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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
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Evaluation of Institutional Practices for Medication Access for Uninsured Patients

The authors assessed charitable care spending for a 1-month supply of medications at discharge. One-third of the cost was spent on medications for which a more sustainable coverage method exists.

Adam Spira, PhD, MA

Adam Spira, PhD, MA, professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Multidimensional Sleep Health Linked to Vascular Dementia Risk in Aging Adults: Adam Spira, PhD, MA

Adam Spira, PhD, MA, discusses how composite measures of sleep health may offer a modifiable target to reduce dementia risk.

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.

Alison Marks, BA
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Blood Pressure Control Among Adherent vs Nonadherent Medicare Patients With Hypertension

This study evaluated whether adherence to a hypertension quality measure correlates with actual blood pressure control. Findings reveal misalignment between adherence metrics and clinical outcomes.

Andres E. Santana, BA
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Preoperative Acute Care Spending Predicts Costs in Bundled Payment Programs

Preoperative acute care costs significantly predicted postoperative costs in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model year 3 surgeries, suggesting that accounting for preoperative factors may improve bundled payment outcomes.

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
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Food Insecurity Identification Modeling for Medicare Enrollees Using Administrative Data

Food insecurity identification modeling for Medicare can establish a reliable method of prioritizing members at risk of food insecurity for identification and program enrollment.

Olivia M. Hinds, MPH
Olivia M. Hinds, 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.