Opening and Continuing the Discussion on Influenza Vaccination Timing
August 11th 2010A patient-centered medical home with intensive case management and a payer partner can significantly improve hospital utilization and may decrease total medical costs for a Medicare population.
Antihypertensive Medication Adherence and Subsequent Healthcare Utilization and Costs
August 11th 2010Retrospective analysis of antihypertensive medication adherence and subsequent total healthcare costs demonstrated a significant, continuous, and inversely proportional effect of adherence on total healthcare costs.
Using Search Engine Query Data to Track Pharmaceutical Utilization: A Study of Statins
August 2nd 2010Google query data for 2 statins demonstrated association with temporal and geographic utilization benchmarks, suggesting that query data can be used to track real-time utilization.