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Contributor: When It Comes to Maternal Health, States Can Be Health Plans’ North StarStates are turning to alternative payment models to improve outcomes and reduce health care expenditures, representing a critical step forward specifically for the US maternal health crisis.
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Patient-Centered Medical Home Features and Expenditures by Medicare BeneficiariesAnalysis of the impact of individual features of the patient-centered medical home care model on future healthcare expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries.
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CMS Gets Ready to Release OCM Report CardsOncology care model (OCM) practices are awaiting CMS' release of the first performance period one true-up and performance period two initial reconciliation results.
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Using Guidelines: When Is It Appropriate?This article aims to review guideline development methodology to inform users on key aspects to consider when judging if a practice should be adapted or changed.
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Utilization of HER2 Genetic Testing in a Multi-Institutional Observational StudyEvaluation of real-world implementation of HER2 testing showed that uptake was high (>90%) and trastuzumab treatment was targeted to patients with positive HER2 status.
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The Effect of Medicare Eligibility on Diagnosis of Chronic ConditionsMedicare coverage did not necessarily lead to increased diagnosis of chronic conditions.
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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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Effects of Documentation-Based Decision Support on Chronic Disease ManagementA trial of electronic note–based decision support showed small effects on management of patients with heart disease and diabetes, mostly because it was infrequently used.
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Redefining and Reaffirming Managed Care for the 21st CenturyInnovations are powering the evolution of patient-centered care, and health plans are at the center of this innovation story.
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A Telephone-Based Intervention for Increasing the Use of Osteoporosis Medication: A Randomized Controlled TrialIn this randomized controlled trial, women receiving monthly telephone calls had significantly higher use of osteoporosis medication at 1 year versus women receiving usual care.
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Are Chronically Ill Patients High Users of Homecare Services in Canada?Assessments of self-care capacity and other measures were the most precise ways to identify individuals who could be classified as chronically ill, in their status as the highest users, both individually and collectively, of homecare services.
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Adaptation of an Asthma Management Program to a Small ClinicThe authors adapted a successful large-scale, specialist-run asthma management program to an existing multi-specialty clinic utilizing existing resources and achieving similar outcomes.
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Managed Care Enrollment and Chronically Disabled Women With Breast CancerWe examine the effects of managed care enrollment and healthcare utilization level on breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment in disabled women.
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Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Pneumonia Admission Care ComponentsMultivariate analyses associate increased emergency department volume with delayed nursing-dependent care for patients with pneumonia, despite high ratios of nurses to patients.
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Medical Costs Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Complications and ComorbiditiesA large proportion of medical costs for type 2 diabetes are attributable to complications and comorbidities, especially end stage renal disease with dialysis or kidney transplantation.
