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Increasing Copayments and Adherence to Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemic MedicationsA copayment increase from $2 to $7 adversely affected veterans' adherence to statins, antihypertensives, and oral hypoglycemic agents.
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Mental Health and Diabetes Control Among Vulnerable Primary Care PatientsOnly 19% of patients in this sample had good diabetes control based on their tested glycated hemoglobin levels. Patients diagnosed with mental health conditions in this study were more likely to have good diabetes control.
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Strategies for Implementing Best Practices in Independent Physician AssociationsThe objective of this research was to identify strategies that significantly lower unnecessary inpatient utilization among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic disease.
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Association of Care Management Intensity With Healthcare Utilization in an All-Condition Care Management ProgramHigher intensity of care management in an all-condition program addressing care coordination and care barriers was associated with increased healthcare utilization among Medicaid and Medicare patients.
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The Path to Value Through the Use of Holistic CareAn analysis of the healthcare industry shift from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement and how this change creates a more holistic approach to patient care.
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Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization and CostsRetrospective analysis of antihypertensive medication adherence and subsequent total healthcare costs demonstrated a significant, continuous, and inversely proportional effect of adherence on total healthcare costs.
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Association Between Use of Clinician Performance Information and Patient ExperienceHigh patient experience scores were associated with the collection and use of any clinician performance information, especially with whether the practice shared this information internally to compare.
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Prognostic Factors of Mortality Among Patients With Severe HyperglycemiaSepsis, renal impairment with electrolyte imbalance, and low blood pressure were independent prognostic factors of mortality among patients with severe hyperglycemia in the emergency department.
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Long-term Cost Effects of Collaborative Care for Late-life DepressionOlder adults with depression and comorbidities who participated in a 12-month collaborative care program had lower total healthcare costs over 4 years than those in care as usual.
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Innovation in Plain SightInnovations are powering the evolution of patient-centered care, and health plans are at the center of this innovation story.
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Healthcare Continuity From Hospital to Territory in Lombardy: TELEMACO ProjectThe TELEMACO project successfully used telemedicine to establish a healthcare continuity from hospital to territory in remote areas of the Lombardy region of Italy.
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Quality Care Opportunities: Refining Physician Performance Measurement in Ambulatory CareThe quality care opportunities model can lead to increased utility and validity of current measurement tools and more accurate assessment of physician performance.
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Transition-to-Dialysis Planning, Health Care Use, and Mortality in End-Stage Renal DiseaseA planned transition to dialysis was associated with improved outcomes and lower mortality. These findings may inform care coordination policies for end-stage renal disease.
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Variation in Markups on Outpatient Oncology Services in the United StatesCharges for oncology services vary widely across hospitals and impose financial burdens. Further legislation is needed to address disparities in access to high-quality cancer care.
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Collaborative Care Plans Reduce Subspecialty Consults: The Experience From a Safety Net HospitalCollaborative care plans combined with provider education resulted in significant reductions in referrals to specialists without an apparent increase in the rate of emergency department visits or hospital admissions.
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Burden of Alzheimer's Disease and Association With Negative Health OutcomesCommunity-based persons with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk of fractures, hospitalization, and various comorbidities than persons without the disease.
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Healthcare Network Analysis of Patients With Diabetes and Their PhysiciansNetwork analyses of patients with diabetes in Hawaii illustrate structures and links that health plans could leverage to strengthen quality improvement and disease management programs.
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Bowling Alone, Healing Together: The Role of Social Capital in Delivery ReformAs delivery reform unfolds and leads to new models of care delivery, social capital will be a powerful concept to incorporate into their design and evaluation.
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Healthcare Network Analysis of Patients With Diabetes and Their PhysiciansNetwork analyses of patients with diabetes in Hawaii illustrate structures and links that health plans could leverage to strengthen quality improvement and disease management programs.
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The Comparative Effectiveness of 2 Electronic Prescribing SystemsThis is a comparative effectiveness study that evaluates the safety effects of 2 types of commercially available electronic prescribing systems.
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Voice Response System to Measure Healthcare Costs:A STAR*D ReportModerate underreporting biases were found when patient responses to an interactive voice response system were compared with medical records in the STAR*D clinical trial.
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Managing Inappropriate Requests of Laboratory Tests: From Detection to MonitoringThis study shows automatic, practical, simple, and effective strategies designed in the laboratory, in consensus with requesting clinicians, to improve laboratory test appropriateness.
