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Evaluation and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental Illness

Atrial fibrillation patients with mental health conditions are less likely to be eligible for warfarin receipt, and those who are eligible receive warfarin at lower rates.

Outcomes and Lessons Learned From Evaluating TRICARE's Disease Management Programs

Findings from TRICARE's disease management programs for asthma, congestive heart failure, and diabetes patients suggest that the programs more than pay for themselves.

Safety vs Price in the Generic Drug Market: Metformin

The 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.

Hypertension Treatment and Control Within an Independent Nurse Practitioner Setting

This cross-sectional retrospective study found comparable blood pressure control rates among patients with hypertension receiving primary care from a nurse practitioner versus a physician.

Clinical and Reimbursement Issues on Growth Hormone Use in Adults

Performance of the Provider Recognition Program's Survey to Assess Patient Satisfaction with the Provision of Diabetes Care in Primary Care

Diabetes Diagnosis, Resource Utilization, and Health Outcomes

Ethnic Differences in the Development of Albuminuria: The DISTANCE Study

Despite uniform access to medical care, Filipinos, blacks, and Asians with diabetes developed albuminuria at higher rates than whites.

Implementing Effective Care Management in the Patient-Centered Medical Home

A positive deviance approach was used to identify best practices in embedding care management in patient-centered medical home team-based care processes.

Enhancing Patient and Family Engagement Through Meaningful Use Stage 3: Opportunities and Barriers to Implementation

Two leading US health systems attempted to implement 4 draft objectives for Meaningful Use Stage 3 within their health IT infrastructure to provide feedback on needed enhancements to the policy.

Option Pricing: A Flexible Tool to Disseminate Shared Savings Contracts

By pricing options that protect providers from downside risk,health plans can more clearly evaluate different shared savings contracts and expand them to smaller providers.

Standardization Improves Postoperative Patient Handoff Experience for Junior Clinicians

Standardization of operating room to intensive care handoff with a “time-out for sign-out” process for health care providers was beneficial for junior clinicians.

Health Systems Tackling Social Determinants of Health: Promises, Pitfalls, and Opportunities of Current Policies

To improve overall health, and not just healthcare, health systems require policies that fund and promote direct interventions targeting social determinants.

Care Coordination in Accountable Care Organizations: Moving Beyond Structure and Incentives

In order to live up to their potential, ACOs should ensure that clinical staff possess the professional skills necessary to effectively coordinate care.

Facility Variation in Utilization of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

Scheduled and Unscheduled Hospital Readmissions Among Patients With Diabetes

This population-based study examines socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with scheduled and unscheduled readmissions after discharge among older patients with diabetes.

Oncology Innovation Outpaces Managed Care’s Ability to Keep Up

Rapid advances in precision oncology are exposing gaps in testing, treatment access, and care delivery, challenging managed care to keep pace.

Continuity of Care and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management: Does Care by a Single Clinician Add to Informational Continuity Provided by Electronic Medical Records?

Analysis of Venous Thromboprophylaxis Duration and Outcomes in Orthopedic Patients

Extended-duration thromboprophylaxis (>14 days) for total hip replacement/total knee replacement was associated with significantly lower risk for thromboembolic and bleeding events than short-duration thromboprophylaxis.

Lipid Profile Changes Associated With Changing Available Formulary Statins: Removing Higher Potency Agents

With the exception of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting lipid profiles were not significantly changed after higher potency statins were removed from prescription formularies.

Statewide Data Infrastructure Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case Study

The use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.

Insurance Coverage and Diabetes Quality Indicators Among Patients in NHANES

In 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.

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.

Molecular Testing Patterns in Metastatic Non—Small Cell Lung Cancer

Assessment 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.

Physician Utilization by Insurance Type Among Youth With Type 2 Diabetes

Physician utilization during the year before the first indication of type 2 diabetes did not differ between Medicaid-covered and privately insured youth.

Electronic Health Record Functions Differ Between Best and Worst Hospitals

Patterns 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.