May 2009

May 07, 2009

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

May 07, 2009

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

May 07, 2009

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.

May 07, 2009

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

May 07, 2009

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

May 07, 2009

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

May 01, 2009

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