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Adjusting Starting Points for Initial Price Offers: The Example of IbrutinibIbrutinib has been selected for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act. The authors summarize the House Oversight Committee investigation to be considered by CMS during the price negotiation process.
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Impact of MMRV Combination Vaccine on Childhood Vaccination ComplianceAlthough vaccination compliance increased slightly following use of combination MMRV instead of separate MMR and varicella vaccines, additional barriers to improved compliance warrant future evaluation.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Impact of a Scalable Care Transitions Program for Readmission AvoidanceThe 30-day readmission risk was reduced 25% by a collaborative program model employing discharge planning and telephonic follow-up for high-risk patients with CMS penalty diagnoses.
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Frequency of and Harm Associated With Primary Care Safety IncidentsPhysicians' and nurses' assessments of the frequency and harm of incidents can be a supplemental method to study patient safety in the primary care office.
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Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program EvaluationResults, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.
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A Randomized, Pragmatic, Pharmacist-Led Intervention Reduced Opioids Following Orthopedic SurgeryThis pharmacist-led, patient-directed intervention demonstrated a reduction in opioid dispensings in the 90 days following hip replacement but not knee replacement.
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Case-Mix Adjustment for Diabetes Indicators: A Systematic ReviewA systematic review of the impact and rationale for the selection of adjustment factors (case-mix factors) used to describe performance in diabetes care.
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Healthcare Network Analysis of Patients With Diabetes and Their PhysiciansNetwork analyses of patients with diabetes in Hawaii illustrate structures and links that health plans could leverage to strengthen quality improvement and disease management programs.
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Development of Multipayer Claims-Based Emergency Department Episodes of CareThirty-day episodes of care initialized by emergency department visits can inform future quality improvement efforts.
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Preventive Drug Lists as Tools for Managing Asthma Medication CostsFindings of this qualitative interview study suggest promise, but also challenges, with regard to using preventive drug lists to help families manage asthma medication costs.
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Continuous Quality Improvement Program, Based on Lean Concepts, Allows Emptying of Emergency Department CorridorsA continuous quality improvement program, based on Lean concepts and including architectural, managerial, and organizational features, allows the emptying of emergency department corridors and the improvement of time interval measurements/quality indicators.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Pharmacist-Provided Treatment of Adult PharyngitisThis cost-effectiveness analysis of care options for group A streptococcus patients is the first to include community pharmacy as a possible point of care.
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Population Health in Primary Care: Cost, Quality, and Experience ImpactAn evaluation of the use of predictive modeling for primary care resource allocation demonstrated reduced spending and improved quality and patient experience for publicly insured adults.
