Authors

Giovanni Cucchiaro, MD, MPP
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Improving Pain Clinic Outcomes With Preappointment Surveys: Data-Driven Policy Change

Implementing a policy change to require preappointment surveys before scheduling initial clinic evaluations can improve wait-list times and show rates.

Michael H. Shannon, MD
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Exploratory Study of Selected Stakeholder Insights Into Continuous Glucose Monitoring in T2D With Risk-Sharing Agreements

A small expert panel was selected to share professional experiences with risk-sharing agreements and advance the cost-effective utilization of continuous glucose monitoring–centered care in type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Marcus Rauhut, MPS
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Billing for Tobacco Cessation: Enhancing Data Quality and Revenue Capture

Outpatient electronic health records at an academic medical center showed that only 1% of visits by tobacco users were associated with a bill for cessation counseling.

Shay Roth, PharmD, BCPS
Fei Han, PhD
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Predicting Severe Diabetes Complications Using Administrative Claims Data in Maryland

Predictive risk scores created using administrative claims and publicly available social determinants of health data strongly predicted severe diabetes complications for Maryland Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.

Cy Huffman, MD
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Building a Payment Model for Health Coaching in Primary Care: Lessons From Tennessee

This case study describes Tennessee’s process for convening key stakeholders to develop uniform payment guidelines to encourage increased preventive service delivery.

Jose Guzman Garcia, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP

Jose Guzman Garcia, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP, is an associate chief pharmacy officer at UC Davis Health.

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Pharmacy Innovations That Improve Care Quality, Cut Costs: A Q&A With Jose Guzman Garcia, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP

Jose Guzman Garcia, PharmD, MHA, BCCCP, discusses key pharmacy initiatives at UC Davis Health.

Andres E. Santana, BA
Jarrod E. Dalton, PhD
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High-Intensity Home-Based Rehabilitation in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization

High-intensity home-based rehabilitation (HIHR) may substitute for facility-based postacute rehabilitation. Patients in HIHR had better functional outcomes at lower costs than patients in facility-based care.

Debra Hersh, MPH
Edward Juhn, MD, MBA, MPH

Dr. Edward Juhn is the chief quality officer of Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). IEHP is committed to its vision of not resting until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. IEHP is located in the Inland Empire, a region that covers more than 27,000 square miles and is larger than 10 US states.

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Contributor: Beyond a One-Size-Fits-All for Managed Care Plan Benchmarks

Comparing plans with similar characteristics, such as size, geographic location, or demographics served, allows for more meaningful insights and improvement opportunities.

Jacob E. Kurlander, MD, MS
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Navigation and Clinician Payment Investments Enhance Colorectal Cancer Screening Benefits

Investing in patient navigation and clinician incentives ensures colorectal cancer screening completion, improves early detection, reduces disparities, achieves cost savings, and advances population health for all stakeholders.