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Balancing Policy, Safety, and Digital Care in Medication Use: Jody L. Green, PhD

Jody L. Green, PhD, explains how regulatory decisions shape medication safety amid uptake of OTC drugs.

The Family Impact and Costs of Migraine

A Cost-Effective Approach to the Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Healthcare Utilization Associated with Dyspepsia in Patients with Arthritis

Innovations in Topical Ocular Corticosteroid Therapy for the Management of Postoperative Ocular Inflammation and Pain

Hypertension Control in Ambulatory Care Patients With Diabetes

This paper explores hypertension control among patients with diabetes in a variety of ambulatory care settings. We also consider the role of sociodemographic factors.

Implementation of EHR-Based Strategies to Improve Outpatient CAD Care

We examined the impact of electronic reminders followed by performance reports and financial incentives. Physicians responded more to reports and incentives than to reminders alone.

Novel Multicancer Early Detection Technology––Potential Value to Employers and the Workforce

Multicancer early detection technology could help reduce cancer mortality compared to the current strategy of single-cancer screening tests.

Bipolar Disorder"Costs and Comorbidity

Improving Medication Understanding Among Latinos Through Illustrated Medication Lists

A randomized controlled trial found that plain-language, illustrated medication lists improved medication understanding among Latinos.

Participating Faculty: Improving Transitions of Care for Patients With Thromboembolic Disease

Novel Approaches to Longitudinal Modeling of Migraine Day Frequency

Diagnosis of Skin Disease by Nondermatologists

Cost-Effectiveness of Sumatriptan in a Managed Care Population

The Validity of Claims-Based Risk Estimation in Underinsured Populations

This article demonstrates a threat to validity when using claims-based risk tools with chronically ill and/or underinsured populations whose underutilization masks actual risk or comorbidity.

Opportunities for Improving Managed Care for Individuals with Dementia: Part I - The Issues

Collaborative Care Before Accountable Care: Achieving Low-Cost, High-Quality Care Through a Regional Collaborative in Florida

As accountable care organizations proliferate across the nation, delivery systems still struggle to balance quality improvement, cost containment, and migration toward accountable care. This paper describes the phased approach where the University of Florida Health Science Center and Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc, and Orlando Health have jointly developed a series of clinical and health services that are of the highest quality and are offered at the lowest cost. The result is a regional collaborative that will be the foundation for a regional accountable care organization, first leveraging clinical core competencies, then moving to a more integrated model.

Impact of a Musculoskeletal Disability Management Program on Medical Costs and Productivity in a Large Manufacturing Company

Shifting Cardiovascular Care to Nurses Results in Structured Chronic Care

This study sought to explore if shifting care to nurses in cardiovascular risk management in primary care is a key to more structured chronic care.

Hospitalized Patients' and Family Members' Preferences for Real-Time, Transparent Access to Their Hospital Records

This mixed-methods study evaluated hospitalized patients’ and family members’ perceived communications mismatches and their calls for transparent real-time information and potential 21st-century solutions.

Resistance among Streptococcus pnuemoniae: Patterns, Mechanisms, Interpreting the Breakpoints

$10 Billion in CMS Funding Aimed at Healthcare Innovation

The Affordable Care Act was implemented to change healthcare in the United States. In order to support that change, the government established the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)-a sector of the government agency that aims to incentivize innovation among providers and payers.

Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

The Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Managed Care: Economic, Clinical, and Humanistic Outcomes (Quiz)

CAR-T Cells: The Next Era in Immuno-Oncology

An update on immunotherapies and the potential impact of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells on oncology care.

The Potential of a Population Health Strategy to Improve Healthcare Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Medicaid Programs

With Medicaid consuming a larger share of the Mississippi's budget, innovative solutions were needed to deliver improved health outcomes at a lower cost. A public-private partnership was created to pursued a population health strategy aimed at reducing preterm births and preventing the progression of prediabetes to type 2 diabetes.

Collection of Data on Race/Ethnicity and Language Proficiency of Providers

Health plans collect and use data on network providers' proficiency in languages other than English more commonly than race and ethnicity data on providers.

Prescription Benefit Design: Perspectives, Reimbursement Issues, and Future Trends

Double-Blinded Extension of the RADIANCE Trial Demonstrates the Efficacy and Safety of Ozanimod in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Factors Associated with Healthcare Costs in Women with Fibromyalgia