April 2010

April 07, 2010

This article studies the association of pharmacy cost sharing with antiplatelet therapy utilization and health outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome.

April 07, 2010

Pharmacist management of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in this randomized trial resulted in more patients decreasing their glycosylated hemoglobin level by at least 1.0%.

April 07, 2010

An asthma case management program increased preventive care but did not significantly decrease markers of exacerbations.

April 07, 2010

Educating employees about their cost-sharing responsibilities could lead to more efficient use of the healthcare system.

April 07, 2010

Older patients with colorectal cancer were less likely to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy; rural patients with colon cancer were less likely to undergo chemotherapy.

April 07, 2010

The relationship between higher cost sharing and reduced medication use may be confounded by patients' healthy lifestyles or their health choices.

April 07, 2010

Building negative incentives into value-based insurance design programs to discourage use of low-value care will involve a number of challenges.

April 07, 2010

Provision of quality healthcare covered in a quality way requires both information and courage.

April 01, 2010

High rates of health information technology use by physicians were only modestly associated with better knowledge of drug costs.

April 01, 2010

An Internet-based weight management program provides a cost-effective alternative for weight management.

April 01, 2010

This article highlights the work of the National Oncology Working Group (NOW) Initiative.