June 2021

This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions.

Mean in-network commercial allowed amounts and charges per anesthesia conversion factor are 314% and 659% of traditional Medicare rates, respectively. Medicare Advantage payments align with traditional Medicare prices.

This article demonstrates that few patient encounters with indicators of need for diabetes self-management education result in a provider referral to the service.

This study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.

Hospital performance measures, such as prices and costs, are associated with hospital-insurer contract types.

Human synthetic insulin may offer low-cost, effective treatment for certain patients with diabetes and financial constraints.

The prevalence of individuals with multiple chronic conditions continues to increase. Evidence-based modifications to care delivery processes can help to improve care management effectiveness.

The authors report an approach of outpatient clinic workflow reorganization utilizing simple, inexpensive measures to improve patient engagement and experience in addition to providing a safe setting for patients for clinic visits in the wake of COVID-19.

This is the first study to estimate the hospital lengths of stay and costs of male breast cancer at the US population level.

The frequency of low-value care can be reduced by a respectful, data-driven process anchored in nonjudgmental communication and explicit core values.

Accelerated approval drugs account for less than 1% of Medicaid spending, but states seek CMS approval to avoid coverage of these drugs and cut costs.

Data from 38,193 patients showed that managed care patients have COVID-19 risk factors similar to those of the general population and that a population health program decreased mortality.