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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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A Dementia Care Management Intervention: Which Components Improve Quality?Specifically trained care managers are essential for quality gains from a dementia care management program; even higher quality accrues with coordination across community and primary care.
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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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Performance Measurement for People With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Conceptual ModelThe Performance Measurement for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions conceptual model can facilitate development and refinement of quality measures for a medically complex population.
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Electronic Health Record "Super-Users" and "Under-Users" in Ambulatory Care PracticesNearly 40% of US ambulatory care practices are “under-users” of health information technology functionalities, which impacts the ability of the health system as a whole to provide coordinated, efficient care.
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Trends in Opioid and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Use and Adverse EventsOpioid use incidence and prevalence rates decreased with implementation of an opioid safety initiative, whereas nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug rates remained constant. Rates of adverse events were higher among opioid users.
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Development of a Multidisciplinary, Multicampus Subspecialty Practice in Endocrine CancersThe development of subspecialty tumor groups for uncommon malignancies represents an effective approach to building experience, increasing patient volumes and referrals, and fostering development of increased therapeutic options and clinical trials for patients afflicted with otherwise historically neglected cancers.
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Effects of a Population-Based Diabetes Management Program in SingaporePatients utilizing Medisave for a diabetes management program in Singapore were more compliant with care processes, but reductions in hospitalization and costs were not sustained.
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Insights on Site-of-Care Cancer Research: Both Quality and Cost Information Are Necessary to Guide PolicyThe implementation of alternative payment models that successfully capture clinical heterogeneity—without adding unacceptable levels of administrative complexity—may be equally (if not more) important than site-neutral payment policies.
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Measuring Patient-Centered Medical Home Access and Continuity in Clinics With Part-Time CliniciansCommonly used measures of performance for assessing patient access do not reflect PCMH-encouraged strategies to improve access that may be preferentially used by part-time physicians.
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Patients’ Expectations of Their AnesthesiologistsUnderstanding patients’ expectations, educating them about the role of an anesthesiologist, and involving them in decisions about their medical care can improve patient satisfaction.
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Coming Together to Ensure Neurological Treatment Access: Q&A With Kavita V. Nair, PhDIn 2025, each issue of Population Health, Equity & Outcomes will feature a profile of a health system leader transforming care in their area of expertise. This issue spotlights a conversation with Kavita V. Nair, PhD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Building Partnerships Between a College of Pharmacy and ACOs: Development of the ACORN SEEDTo promote future partnerships among colleges of pharmacy and accountable care organizations, this article describes several initial challenges to partnership formation, including those related to agenda setting and resource utilization.
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Trends in Low-Value Cancer Care During the COVID-19 PandemicAmong adults with newly diagnosed cancer, rates of low-value cancer services persisted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in areas ranging from peridiagnosis imaging to end-of-life care.
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Patient Access to Oncology Care in ACA Exchange PlansThis article describes provider networks and benefit design-including deductibles, cost-sharing, and maximum out-of-pocket limits-for oncology care in 2015 health insurance exchanges.
