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Impact of Incentives to Improve Care for Primary Care PatientsMultiple factors can impact the effectiveness of financial incentives intended to encourage primary care providers to improve patient experiences.
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Referring Wisely: Orthopedic Referral Guidelines at an Academic InstitutionThe authors used the modified Delphi method to develop local orthopedic referral guidelines, enabling detailed decision support and non—face-to-face consultation at the point of referral.
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Shared Medical Appointments in a Residency Clinic: An Exploratory Study Among Hispanics With DiabetesThis article evaluates and compares the effectiveness of shared medical appointments versus regular office visits among Hispanic patients with diabetes.
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Transitioning Community Hospitals to Value-Based Care: Lessons From MassachusettsThis article examines the evolution of the Community Hospital Acceleration, Revitalization and Transformation investment program in Massachusetts and informs other states seeking to transform care delivery in community hospitals toward value-based care.
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Potential Spillover Effects on Traditional Medicare When Physicians Bear Medicare Advantage RiskMedicare beneficiaries treated by physicians with high levels of Medicare Advantage risk exposure had higher care quality and efficiency outcomes compared with those treated by other physicians.
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VA Geriatric Scholars Program’s Impact on Prescribing Potentially Inappropriate MedicationsPrimary care teams reduced their prescribing of potentially inappropriate medications to older veterans after participation in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Geriatric Scholars Program.
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Pediatric Integrated Delivery System's Experience With Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)Experience of a pediatric integrated delivery system with the surge from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic is described, emphasizing scale, scope, and flexibility at multiple locations.
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Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Preventive Service UsePreventive service use was better in patients with a usual source of care but little improved by patient-centered medical home status.
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Stopping the Flood: Reducing Harmful Cascades of CareReducing cascades while maintaining our commitment to high-quality care requires equipping patients and clinicians with the information, tools, and support to embrace uncertainty.
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Inefficiencies in Osteoarthritis and Chronic Low Back Pain ManagementThis study identified inefficiencies in drug and medical service utilization related to pain management among Medicare members with osteoarthritis and chronic low back pain.
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Impact of Dementia on Costs of Modifiable Comorbid ConditionsAlzheimer disease and other dementias (ADOD) have a substantial impact on the prevalence and costs of certain comorbid conditions compared with matched beneficiaries without ADOD.
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Are Healthcare Quality "Report Cards" Reaching Consumers? Awareness in the Chronically Ill PopulationUsing longitudinal data, this paper examines to what extent comparative quality information in the form of healthcare "report cards" is reaching chronically ill adults.
