Pilot of Decision Support to Individualize Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations
August 18th 2015Colorectal cancer screening involves balancing immediate harms with longer-term benefits; electronic medical record decision support may facilitate personalized benefit/harm assessment.
It's Time for CMS to Utilize Functional Assessment as a Key Quality Component
August 17th 2015This editorial reviews the recently published study (AJMC April) by Gerrard et al, which analyzed the statistical prediction model of the Fitness Index Measure for hospital readmission in unilateral hip fractures.
Acupuncture and Chiropractic Care: Utilization and Electronic Medical Record Capture
July 20th 2015Most patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain use acupuncture or chiropractic care. A substantial percentage of this utilization, however, is not captured by the electronic medical record.
Determinants of Medicare Plan Choices: Are Beneficiaries More Influenced by Premiums or Benefits?
July 16th 2015Using new data, the authors found that consumers in the Medicare Advantage market are fairly insensitive to premiums, but respond more strongly to reduced medical cost sharing.
Low-Value Care for Acute Sinusitis Encounters: Who's Choosing Wisely?
July 15th 2015Acute sinusitis is a common acute illness and offers an opportunity to eliminate low-value care. The authors describe current practices, comparing primary care, urgent care, and the emergency department.