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Preferences for and Experiences With Pill Appearance Changes: National Surveys of Patients and Pharmacists

Changes in generic drug appearance occur often. Patients’ and pharmacists’ responses to those changes vary, with some patients stopping their medication or using it less.

Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Early Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure?

Proactive identification of cognitive impairment and compensatory destigmatized patient/familial psychoeducation regarding “forgetfulness” in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure may reduce readmission rates substantially.

Cost Comparison of Induction of Labor Versus Expectant Management in Pregnancies Lasting Longer Than 41 Weeks

Safety and Clinical Efficacy of Zileuton in Patients with Chronic Asthma

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cardiology eConsults for Medicaid Patients

A randomized trial of eConsults for cardiology referrals from primary care resulted in significant reductions in total cost of care compared with traditional face-to-face consultations.

Hospitalization Risk in Patients with Schizophrenia Treated with Dose-Equivalent Antipsychotics

Optimizing Weekend Availability for Sophisticated Tests and Procedures in a Large Hospital

Integrated Care Organizations: Medicare Financing for Care at Home

This paper presents a policy proposal to integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries through creation of integrated care organizations and a Medicare home care benefit.

Obesity: Why Is It Worth Another Look?

Does a Personalized Approach Improve Patient Satisfaction in Thoracic Oncology?

Evaluation of cancer patients’ quality of life at admission enabled improvement of their satisfaction with received care at discharge.

Comparison of Two Systems for Clinical Practice Profiling in Diabetic Care: Medical Records Versus Claims and Administrative Data

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Self-Reported Health and Functional Status Information Improves Prediction of Inpatient Admissions and Costs

Among a Medicare population, use of 3 self-reported health items improves predicted inpatient admissions and healthcare costs when used with risk-prediction model.

Identifying Groups of Nonparticipants in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Education

This study describes reasons for nonparticipation in type 2 diabetes mellitus education and identifies typical subgroups of nonparticipants in order to improve recruitment strategies.

The Use of Realized Prices and Real-World Outcomes Data in Assessments of Drug Value

Diabetes Benefit Management: Evolving Strategies for Payers

Variation in US Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Measures According to Health Plan and Geography

Antibiotic prescribing has become viewed as a patient safety and quality-of-care issue. The authors analyzed quality measures related to appropriate antibiotic prescribing and testing.

Routine Pre-cesarean Staphylococcus aureus Screening and Decolonization: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Routinely screening pregnant women for Staphylococcus aureus colonization and decolonizing carriers before cesarean delivery are unlikely to be cost-effective under current epidemiologic circumstances.

Trends in Opioid and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Use and Adverse Events

Opioid use incidence and prevalence rates decreased with implementation of an opioid safety initiative, whereas nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug rates remained constant. Rates of adverse events were higher among opioid users.

Service Setting Impact on Costs for Bevacizumab-Treated Oncology Patients

For patients with lung or colorectal cancer, bevacizumab treatment patterns and healthcare costs varied by the setting of treatment initiation (physician office vs hospital outpatient).

Randomized Trial of an Electronic Asthma Monitoring System Among New York City Children

Children who used an electronic monitoring system had as many emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma as children who used a paper diary.

Reduced Medical Spending Associated With Integrated Pharmacy Benefits

Members covered by an integrated pharmacy benefit (as opposed to a pharmacy carve-out) experienced slower growth in medical spending.

A Managed Care Organization's Use of Integrated Health Management to Improve Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease

Thiazolidinediones in the Treatment of Managed Care Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Treatment of Osteoporosis

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Redefining Stroke Recovery Beyond Physical Function: Alison Holman, PhD, FNP

Stroke recovery improves when care addresses social needs like reducing loneliness and depression and strengthening support.

Searching for Clinical and Economic Value in Pancreatic Cancer