August 2016

August 22, 2016

The authors found that comorbidity burden and the direction of behavioral change influence the relationship between adherence and medical spend. This could affect the cost-benefit considerations of medication adherence programs.

August 18, 2016

The authors apply HHS’s payment taxonomy framework to acute unscheduled care and describe how payment reform supports delivery innovation.

August 18, 2016

Adopting a patient-centered medical home model in safety net practices can effectively reduce emergency department use and increase the use of office visits among Medicaid patients.

August 17, 2016

Antibiotic prescribing has become viewed as a patient safety and quality-of-care issue. The authors analyzed quality measures related to appropriate antibiotic prescribing and testing.

August 16, 2016

Over 4 years, rates of personal health record use increased rapidly across the board, but a digital divide remained evident.

August 16, 2016

The authors review empirical evaluations of drug exclusion policies to examine their impact on patients and on healthcare costs.

August 16, 2016

A letter on reducing unnecessary spinal imaging through the introduction of an a priori threshold before an MRI, CT, or bone scan would be considered in patients with spinal pain, with a reply from Dr Gidwani, of the original February 2016 article.

August 08, 2016

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program has had a major impact on hospital leaders’ efforts to reduce readmission rates; however, important concerns about the program remain.

August 05, 2016

Although team-based care improved cardiovascular disease risk factors, it had a negative financial impact on a primary care practice.

August 01, 2016

Using longitudinal Medicare claims data, this study quantified the association of the Medicare Part D coverage gap with medication adherence among beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.