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Insurance Coverage and Diabetes Quality Indicators Among Patients in NHANESIn a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey secondary analysis, privately and publicly insured patients with diabetes were both more likely to meet quality indicators than the uninsured.
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Can Accountable Care Divert the Sources of Hospitalization?Oregon’s Medicaid accountable care organizations led to reductions in preventable hospital admissions, especially unscheduled admissions, among female beneficiaries aged 15 to 44 years.
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Molecular Testing Patterns in Metastatic Non—Small Cell Lung CancerAssessment of the timing of histologic and molecular testing indicates that testing occurred prior to treatment initiation for most patients with metastatic non—small cell lung cancer.
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Physician Utilization by Insurance Type Among Youth With Type 2 DiabetesPhysician utilization during the year before the first indication of type 2 diabetes did not differ between Medicaid-covered and privately insured youth.
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Electronic Health Record Functions Differ Between Best and Worst HospitalsPatterns of electronic health record adoption among highand low-quality hospitals indicated that high-quality institutions had far greater use of most electronic health record functions.
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Health Literacy, Preventive Health Screening, and Medication Adherence Behaviors of Older African Americans at a PCMHA health literacy study of older African Americans aimed to establish whether associations exist between health literacy and preventive health screening behaviors, disease control, and medication adherence. 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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Potential Role of Comanagement in Rescue of Surgical PatientsMedical comanagement of patients who had perioperative complications was associated with lower mortality, suggesting that comanagement may facilitate effective rescue.
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Clinical Provider Perceptions of Proactive Medication DiscontinuationA qualitative study to understand clinical providers' attitudes and beliefs about polypharmacy and their perceived barriers to and facilitators of appropriate medication discontinuation.
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Improving HCV Cure Rates in HIV-Coinfected Patients - A Real-World PerspectiveThe authors examine real-world hepatitis C virus cure rates with direct-acting antivirals among patients coinfected with HIV.
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Effects of Electronic Decision Support on High-Tech Diagnostic Imaging Orders and PatientsElectronic decision support for high-tech diagnostic imaging was associated with reduced volume and increased appropriateness, but had little impact on findings or patients.
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Outcomes of Patients Discharged From Pharmacy-Managed Cardiovascular Disease ManagementLipid levels can remain controlled with electronic laboratory reminder letters for most patients with coronary artery disease discharged from a cardiovascular disease management program.
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Tracking Spending Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Using a Distributed Data ModelThe authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.
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Impact of Medical and/or Pharmacy Reimbursement on Adult Vaccination RatesBy covering vaccinations under both the medical and pharmacy benefit, rather than the medical benefit alone, health insurers can help improve adult vaccination rates.
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Healthcare Costs and Access for Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Snapshot Post ACAThe Samfund conducted a preliminary investigation into the impact of the Affordable Care Act on young adult cancer survivors’ medical cost burden and access to health care.
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Value-Based Insurance Design: Infusing Clinical Nuance Into Healthcare TransformationThe concept of clinical nuance-among others-is highlighted at the University of Michigan Center for Value-Based Insurance Design's annual Summit.
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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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Challenges With Judging and Interpreting a Drug’s Launch PriceThis commentary explains why comparing a launch price with a value-based price from a cost-effectiveness analysis requires further examination.
