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Physician and Dietitian Prescribing of a Commercially Available Oral Nutritional Supplement

Does Medication Adherence Lead to Lower Healthcare Expenses for Patients With Diabetes?

Adherence to medication can improve healthcare outcomes but is associated with higher total healthcare expenses, especially during the years immediately following the onset of diabetes.

Chronic Hepatitis C: An Overview

Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback Reports

Implementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.

Concomitant Medical Conditions and Total Cost of Care in Patients With Migraine: A Real-World Claims Analysis

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.

A Systematic Review of Diabetes Disease Management Programs

Sickle Cell Disease: Current Treatment and Emerging Therapies

The Role of Managed Care Organizations in Obesity Management

A Comparison of Comorbidity Measurements to Predict Healthcare Expenditures

Upcoding Emergency Admissions for Non-Life-Threatening Injuries to Children

For-profit status was found to influence the probability of upcoding for inpatient cases involving non-life-threatening injuries with implications for Medicaid and other insurers.

Bipolar Disorder: Disease Burden

Competitive Bidding for Interventional Cardiology Supplies: Lessons Learned During Round 2

Influence of an Interventional Program on Resource Use and Cost in Pediatric Asthma

The Impact of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Managed Care: Economic, Clinical, and Humanistic Outcomes (Quiz)

Patient-Physician Communication as Organizational Innovation in the Managed Care Setting

Economic Implications of Weight Change in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Modest weight loss (>3%) among metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with decreased costs, lower resource utilization, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation.

The Underuse of Carotid Interventions in Veterans With Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

For patients with symptomatic severe (>70%) carotid stenosis carotid endarterectomy is highly effective at reducing the risk of subsequent stroke; however few eligible Veterans appear to be receiving this procedure.

Quality Metrics for Oncology in a Value-Based Reimbursement World

CMS has developed the Oncology Care Model (OCM) to provide physician practices that furnish chemotherapy treatment the option of payment arrangements that include financial and performance accountability for episodes of care for cancer patients. This article presents an overview of the model and guidelines that can help meet the quality and performance measures for OCM participation.

Tildrakizumab in Patients With Psoriasis: Three-Year Efficacy Results From reSURFACE 1 and reSURFACE 2 in Those With and Without Metabolic Syndrome

Performance Measurement for People With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Conceptual Model

The Performance Measurement for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions conceptual model can facilitate development and refinement of quality measures for a medically complex population.

Statin Therapy for Elevated hsCRP: What Are the Public Health Implications?

Randomized trial data indicate that heart disease risk associated with elevated hsCRP can be cut by almost half with a safe, proven pharmacologic therapy.

Issues in the Measurement of Satisfaction with Treatment

Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in a Managed Care Environment

The Impact of Patient Assistance Programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Medication Cost

Examining the financial impact that patient assistance programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program have on improving medication cost.

The Role of Bone Mineral Density in the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

Study Summary: Real-World Adherence to Cytoreductive Treatment in Polycythemia Vera Is Low

Estimated Coronary Heart Disease Attributable to Insulin Resistance in Populations With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Preventive Drug Lists as Tools for Managing Asthma Medication Costs

Findings of this qualitative interview study suggest promise, but also challenges, with regard to using preventive drug lists to help families manage asthma medication costs.

Quantitative and Cost Evaluation of Three Antiglaucoma Beta-Blocker Agents: Timoptic-XE7 versus Two Generic Levobunolol Products