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Access to Chiropractic Care and the Cost of Spine Conditions Among Older AdultsAmong older adults who have a spine condition, access to chiropractic care may reduce medical spending on diagnostic services.
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Medicare Inpatient and Postdischarge Outcomes of Elective Percutaneous Coronary InterventionsAn understanding of risk-adjusted outcomes for percutaneous coronary interventions for both inpatient and 90-day postdischarge events is necessary for the redesign of care outcomes.
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Age and Rural Residence Effects on Accessing Colorectal Cancer Treatments: A Registry StudyOlder patients with colorectal cancer were less likely to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; rural patients with colon cancer were less likely to undergo chemotherapy.
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Long-Term Statin Use and the Risk of Parkinson's DiseaseThis historical cohort study demonstrates that long-term statin use is associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of Parkinson's disease.
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Community-Based Health Information Technology Alliances: Potential Predictors of Early SustainabilityCommunities led by health information organizations were more likely than those led by healthcare organizations to receive ongoing funding for implementing health information technology.
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Successful Implementation of APSO Notes Across a Major Health SystemIn this study, the authors demonstrate widespread adoption and satisfaction with the novel APSO (Assessment, Plan, Subjective, Objective) format for progress notes at a large, integrated health delivery network.
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Enhanced Risk Prediction Model for Emergency Department Use and Hospitalizations in Patients in a Primary Care Medical HomeAn enhanced risk model incorporating medication use, prior healthcare utilization, and mental health with comorbid health conditions predicts healthcare utilization better than health conditions alone.
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Long-term Glycemic Control After 6 Months of Basal Insulin TherapyThe authors evaluate long-term glycemic control in a 5-year follow-up period after patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus with severe hyperglycemia were treated with 6 months of basal insulin therapy in a randomized controlled trial.
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Considerations for Optimal Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable DiscussionStakeholders, including national and regional managed care decision makers and providers, met to discuss the clinical background, health economics, and management strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at a roundtable meeting on December 10, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.
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Did Medicare Advantage Payment Cuts Affect Beneficiary Access and Affordability?The Affordable Care Act’s reductions to Medicare Advantage plan payments were not significantly associated with healthcare access or affordability for enrollees.
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Solutions for Reducing Patient Cost Sharing for MedicationsCost sharing for medications presents a serious access barrier for many blood cancer patients. Available solutions, if embraced by policymakers, could reduce such cost sharing with very little impact on premiums.
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Can Cancer Patients Seeking a Second Opinion Get Better Care?Colorectal resection patients in Taiwan with heavy hospital shopping behaviors got better surgical care than those who did not shop or hospitals.
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Concentration of High-Cost Patients in Hospitals and MarketsHigh-cost patients are only modestly concentrated in specific hospitals and healthcare markets.
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More Comprehensive Discussion of CRC Screening Associated With Higher ScreeningMore comprehensive discussion of colorectal screening by primary care physicians was associated with higher screening rates among adults aged 51 to 80 years who were overdue for screening.
