June 15, 2009
Article
The American Journal of Managed Care
A systematic review of interactive voice response system studies showed that these interventions significantly benefit adherence to various processes of care.
June 15, 2009
Article
The American Journal of Managed Care
This article examines the changing effects of managed care on prescription drug formulary use in the United States.
June 15, 2009
Article
CLINICAL
An asthma disease management program reduced medical services utilization for urban children and had a potentially positive return on investment for Medicaid managed care plans.
June 15, 2009
Article
POLICY
Midlevel providers were significantly less likely than physicians to change blood pressure (BP) treatment for complex diabetic patients presenting with elevated BP at a single visit.
June 15, 2009
Article
COMMENTARY
In this commentary, our Co-Editors-in-Chief advocate valuebased principles that align incentives to encourage use of high value services as an important tool in healthcare reform.
June 15, 2009
Article
CLINICAL
Evaluation of cancer patients’ quality of life at admission enabled improvement of their satisfaction with received care at discharge.
June 15, 2009
Article
CLINICAL
Tailoring coaching to each patient’s activation level may improve clinical indicators and reduce utilization more than the usual disease management coaching.
June 01, 2009
Article
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Integrated care systems allegedly provide better care. This study of 97 large medical groups nationally provides suggestive evidence that this may be true.
June 01, 2009
Article
WEB EXCLUSIVE
Medication adherence is important in chronic disease management. This systematic review demonstrates that dosing frequency has important effects on medication adherence.