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Quality Measure Attainment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cost of Delivering Centralized and Decentralized Reminder/Recall for Vaccinations to Children and Adolescents in an ACO

Centralized reminder/recall (R/R) is less costly to deliver than decentralized R/R for both children and adolescents when implemented for patients within an accountable care organization.

Capitation Payment, Length of Visit, and Preventive Services: Evidence from a National Sample of Outpatient Physicians

Relationship Between Short-Acting β-Adrenergic Agonist Use and Healthcare Costs

Overuse of rescue medication among asthma patients is associated with increased exacerbations and higher total and asthma-related healthcare costs.

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 Cost of Implementing and Sustaining the Massachusetts Model

This article presents a microcosting analysis of resources needed for the implementation and sustainment of the Massachusetts model evaluated in the PROUD trial.

Contributor: How Much? Addressing Medicines’ Cost and Value

Discussions about drug pricing require consideration of values and preferences, according to Jonathan D. Campbell, PhD, chief science officer of the National Pharmaceutical Council.

Aggressive Treatment of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Recognizing the Window of Opportunity and Treating to Target Goals

Regardless of CNS Involvement, Patients With B-ALL Benefit From Brexu-Cel

Brexucabtagene autoleucel shows promising efficacy and safety in treating relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, including patients with CNS involvement.

Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Features and Pharmacologic Management

Patient-Centered Care: Turning the Rhetoric Into Reality

Understanding the perspectives of clinicians and administrators who are leaders in implementing patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations can help point the way toward implementation by others.

Financial Risk, Plans Types, and Authorizations for Managed Alcohol Treatment Services

It Is Time to Ask Patients What Outcomes Are Important to Them

Patients with abdominal or back pain identified 21 outcomes important to them, but the reported outcomes are quite different from the symptom and function outcomes studied by researchers.

Measuring Financial Toxicity in Cancer Patients

With the rising costs of cancer care, evidence-based tools can help physicians screen patients for financial toxicity.

Fostamatinib Disodium Hexahydrate: A Novel Treatment for Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia

Variation in Racial and Ethnic Differences in Consumer Assessments of Health Care

The Effects of Cost Sharing on Statin Adherence

Effectiveness of Care Coordination and Health Counseling in Advancing Illness

This prospective trial suggests that specialized care coordination and health counseling for patients coping with advanced stages of 4 life-limiting illnesses can be beneficial.

Evaluation of Agreements Between Managed Care Organizations and Providers of Community-Based Mental Illness and Addiction Disorder Treatments

Chronic Ambulatory Outpatients and Four-Vector Management

Effects of Multidisciplinary Team Care on Utilization of Emergency Care for Patients With Lung Cancer

Impact of multidisciplinary team care on reducing utilization of emergency department visits for patients with lung cancer.

The Economic Burden of the Opioid Epidemic on States: The Case of Medicaid

Determining the Cost of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Decision Analytic Model

Amazing Grace: A Free Clinic's Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model

Despite many barriers, Grace Medical Home, a free clinic, achieved patient-centered medical home recognition in October 2014 through a focused team-based approach.

Impact of MMRV Combination Vaccine on Childhood Vaccination Compliance

Although vaccination compliance increased slightly following use of combination MMRV instead of separate MMR and varicella vaccines, additional barriers to improved compliance warrant future evaluation.

Overdose Risk for Veterans Receiving Opioids From Multiple Sources

Among veterans in Massachusetts, receipt of opioids from multiple sources, with or without benzodiazepines, was associated with worse opioid-related outcomes.

Malpractice Prevention, Patient Safety, and Quality of Care: A Critical Linkage

True "Meaningful Use": Technology Meets Both Patient and Provider Needs

A qualitative study of patient and provider perspectives regarding the after-visit summary and the patient portal features of the electronic health record.

Early Evaluations of the Medical Home: Building on a Promising Start

Findings from a systematic evidence review of the medical home are promising, but indicate the critical need for stronger evaluations to guide policy makers.

Impact of a Medical Home Model on Costs and Utilization Among Comorbid HIV-Positive Medicaid Patients

Among HIV-positive Medicaid patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric disorders, there was increased outpatient service utilization, yet relative cost savings, for patients who were treated in patient-centered medical homes.