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Connected Care: Improving Outcomes for Adults With Serious Mental IllnessCase study of a payer-led intervention to improve coordination of care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness.
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Testing of a Tethered Personal Health Record Framework for Early End-of-Life DiscussionsPilot testing demonstrates the use of a novel, personal health record—based framework used in primary care settings may improve presence and quality of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record.
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Value-Based Insurance Design in Louisiana: Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Zero Dollar Co-pay ProgramEnrollment in a value-based insurance design program that eliminated pharmacy co-pays for 4 chronic disease drug classes was associated with a large decline in health care spending.
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Hospital Responses to DSRIP Program Reforms in New JerseyThis study examines the New Jersey Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program using hospital web surveys and key informant interviews and finds progress toward data-driven population health management for low-income patients.
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Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on Medication Adherence and AdjustmentsThe Veterans Health Administration implemented primary care intensive management for high-risk patients. Impacts of this program on patients’ medication adherence and adjustments were modest.
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Medical Home Transformation and Breast Cancer ScreeningBreast cancer screening may not improve in early medical home implementation.
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Effectiveness of Care Coordination and Health Counseling in Advancing IllnessThis prospective trial suggests that specialized care coordination and health counseling for patients coping with advanced stages of 4 life-limiting illnesses can be beneficial.
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Enhancing Patient and Family Engagement Through Meaningful Use Stage 3: Opportunities and Barriers to ImplementationTwo leading US health systems attempted to implement 4 draft objectives for Meaningful Use Stage 3 within their health IT infrastructure to provide feedback on needed enhancements to the policy.
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Insurance Switching and Mismatch Between the Costs and Benefits of New TechnologiesTransformative therapies with high up-front costs will exacerbate the need to address gaps between payers when costs and benefits occur at different times.
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The Impact of Germline Testing for Hereditary Cancer PostdiagnosisAuthors from Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), a nonprofit organization focused on hereditary cancer, discuss the importance of genetic testing, guidelines, and coverage considerations.
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Gender Differences in Newly Separated Veterans’ Use of HealthcareA survey of veterans leaving the military in 2016 found that women may be underserved by the Veterans Health Administration and may need housing assistance.
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Mental Health Care in Pediatric Diabetes: Overcoming Challenges and BarriersThe American Diabetes Association recently recognized the important role that psychosocial care plays in diabetes management. Addressing behavioral health needs at all stages of development in youth with diabetes is critical.
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The Accountable Primary Care Model: Beyond Medical Home 2.0The new Accountable Primary Care Model delivers Triple Aim-like outcomes. This model is empirical, measurable, programmatic, scalable, and transplantable.
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Comparison of Primary Payer in Cancer Registry and Discharge DataEnrollment in managed care among Medicaid enrollees presents challenges to classifying Medicaid coverage in cancer registries.
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Innovative Approach to Patient-Centered Care Coordination in Primary Care PracticesDescription of a program embedding nonlicensed care coordinators in primary care practices including training, interventions, and the effect of the program on emergency department visits.
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Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology: Evidence Suggests Benefits and Challenges Lie AheadThe authors discuss the wide-reaching impact of legislation spurring the adoption of health information technology and provide an overview of the content found in this special issue.
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Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home on Consistently High-Cost PatientsPatient-centered medical homes in Maryland’s multipayer demonstration disrupted the pattern of recurrently high expenditure among the costliest patients and improved continuity of care.
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Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries With Heart FailureModest increases in adherence to medication regimens among Medicare patients with heart failure were associated with lower Medicare spending in 3 major drug classes.
