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Bowling Alone, Healing Together: The Role of Social Capital in Delivery ReformAs delivery reform unfolds and leads to new models of care delivery, social capital will be a powerful concept to incorporate into their design and evaluation.
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Diabetes Care Improvement in Pharmacist- Versus Nurse-Supported Patient-Centered Medical HomesIn this longitudinal comparative effectiveness study of different chronic disease self-management support approaches within 1 system, both pharmacist- and nurse-led patient-centered medical home approaches improved diabetes care.
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Association Between Length of Stay and Readmission for COPDAmong patients admitted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at Veterans Affairs hospitals, hospital-level length of stay was not associated with 30-day readmission.
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Medicare Savings From Conservative Management of Low Back PainThis instrumental variables analysis estimates that Medicare would realize $362 million in annual savings if all patients with newly diagnosed low back pain were managed conservatively.
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Therapies for Treatment of Osteoporosis in US Women: Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact ConsiderationsOsteoporosis treatment for high-risk women is cost-effective, with bisphosphonates providing the most benefit at the lowest cost.
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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in a Multilateral Collaboration in an Independent Community Cancer Clinic: Translating Words Into ActionNo 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.
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Employers Should Disband Employee Weight Control ProgramsNo corporate weight control program has ever reported savings or even sustained weight loss using valid metrics across a sizable population for 2 years or more, accounting for dropouts and nonparticipants. Further, these programs can harm morale and even the health of the employees themselves.
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Impact of Primary and Specialty Care Integration via Asynchronous CommunicationGeisinger’s Ask-a-Doc program, which enables direct asynchronous communication between primary and specialty care, was associated with lower healthcare utilization and cost, implying more efficient care.
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Closing the Personalized Medicine Information Gap: HER2 Test Documentation PracticeDespite universal access to HER2 testing in Ontario, variability in reporting by region and disease severity presents challenges for program evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
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How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health CareCommercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.
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Common Elements in Opioid Use Disorder Guidelines for Buprenorphine PrescribingThis article presents a synthesis of opioid use disorder guidelines and a framework to link them to claims data and recognize higher-quality practice, monitor outcomes, and individualize intervention.
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Implementation of EHR-Based Strategies to Improve Outpatient CAD CareWe examined the impact of electronic reminders followed by performance reports and financial incentives. Physicians responded more to reports and incentives than to reminders alone.
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Adherence to Medication Under Mandatory and Voluntary Mail Benefit DesignsPharmacy benefit designs that mandate mail pharmacy use interfere with prescription drug access, particularly for individuals without previous mail pharmacy experience.
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Physician-Specific Variation in Medication Adherence Among Diabetes PatientsPhysician-specific, aggregate patient medication adherence data vary significantly and provide an expanded focus for interventions to improve patient adherence to treatment.
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Distinct Health Care Use Patterns of Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal DiseasesPatients with complex chronic disease can be grouped by varying propensity for health care continuity patterns, which could be harnessed to personalize health care utilization interventions.
