Authors




Randall W. Burt, MD

Latest:

Lynch Syndrome Screening Implementation: Business Analysis by a Healthcare System

This study synthesized published evidence on Lynch syndrome screening and expanded that evidence to match the decision needs of internal decision makers.


Sachiko Watanabe, RN, MHSA, MAE

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Geographic Variation in Surgical Outcomes and Cost Between the United States and Japan

Compared with Japan, the United States has substantially less geographic variation in surgical outcomes, but it has higher variation in cost.


Niharika Khanna, MD, MBBS, DGO

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Patient-Centered Teamwork in Care Transitions

Physician-led patient care teams have the potential to impact care transitions to prevent fragmentation of care, and ensure seamless care delivery.


Michael D. Rutland, MBA, FHFMA, FACHE, FABC

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Redesigning the Work of Case Management: Testing a Predictive Model for Readmission

New case management model achieves success in reducing readmissions and is easily duplicated across the Baptist Health System, Inc.


Inmyung Song, PhD

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Pediatric Codeine Prescriptions in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings in Korea

Codeine was frequently prescribed for children in Korea despite the actions taken to restrict its use in that age group in Korea and other countries.


Kimberly Lynch, MPH

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Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Association With Healthcare Quality and Costs

In the context of 2 primary care physician–led accountable care organizations, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits were associated with lower healthcare costs and improved clinical care quality for beneficiaries.


Donald G. Pittman, PharmD

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Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization and Costs

Retrospective analysis of antihypertensive medication adherence and subsequent total healthcare costs demonstrated a significant, continuous, and inversely proportional effect of adherence on total healthcare costs.


Anissa Cyhaniuk, MA

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Longitudinal Adherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

Over a 10-year time frame, longitudinal adherence to current colorectal cancer (CRC) screening guidelines was less than ideal in a large, continuously insured US population at average risk for CRC.



Helaine E. Resnick PhD, MPH

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Charitable Assistance Among Economically Vulnerable Cancer Patients: Patient Access Network Foundation Summary Statistics 2011-2015

This report shows that among people who are eligible for charitable assistance to cover out-of-pocket (OOP) prescription drug expenses, those with cancer have higher per-claim and per-person OOP costs than their counterparts with other health conditions.


Thomas James III, MD

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Considerations for Optimal Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion

Stakeholders, including national and regional managed care decision makers and providers, met to discuss the clinical background, health economics, and management strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at a roundtable meeting on December 10, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.



Anup Malani, PhD

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Representativeness of Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials

Given the growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and its contribution to cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular outcomes trials should aim to be more representative of the average patient with T2D.


Dominik Ose, MPH

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Is There a Survival Benefit Within a German Primary Care-Based Disease Management Program?

Patients with type 2 diabetes in a German disease management program had a lower mortality rate after 3 years than those not in the program.








James O. Breen, MD

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Primary Care Burnout and Populist Discontent

Physician burnout has parallels to rising societal populism. Failure to address the disconnect between clinicians and the healthcare system will exacerbate the primary care crisis.


Veronica Fassio, PharmD

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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.



James T. Tufano, MHA, PhD

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Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration: A Prospective, Quasi-Experimental, Before and After Evaluation

A 12-month evaluation of a patient-centered medical home demonstration indicated improvement in quality of care without an increase in overall costs.




Uchenna H. Iloeje, MD, MPH

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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.


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