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Statewide Data Infrastructure Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case Study

The use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.

Consumer Attitudes Toward Personal Health Records in a Beacon Community

Even in communities with health information technology initiatives, consumer use of personal health records may be limited by the

Physician Behavior Impact When Revenue Shifted From Drugs to Services

Shifting physician revenue from drug sales to cognitive services for mature pathways providers did not affect practice behavior in this payer-sponsored Oncology Medical Home.

Expanded Use of Nurse Practitioners

Impact of an Online Prescription Management Account on Medication Adherence

Online prescription management accounts may help promote medication adherence, as utilizing patients had a higher proportion of days covered than nonusers.

US Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A Systematic Literature Review

Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that upper gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders are common to inhabitants of the United States.

The Effects of Health Information Technology Adoption and Hospital-Physician Integration on Hospital Efficiency

Determining the impact of health information technology adoption and hospital-physician integration on hospital efficiency.

Identification and Case Management in an HMO of Patients at Risk of Preterm Labor

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals

In order to encourage dissemination, this commentary is freely available in PLoS Medicine, and will also be published in Medical Decision Making, Croatian Medical Journal, The Cochrane Library, Trials, and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

A System-Based Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake

Using an electronic health record to identify and implement colorectal cancer screening in a population of eligible patients achieved higher uptake than a visit-based approach.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Men in a VA Rehabilitation Center

Men in a VA rehabilitation unit who had osteoporosis were older and thinner, but otherwise similar (metabolic and functional status) to control subjects.

Geographic Variations and Facility Determinants of Acute Care Utilization and Spending for ACSCs

Emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among Medicaid patients constitute almost 40% of all ED visits and hospitalizations, with lower rates observed in areas with greater proximity to urgent care facilities and density of rural health clinics.

Case Study D

Advancing Performance Measurement in Oncology

The 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.

Obstetrician-Gynecologist as Primary Care Provider

Impact of Atypical Antipsychotic Use Among Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

A retrospective study of the treatment patterns and economic outcomes associated with off-label atypical antipsychotic use in the treatment of adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

A New Gatekeeper for Back Pain

Automated Patient Assessments After Outpatient Surgery Using an Interactive Voice Response System

Using an interactive voice response system to contact patients after outpatient surgery will likely result in improved efficiency without a decrease in assessment quality.

Treatment Patterns Among Adults With ADHD Receiving Long-Acting Therapy

Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who received long-acting combination therapy had significantly lower adherence and persistence compared with those who received long-acting monotherapy.

Relationship Between Provider Type and the Attainment of Treatment Goals in Primary Care

It Is Time to Ask Patients What Outcomes Are Important to Them

Patients with abdominal or back pain identified 21 outcomes important to them, but the reported outcomes are quite different from the symptom and function outcomes studied by researchers.

Heterogeneity of Nonadherent Buprenorphine Patients: Subgroup Characteristics and Outcomes

Patient and treatment heterogeneity were characterized within a sample of nonadherent buprenorphine members; an improved understanding of these factors may optimize patient—treatment matching and intervention efforts.

Case Study C

Health Plans' Coverage Determinations for Technology-based Interventions: The Case of Electrical Bone Growth Stimulation

Frequency of and Harm Associated With Primary Care Safety Incidents

Physicians' and nurses' assessments of the frequency and harm of incidents can be a supplemental method to study patient safety in the primary care office.

Impact of Certified CME in Atrial Fibrillation on Administrative Claims

Use of administrative claims data is an innovative way of measuring the effect of continuing medical education on physician practice behavior and patient outcomes.

Low Clinical Utility of Folate Determinations in Primary Care Setting

It seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance.