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Samuel W. Bott, BS

Latest:

Pricing of Monoclonal Antibody Therapies: Higher If Used for Cancer?

The annual price of monoclonal antibody therapies used in oncology and hematology is about $100,000 higher than those used in other disease states.



Dawn Provenzale, MD, MS

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Variability in Resource Use: Diagnosing Colorectal Cancer

In a cohort of 449 patients with colorectal cancer in the VA health system, diagnostic resource use varied with facility, patient age, and patient presentation.


Matthew S. Kruszewski, PharmD

Latest:

Toyota Production System Quality Improvement Initiative Improves Perioperative Antibiotic Therapy

Use of Toyota production system methods as part of a nosocomial MRSA prevention initiative on a surgical unit improved quality of care in other areas.








Steven L. Kronick, MD, MS

Latest:

False Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for Primary PCI

Between 2005 and 2011, rates of cardiac catheterization laboratory false activation doubled while mean door-to-balloon times for primary PCI declined.


Guest Editor-in-Chief for the health IT issue of The American Journal of Managed Care

Latest:

An Introduction to the Health IT Issue

Recent policy changes and technological innovation have led to the widespread adoption of electronic health record systems and other forms of health information technology, which are starting to play an increasingly important role in the US healthcare system to improve quality while reducing costs.


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Latest:

Request of Acute Phase Markers in Primary Care in Spain

This study compared the requesting patterns for acute phase markers from primary care departments in different institutions in Spain.


Lakshmi Ananth, MS

Latest:

Mental Illness and Warfarin Use in Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation patients with mental illness are less likely to receive warfarin anticoagulation; those who do receive warfarin have excess risk of over-anticoagulation.


Luis-Emilio Garcia-Perez, MD, PhD

Latest:

Medication Adherence and Improved Outcomes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Adherence to glucose-lowering agents was associated with a significant reduction in use of acute care resources without any increased total medical costs.



Susan L. Ettner, PhD

Latest:

Physician Variation in Lung Cancer Treatment at the End of Life

Patients receiving care for advanced non—small cell lung cancer in small, independent oncology practices are more likely to receive chemotherapy in the last 30 days of life.



Selwyn P. Oskowitz, MD

Latest:

Long-term Economic Benefits Attributed to IVF-conceived Children: A Lifetime Tax Calculation

We estimate the future net tax contributions from an IVF-conceived child to highlight that removing barriers to fertility treatments can have long-term economic benefits.






Gibbs Kanyongo, PhD

Latest:

Factors Associated With Primary Hip Arthroplasty After Hip Fracture

Patient, clinical, and hospital factors were associated with receiving primary hip arthroplasty versus no surgery after hip fracture in the United States.


Charles E. Birse, PhD

Latest:

Population Health Screenings for the Prevention of Chronic Disease Progression

Identification of chronic diseases in their early stages enables prompt treatment that can slow or prevent disease development and debilitating and costly health outcomes.



Amal N. Trivedi, MD, MPH

Latest:

Medicaid Expansion, Managed Care Plan Composition, and Enrollee Experience

Medicaid expansion was associated with substantial changes in Medicaid managed care plan composition, which may influence a plan’s performance on enrollee experience metrics.


Jaeyong Bae, PhD

Latest:

Electronic Reminder's Role in Promoting Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Use

The use of the electronic health record’s clinical reminder functionality is systematically related to higher human papillomavirus vaccine administration rates.

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