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Treatment of Osteoporosis

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Adherence Support May Improve Viral Suppression in Incarcerated Patients With HIV

Young and frequently incarcerated individuals living with HIV require discharge planning and post release support to maintain viral suppression outcomes.

Searching for Clinical and Economic Value in Pancreatic Cancer

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Medicaid Managed Care: Issues for Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness

The authors studied Kansas Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness and their experiences with integrated managed care and unmet needs.

Aligning Evidence With Access: Disability Outcomes, Data, and Payer Decision-Making

Panelists discuss how emerging biomarkers like neurofilament light protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), cervical cord atrophy, and phase rim lesions could enable earlier identification of patients at risk for progression, supporting more effective treatment decisions and payer coverage determinations based on longitudinal disability data rather than just relapse activity.

Cancellations in Primary Care in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

This article examines the prevalence of unused primary care appointments in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

Economic and Clinical Outcomes of a Physician-led Continuous Quality Improvement Intervention in the Delivery of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Comparison of Healthcare Utilization Among Patients Treated With Alcoholism Medications

Treatment of alcohol dependence with medications offered advantages in reduced healthcare utilization and costs compared with usual treatment without medications.

Outpatient-Shopping Behavior and Survival Rates in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

Higher incomes, higher comorbidity scores, and more advanced cancer were associated with outpatient-shopping behavior in Taiwanese patients.

Understanding Health and Healthcare Total Costs: A Novel Perspective

Obtaining Patient Feedback at Point of Service Using Electronic Kiosks

Electronic kiosks were used to survey patients on their experience with care at the time of care delivery in an urban primary care practice.

Immunization Status Among Children Newly Enrolled in a Health Plan: A New Frontier for Quality Measurement?

Hospital Responses to DSRIP Program Reforms in New Jersey

This study examines the New Jersey Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program using hospital web surveys and key informant interviews and finds progress toward data-driven population health management for low-income patients.

Economic Impact of and Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes

Medical Home Transformation and Breast Cancer Screening

Breast cancer screening may not improve in early medical home implementation.

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.

Mental Health Care in Pediatric Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges and Barriers

The American Diabetes Association recently recognized the important role that psychosocial care plays in diabetes management. Addressing behavioral health needs at all stages of development in youth with diabetes is critical.

Using a Claims Data-Based Sentinel System to Improve Compliance With Clinical Guidelines: Results of a Randomized Prospective Study

Pathophysiology and Management of Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Making It Happen: Managed Care Considerations in Vanquishing Hepatitis C

Novel Predictive Models for Metabolic Syndrome Risk: A "Big Data" Analytic Approach

The authors evaluated a new "big data" analytic predictive platform that quickly and accurately analyzes large data sets to identify populations at risk of developing conditions such as metabolic syndrome.

Impact of Certified CME in Atrial Fibrillation on Administrative Claims

Use of administrative claims data is an innovative way of measuring the effect of continuing medical education on physician practice behavior and patient outcomes.

Overuse and Insurance Plan Type in a Privately Insured Population

Health insurance plan type may be an important lever for reducing low-value healthcare use among patients with commercial insurance.

Reducing Long-Term Cost by Transforming Primary Care: Evidence From Geisinger's Medical Home Model

ProvenHealth Navigator, Geisinger's version of advanced patient-centered medical homes, is associated with significant savings in total cost of care over time.

What Data Do California HMOs Use to Select Hospitals for Contracting?

Potential Misuse and Inappropriate Prescription Practices Involving Opioid Analgesics

A quarter of opioid recipients with commercial insurance had at least 1 indicator of potential misuse by patients or inappropriate prescription practices by providers.