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Advancing Health Equity Through Medication Formulary PolicyMedication formulary policies represent a key determinant of access to medication and can be leveraged to advance pharmacoequity and health equity writ large.
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Using Electronic Health Records and Claims Data to Identify High-risk Patients Likely to Benefit From Palliative CareDeep learning algorithms could improve palliative care by predicting mortality from electronic health records and claims data.
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Value-Based Management of Specialty Drugs: Practical Considerations and Implications for PharmacyPolicy makers and health plans seek value-based management of specialty drugs. This study examines real-world factors that favor some approaches over others and their potential impact.
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Association of Opioid Utilization Management With Prescribing and OverdoseOpioid utilization management in Medicare was associated with mixed effects on opioid prescribing, and prior authorization was associated with a decreased likelihood of subsequent overdose.
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“Can You Hear Me Now?”: Postoperative Patient-Initiated Communication With ProvidersPatient-provider communication after surgery is critical for patient safety. The growth of patient-provider communication technologies has created opportunities to study postoperative patient-initiated communication.
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Barriers to Accessing Online Medical Records in the United StatesPatients’ access to and use of online medical records (OMRs) can facilitate better management of their health care needs; however, disparities persist. This study highlights the disparities among individuals’ OMR use and why individuals who are offered OMRs do not use them.
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Safety vs Price in the Generic Drug Market: MetforminThe generic drug market focuses on price. However, multiple generic metformin drugs have been recalled due to poor drug quality. The authors examine price and quality after these recalls.
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Dosage and Outcomes in a Complex Care InterventionAssociations between intervention dosage and hospital use outcomes were observed among patients enrolled in a care management program serving individuals with complex needs.
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Hospital Performance in a Statewide Commercial Insurer Episode-Based Incentive ProgramSome hospitals were able to outperform others in a commercial insurer episode-based incentive program, but there was little evidence of global reductions in episode spending.
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Eliminating Defects in Value: Turnaround of an MSSP ACOA health system transformational leadership framework and management system made visible and eliminated defects in value and was associated with reduced annual Medicare expenditures and increased quality between 2017 and 2020.
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Clinical Profile of COVID-19 Infection in Postvaccination IndividualsThis article describes the findings of an observational study carried out in India to examine the clinical profile of individuals detected to be COVID-19 positive post vaccination.
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Impacts of Community-Based Care Program on Health Care Utilization and CostA community-based care management program in Rhode Island reduced hospitalizations and inpatient costs. There were stark differences across subgroups based on intensity of care.
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Tacking Upwind: Reducing Spending Among High-risk Commercially Insured PatientsAlthough commercial accountable care organization populations are healthy on average, some individuals might benefit from programs for high-risk patients to mitigate high levels of health care utilization.
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Hospital Performance in a Statewide Commercial Insurer Episode-Based Incentive ProgramSome hospitals were able to outperform others in a commercial insurer episode-based incentive program, but there was little evidence of global reductions in episode spending.
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Cost Savings Associated With a Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention for COPDThe authors modeled costs associated with a pedometer-based, web-mediated physical activity intervention compared with a pedometer alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. The intervention was cost-saving.
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ACA Medicaid Expansion Association With Racial Disparity Reductions in Timely Cancer TreatmentMedicaid expansion was associated with a reduction in the racial disparity in timely treatment of patients with advanced cancer in the United States.
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes of a Collaborative Cardiology Care ProgramPatients with chronic cardiac conditions benefited from a health care program that strengthened collaboration between general practitioners and cardiology specialists in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.
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Glucose-Lowering Treatment Patterns in Patients With Diabetic Kidney DiseaseReal-world treatment of diabetic kidney disease in the United States, based on national-level health care claims and electronic health records data, is inconsistent with the current guidelines.
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Amazon Pharmacy: Distraction or Disruption?After years of anticipation, Amazon Pharmacy launched in November 2020. The question is now: Is this market entry a disruption, a distraction, or something in between?
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Medication Persistence and Its Impact on Type 2 DiabetesMost newly treated patients with type 2 diabetes exhibit suboptimal medication persistence, which is associated with higher risk of hospitalization and increased medical costs.
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Significant Demographic and Clinical Differences Observed in Patterns Between NMOSD and MSA recent meta-analysis revealed significant differences in characteristic between patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and multiple sclerosis (MS), highlighting the need for enhanced tools to differentiate between these diseases for early and accurate diagnosis.
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Assessing Utilization of a Marketwide Price Transparency ToolConsumers strategically used a price transparency tool by searching more often in procedure markets with provider-specific information, higher charges, and more out-of-network claims and provider competition.
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Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer PerspectivesInterviews with chief financial officers of rural hospitals revealed that they perceived telehealth to have some financial advantages; however, they did not believe that telehealth improved their hospitals’ financial situations.
