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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Disease State and Treatment Overview

Absenteeism and Productivity Among Employees Being Treated for Hepatitis C

Employees with hepatitis C (HCV) who underwent existing treatments had more absences and higher indirect costs than HCVinfected employees who did not undergo treatment.

Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of a Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program

A technology-based, pharmacist-run home blood pressure monitoring program improves health outcomes by investing $20.50 per mm Hg systolic blood pressure lowered and $3300 per life-year gained.

Shades of Opinion: What Is Prudent?

The Costs of Nonsedating Antihistamine Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis in Managed Care: An Update Analysis

Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Among Patients Cared for in Large Integrated Health Plans

Although we found no DCIS treatment disparities by race/ethnicity, use of adjuvant radiation therapy was less among older women and among residents of poorer neighborhoods.

Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare Drug Plans in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

In Medicare Part D, generic drug coverage was cost saving compared with no coverage in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia while improving health outcomes.

Effects of a Community-Based Care Management Model for Super-Utilizers

A community-based care management program for high-risk patients reduced hospital readmissions and also likely reduced admissions and Medicare parts A and B spending.

Self-Efficacy in Insurance Decision Making Among Older Adults

Older adults who prefer to delegate insurance decisions tend to be female and married, to have less Medicare knowledge, and to have someone in their lives they trust to make decisions for them.

Positive Predictive Values of ICD-9 Codes to Identify Patients With Stroke or TIA

This study determined that ICD-9 codes 433.X1, 434.XX, and V12.54 had positive predictive values >90%, and may be used to focus care on stroke patients.

Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration on Quality of Care

An evaluation of the Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration found mixed results in terms of quality of care provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

Cost of Treating Influenza in Emergency Department and Hospital Settings

Connecting Statewide Health Information Technology Strategy to Payment Reform

When aggregated data regarding health outcomes are shared, a clearer picture emerges of provider performance baselines and improvements with which payment models can be developed.

The Oncology Medical Home - Beyond Clinical Pathways

Clinical pathways have been emphasized as a means to deliver efficient, quality care and to ensure better outcomes at lower costs. The Oncology Medical Home takes this to the next, more comprehensive, step of quantifying and improving quality and value in cancer care while lowering overall costs.

Patients' Preferences for Receiving Laboratory Test Results

The main reason given for receiving results online was time savings, reported by 77% of participants, followed by lowering the chance of missing the results (31%).

Introduction: Looking Beyond the Formulary Budget

Costs of Heart Failure-Related Hospitalizations in Patients Aged 18 to 64 Years

Hospitalization costs associated with heart failure averaged $23,077 and were higher when heart failure was a secondary rather than the primary diagnosis.

Correspondence regarding, "Clinic Visits and Hospital Admissions for Care of Acid-related Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders in Women Using Alendronate for Osteoporosis"

Changes in Blood Pressure and Vascular Physiology: Markers for Vascular Disease

A Randomized Trial of an Acid-peptic Disease Management Program in a Managed Care Environment

Measuring Overuse With Electronic Health Records Data

Electronic health records data can accurately quantify overuse of clinical services and the risk factors that may trigger low-value testing and screening.

Use of an Open-Ended Question to Supplement a Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire in a Medical Residents' Clinic

Frequency and Costs of Hospital Transfers for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions

This article outlines the frequency of transfers of patients with ambulatory care-sensitive conditions from nursing homes to emergency departments or hospitals, and provides reliable estimates of associated costs.

Electronic Health Records and the Frequency of Diagnostic Test Orders

Using the most recently available national data, physicians with electronic health record (EHR) access ordered more tests than their non-EHR counterparts, thus contradicting a common rationale for EHR implementation.

Cost Effectiveness of Treating Chronic Hepatitis B and C

Forgotten Patients: ACO Attribution Omits Those With Low Service Use and the Dying

This article compares clinical and utilization profiles of Medicare patients who are attributed to provider groups with those of patients unattributed to any provider group in accountable care organization models.

Utilization by High-Cost, High-Need Medicaid Patients Receiving Social Worker Care Coordination

Complex Medicaid patients randomly assigned to receive outpatient social worker care coordination services experienced increased hospitalizations but no differences in emergency department visits or costs.

How Do Providers Prioritize Prevention? A Qualitative Study

Primary care providers utilize many strategies for prioritizing preventive care during time-constrained clinical encounters, in addition to being prompted by clinical reminders.

Estimated Costs of Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women According to the AHCPR Clinical Practice Guidelines

AJMC®tv Interviews, October 2017

AJMC®TV interviews let you catch up on what’s new and important about changes in healthcare, with insights from key decision makers-from the clinician, to the health plan leader, to the regulator. When every minute in your day matters, AJMC®TV interviews keep you informed. Access the video clips at ajmc.com/interviews.