March 10, 2011
Article
WEB EXCLUSIVE
To generate cost savings, plan sponsors should implement transitional care programs and disease management programs that consider risk, actionability, treatment and program effectiveness, and costs.
March 10, 2011
Article
WEB EXCLUSIVE
The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of intravenous neuraminidase inhibitors for patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1), creating a need for economic studies.
March 10, 2011
Article
WEB EXCLUSIVE
High-deductible benefit design was associated with increased out-of-pocket costs for maternity care, but had no adverse impacts on receipt of recommended prenatal and postpartum care.
January 29, 2011
Article
POLICY
There is a critical need for comparative information about plan resource use to support value-based purchasing efforts.
January 29, 2011
Article
MANAGERIAL
The health savings account-eligible design may decrease costs and utilization, but it also may decrease use of preventive services.
January 28, 2011
Article
CLINICAL
Using an electronic health record to identify and implement colorectal cancer screening in a population of eligible patients achieved higher uptake than a visit-based approach.
January 26, 2011
Article
CLINICAL
This cross-sectional retrospective study found comparable blood pressure control rates among patients with hypertension receiving primary care from a nurse practitioner versus a physician.
January 25, 2011
Article
CLINICAL
Higher overall patient satisfaction with inpatient care and discharge planning is associated with lower 30-day readmission rates after adjusting for clinical quality.
January 25, 2011
Article
CLINICAL
Healthcare costs are elevated for patients on chronic opioid therapy; nonadherence to the opioid regimen, based on urine drug monitoring results, further increases costs.
January 24, 2011
Article
CLINICAL
Overuse of rescue medication among asthma patients is associated with increased exacerbations and higher total and asthma-related healthcare costs.
January 14, 2011
Article
The American Journal of Managed Care
The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of intravenous neuraminidase inhibitors for patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1), creating a need for economic studies.
January 14, 2011
Article
The American Journal of Managed Care
High-deductible benefit design was associated with increased out-of-pocket costs for maternity care, but had no adverse impacts on receipt of recommended prenatal and postpartum care.
January 14, 2011
Article
The American Journal of Managed Care
To generate cost savings, plan sponsors should implement transitional care programs and disease management programs that consider risk, actionability, treatment and program effectiveness, and costs.