Rheumatoid Arthritis Medication Adherence in a Health System Specialty Pharmacy
December 12th 2020Integrated health system specialty pharmacies provide specialized services to patients, resulting in high rates of adherence to and financial assistance with specialty disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
To Report or Not Report Health Care Data Breaches
December 11th 2020This study presents information regarding the decisions that health care privacy officers make about reporting a data breach, including factors that can affect the decision process, such as personal/organizational knowledge, prior breach status, and framed scenarios.
Economic Burden of Osteoporotic Fractures: The Tip of the Iceberg?
December 11th 2020The economic burden of osteoporotic fractures may be much higher than estimated: just the tip of the iceberg. In this letter, we suggest that the cost of these fractures might be underestimated by considering only direct medical cost.
Prospective or Retrospective ACO Attribution Matters for Seriously Ill Patients
December 8th 2020This study compared beneficiary characteristics and Medicare per capita expenditures among seriously ill Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) populations defined using prospective and retrospective claims-based attribution methods.
Bridging the Divide Between Physicians and Administrators During COVID-19
September 18th 2020This article describes the tension that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic brought up between administrators and physicians and offers a potential set of solutions to deal with it.