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Impact of Formulary Restrictions on Medication Intensification in Diabetes TreatmentFormulary restrictions on brand name noninsulin antihyperglycemic drugs have little impact on treatment intensification patterns among low-income patients with diabetes in Medicare Part D.
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Multiple Chronic Conditions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and ConsequencesThis study's findings showed that diabetes care remained suboptimal among many patients with multiple chronic conditions and that patient outcomes varied by multimorbidity profile.
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Discharge Before Noon: Is the Sun Half Up or Half Down?Discharge before noon was associated with longer length of stay in patients with medical diagnoses and shorter length of stay in surgical patients.
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Placement of Selected New FDA-Approved Drugs in Medicare Part D Formularies, 2009-2013There is significant heterogeneity in formulary placement and restrictions on new drug approvals in the Part D marketplace.
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Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Geriatric Transitions of Care on Readmission RatesAn interdisciplinary transitions of care service composed of nurse navigators, pharmacists, and medical providers reduced 30-day hospital readmissions among patients who received all components of the intervention.
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A Descriptive Study of Patients Receiving Foundational Financial Assistance Through Local Specialty PharmaciesLocal specialty pharmacies collaborated with a charitable assistance organization to provide a safety net and to facilitate care for patients with chronic illnesses, allowing them to focus on receiving and adhering to medication, rather than on financial toxicity.
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Burden of Alzheimer's Disease and Association With Negative Health OutcomesCommunity-based persons with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk of fractures, hospitalization, and various comorbidities than persons without the disease.
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Passive Social Health Surveillance and Inpatient ReadmissionsBy collecting self-identified social needs and linking them to claims data, this study analysis reveals that social needs are associated with inpatient readmissions.
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The Cost of Adherence Mismeasurement in Serious Mental Illness: A Claims-Based AnalysisThis study demonstrates that common pharmacy claims-based measures underestimate the effect of actual adherence on inpatient costs among patients with serious mental illness.
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Implementing an Oncology Precision Medicine Clinic in a Large Community Health SystemPrecision medicine is increasingly being utilized in oncology. Aurora Health Care has implemented Syapse software to integrate molecular data into the electronic health record to accommodate precision medicine findings.
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Impact of Statin Guidelines on Statin Utilization and Costs in an Employer-Based Primary Care ClinicAdherence to clinical guidelines in practice is often suboptimal and controversial. This study compares actual statin utilization and cost with full adoption of major clinical guidelines in a real-world population.
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Single- Versus Multiple-Tablet HIV Regimens: Adherence and Hospitalization RiskSingle-tablet regimens are associated with higher adherence rates, decreased hospitalizations, and a higher proportion of patients with undetectable viral load compared with multiple-tablet regimens in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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Co-payment Policies and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in MedicaidCo-payments for preventive services can discourage breast and cervical cancer screening among Medicaid enrollees, particularly breast cancer screening, which is more costly and time-consuming.
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Connected Care: Improving Outcomes for Adults With Serious Mental IllnessCase study of a payer-led intervention to improve coordination of care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness.
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Catheter Management After Benign Transurethral Prostate Surgery: RAND/UCLA Appropriateness CriteriaThis manuscript synthesizes findings from a multidisciplinary panel following the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to guide standardization of urinary catheter use after transurethral prostate surgery.
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The Value of Specialty Pharmaceuticals - A Systematic ReviewThis study examines whether patients treated with specialty pharmaceuticals have improved outcomes compared with patients treated with conventional therapies, and evaluates costs associated with these treatments.
