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Privately Negotiated Facility Fees at Ambulatory Surgery Centers and HospitalsPrivate negotiated facility fees at hospitals are on average double the ambulatory surgery center facility fees for common outpatient procedures.
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Inpatient Electronic Health Record Maintenance From 2010 to 2015In the 6 years following inpatient electronic health record (EHR) implementation, an average of 2.5 significant EHR changes per day were made for maintenance and improvement.
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Is It Possible to Prevent or Delay Type 1 Diabetes?A partnership between JDRF and Janssen Pharmaceuticals seeks ways to intercept the disease before it progresses.
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Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Early Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure?Proactive identification of cognitive impairment and compensatory destigmatized patient/familial psychoeducation regarding “forgetfulness” in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure may reduce readmission rates substantially.
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Voice Response System to Measure Healthcare Costs:A STAR*D ReportModerate underreporting biases were found when patient responses to an interactive voice response system were compared with medical records in the STAR*D clinical trial.
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The Blueprint for Complex Care: Laying the Groundwork to Build a Field Across SectorsComplex care is cross-sector and person-centered, and it could bend America’s healthcare cost curve. The Blueprint for Complex Care gives this new field a national framework.
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Quantifying Opportunities for Hospital Cost Control: Medical Device Purchasing and Patient Discharge PlanningThe authors quantify the potential reduction in hospital costs from adopting best local practices in supply chain management and discharge planning within a major metropolitan market.
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Ease of Ordering High- and Low-Value Services in Various Electronic Health RecordsThis study evaluates the ease of ordering high- and low-value clinical services in a national sample of electronic health records.
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Patients’ Access to 2018 FDA-Approved Drugs 1 Year Post Approval2018 was a landmark year for new drug approvals. However, patients’ access to these novel drugs varied by drug category and enrolled health plan.
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Comparison of Provider and Plan-Based Targeting Strategies for Disease ManagementThe authors compared targeting strategies and characteristics of chronic disease care management programs delivered by primary care practices with one administered by a large health plan.
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Characteristics of Residential Care Communities That Use Electronic Health RecordsSelect organizational characteristics and geographic locations were independently associated with the use of any electronic health record system among residential care communities.
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The Effect of Depression Treatment on Work ProductivityThis study demonstrated that reduction of depression symptoms following routine treatment in primary care is significantly associated with improvements in productivity at work.
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A Meta-analysis Update: Percutaneous Coronary InterventionsMeta-analyses of percutaneous coronary interventions in stable coronary artery disease are updated to include 2 recent large randomized controlled trials.
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Increasing Copayments and Adherence to Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemic MedicationsA copayment increase from $2 to $7 adversely affected veterans' adherence to statins, antihypertensives, and oral hypoglycemic agents.
