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Cost of Home vs Clinic Administration of Paclitaxel in Metastatic Breast CancerHome administration of oral paclitaxel and encequidar is associated with potential cost savings for payers compared with clinic administration of intravenous chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients.
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Geographic Variation in Medicare and the Military Healthcare SystemGeographic variation in healthcare spending and utilization within the Military Health System is higher and significantly correlated with Medicare across hospital referral regions.
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Medical Homes Require More Than an EMR and Aligned IncentivesPrimary care teams implementing medical homes experience professional role confusion and interpersonal conflict, and require effective administrative leadership to ensure success during this transition.
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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare SystemThis study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.
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Physician Financial Incentives and Care for the Underserved in the United StatesFinancial incentives alter the quality and quantity of care that physicians provide. Understanding physicians' recent experience with incentives may help shape current payment reform efforts.
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Multiple Sclerosis: Looking Toward the FutureHeidi Crayton, MD, and Maria Lopes, MD, discuss future research in multiple sclerosis that they find exciting and promising.
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Effects of Telephone Counseling on Antipsychotic Adherence and Emergency Department UtilizationA telehealth nursing program used psychological counseling techniques to improve antipsychotic medication adherence, leading to reduced emergency department utilization in a managed Medicaid population.
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Antidepressant Medication Adherence via Interactive Voice Response Telephone CallsOur age-adjusted evaluation found that IVR calls had little impact on antidepressant medication adherence rates and that rates generally increased markedly with increasing age.
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Impact of 2 Employer-Sponsored Population Health Management Programs on Medical Care Cost and UtilizationIntegrated health management programs combining disease prevention and disease management services, although popular with employers, may not save money, at least in their first year.
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Prescription Opioid Abuse: Challenges and Opportunities for PayersThis article outlines strategies insurers can use to mitigate their risks related to prescription opioid abuse by members, while addressing this serious public health problem.
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Twitter Accounts Followed by Congressional Health StaffDisseminating timely and relevant research findings to policy makers is a national priority to inform health policy decisions. Social media is a novel tool to bridge the communication gap.
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Process, Cost, and Clinical Quality: The Initial Oral Contraceptive VisitLinking variation in process with cost and quality provides the opportunity for identifying low-cost, high-quality processes.
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Alternative Payment Models: Paving the Way or Building a Wall for Personalized Medicine?As personalized medicine rapidly becomes an effective tool for combating cancer, payers are exploring new, value-based payment paradigms. These trends will soon intersect, and depending on how they are structured, the new payment models could accelerate or stifle personalized medicine's progress.
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Access to Primary and Dental Care Among Adults Newly Enrolled in MedicaidNearby provider supply did not affect identification of usual sources of primary or dental care among new Medicaid enrollees. Strategies to improve access are needed.
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The Impact of Kaua'i Care Transition Intervention on Hospital Readmission RatesBy enrolling selected high-risk elderly patients into the intervention, then empowering and educating them, this study successfully reduced hospital readmission rates.
