm that categorizes claims into episode components. This manuscript describes the validation of this algorithm.
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Primary Care Physicians' Experiences With Case Finding for Practice-Based Care ManagementCriteria used by primary care physicians to select patients for practice-based care management programs were explored in a qualitative study.
