May 2009

Widespread adoption of evidence-based protocols and healthy lifestyles provide a combined opportunity to reduce up to $1 trillion of current healthcare spending.

Physician participation rates in a pay-for-performance program are related to the amount of rewards offered.

This retrospective cohort study found that a sizable proportion of standard Medicare Part D drug program beneficiaries reached the “doughnut hole.”

Although some interventions may enhance medication safety, an electronic medical record reminder to providers may not be an efficient use of resources.

Home telemonitoring represents a promising approach for the management of respiratory conditions and supports early identification of deteriorations in patient condition and symptoms control.

Care management patients experienced slightly greater improvements in CVD risk factor control than a set of matched controls. Both populations showed significant improvement over time.

Patient satisfaction does not seem to be influenced by the intensity of medical resource use by their physicians.