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Penny Gilbert, MBA, BSM, BSN, RN, CPHQ

Latest:

Redesigning the Work of Case Management: Testing a Predictive Model for Readmission

New case management model achieves success in reducing readmissions and is easily duplicated across the Baptist Health System, Inc.



Catherine I. Starner, PharmD

Latest:

Sofosbuvir Initial Therapy Abandonment and Manufacturer Coupons in a Commercially Insured Population

Member cost negatively affects initial medication adherence and manufacturer coupons can decrease member share by up to 98%.


Erin C. Fuse Brown, JD, MPH

Latest:

The Challenge of Paying for Cost-Effective Cures

For cost-effective cures, the drug pricing policy challenge is not simply to lower prices, but also to spread the drug costs among payers.


Harry C. Sax, MD

Latest:

Choosing Wisely Clinical Decision Support Adherence and Associated Inpatient Outcomes

This analysis examines the associations between adherence to Choosing Wisely recommendations embedded into clinical decision support alerts and 4 measures of resource use and quality.






Shui Ling Wong, MS

Latest:

Direct Oral Anticoagulant Prescription Trends, Switching Patterns, and Adherence in Texas Medicaid

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are associated with increased prescription costs. Actual practice data show a high switch rate and poor adherence among DOAC initiators that need to be addressed.


Carl van Walraven, MD, FRCPC, MSc

Latest:

Interactive Voice Response Systems for Improving Delivery of Ambulatory Care

A systematic review of interactive voice response system studies showed that these interventions significantly benefit adherence to various processes of care.



Diana C. Toe, PharmD

Latest:

Anticonvulsant Use After Formulary Status Change for Brand-Name Second-Generation Anticonvulsants

The utilization pattern of anticonvulsants after a change in preferred-formulary coverage resulted in health plan savings of $0.16 per member per month.




Leon D. Sanchez, MD, MPH

Latest:

Who Should We Treat: Elective Surgical Admissions or Patients With COVID-19?

In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care leaders must work to optimize emergency department and hospital efficiency while maintaining patient access to care.





William E. Golden, MD

Latest:

The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative: Early Perceptions of Multi-Payer Reform in a Fragmented Provider Landscape

Arkansas has implemented multi-payer payment reform incorporating both episodic and Patient-Centered Medical Home models. Early perceptions of a sample of stakeholders were largely positive to date.


Candace Gunnarsson, EdD

Latest:

The Unintended Consequences of Medicare’s Wage Index Adjustment on Device-Intensive Hospital Procedures

The authors found an association between Medicare’s wage index adjustment and the differential use of labor-intensive surgical procedures and medical device–intensive minimally invasive clinical procedures across the United States.



Laura S. Lorenz, PhD

Latest:

Testing Novel Patient Financial Incentives to Increase Breast Cancer Screening

This study tested 3 financial incentives encouraging breast cancer screening (mammograms) among women deemed overdue. None were effective overall; "person-centered" incentives worked in the most recently screened subgroup.





Malini Chandra, MS, MBA

Latest:

Challenges of Fracture Risk Assessment in Asian and Black Women

Differences in bone density and FRAX fracture risk scores among Black and Asian women yield greater discordance in fracture risk estimation compared with White women.



Kevin F. Foley, PhD

Latest:

Pilot of Urgent Care Center Evaluation for Acute Coronary Syndrome

A formal protocol for urgent care center evaluation of potential acute coronary syndrome safely precluded emergency department visits among 84% of those eligible.


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