Authors


Allen R. Nissenson, MD

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Current Value-Based Care Models Need Greater Emphasis on Specialty Care

This article provides an overview of the impact of specialty care and the opportunity for it to leapfrog primary care as a lead focus for accountable care.




Gary A. Puckrein, PhD

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Previously Unrecognized Trends in Diabetes Consumption Clusters in Medicare

Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who are at the lowest levels of healthcare consumption often become some of the highest level consumers in subsequent years.



Linda Kimsey, PhD

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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian Institutions

Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.


Tricia Johnson, PhD

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Patient Outcomes Associated With Tailored Hospital Programs for Intellectual Disabilities

Patients with intellectual disabilities who were cared for in hospitals without programs tailored to intellectual disabilities had 6% higher costs, and those with extreme admission severity had 42% higher costs.





Felix Sebastian Wicke, Dr Med

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Performance of the Adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index Translated to ICD-10

We present an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) translation of the adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index and show its performance in predicting hospitalizations, mortality, and healthcare-associated costs.


Ella E. Lyons, MS

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Evaluation of Care Management Intensity and Bariatric Surgical Weight Loss

This study examines the effect of pre- and postoperative care management intensity on weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery in 9 US centers.


Joseph S. Alpert, MD

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Impact of Certified CME in Atrial Fibrillation on Administrative Claims

Use of administrative claims data is an innovative way of measuring the effect of continuing medical education on physician practice behavior and patient outcomes.


David H. Smith, PhD

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Improving Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medications With Information Technology

Improving adherence to long-term medication therapy remains a challenge. Health information technology interventions that leverage electronic medical records are promising, low-cost approaches for increasing adherence.



Carmella Sebastian, MD, MS, CPE

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Florida Blue Program Focuses on Weight Loss - and Fun - to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Older Adults

How does the largest payer in a state with a large senior population respond to the rising need for diabetes care and prevention?





Roger G. Kathol, MD

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General Medical Claims for Behavioral Health Patients in Japan

This Japanese cohort shows that behavioral health service users had health care costs higher than those of individuals who did not use behavioral health services, yet lower than the costs demonstrated by studies in US populations.


Sean Khozin, MD, MPH

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Personalized Medicine: On the Brink of Revolutionizing Cancer Care

With unprecedented activity in the area of precision medicine, with the successful development of several targeted therapies, the FDA has been in the forefront of efforts to ensure timely access to, and the safe and effective use of, these therapies.


John R. Penrod, PhD

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Cost-effectiveness of Nivolumab in Patients With NSCLC in the United States

This article presents a cost-effectiveness analysis of nivolumab vs docetaxel from the US payer perspective in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) based on randomized phase 3 studies with a minimum 5 years of follow-up.


Hsin-Chieh Yeh, PhD

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Association of Care Management Intensity With Healthcare Utilization in an All-Condition Care Management Program

Higher intensity of care management in an all-condition program addressing care coordination and care barriers was associated with increased healthcare utilization among Medicaid and Medicare patients.


Thomas E. Keane, MB, ChB, FRCSI

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Preliminary Treatment Considerations Among Men With Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

In a survey of local-stage prostate cancer patients, preference for prostatectomy was influenced by perceptions of its efficacy and personal burden versus nonsurgical options.


Brian E. Dixon, MPA, PhD, FHIMSS

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Getting From Here to There: Health IT Needs for Population Health

Aligning health information technology with population health requires organizations to think differently about data needs, exchange partners, and how to leverage both for evidence-based action.


Ronald E. Inge, DDS

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Case Study of Linking Dental and Medical Healthcare Records

An n - 1 deterministic linkage strategy was used successfully to merge dental and medical data from a healthcare plan and a dental insurance carrier.


Ted Okon, MBA

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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in a Multilateral Collaboration in an Independent Community Cancer Clinic: Translating Words Into Action

No One Left Behind, a program to provide financial assistance and access to cancer care at Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates in South Carolina, will be discussed during a session of the Community Oncology Alliance 2022 Community Oncology Conference.


Christine Nguyen, MD, MS

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Opportunities to Improve the Value of Outpatient Surgical Care

Outpatient surgeries in the United States account for roughly 7% of annual healthcare expenditures. To exploit substantial opportunities to improve the value of outpatient surgical care, the authors composed an evidence-based care delivery composite for national discussion and pilot testing.



Alan Balch, PhD

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The Need to Eliminate Barriers to Personalized Medicine

Precision medicine will perhaps establish some of the most important biomedical innovations of our generation. However, for that future to become a reality, we have to create an access and reimbursement environment that is conducive to precision care.

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