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Diabetes, Gaps in Care Coordination, and Preventable Adverse Events
The authors examined the association of diabetes with self-reported gaps in care coordination and self-reported preventable adverse events using data from a national sample of older adults.
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Income Differences Between Locations of 340B Entities and Contract Pharmacies
The authors find that 340B-covered hospitals and grantees are contracting mainly with pharmacies in significantly more affluent neighborhoods than their own.
Stakeholder Analysis: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Awareness and Implementation
This article describes facilitators of and barriers to uptake of the underutilized Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program from the perspectives of health care providers and program suppliers in western Pennsylvania.
Economic Burden of Nonadherence to Standards of Diabetes Care
Using propensity score matching in a US nationally representative sample, authors found the effect of nonadherence to diabetes guidelines on health care expenditures of patients with diabetes.
Contemporary Care Patterns in the Management of Small Renal Masses
An investigation of management patterns after initial radiographic diagnosis of small renal masses showed that early urologist referral was associated with guideline-concordant care.
Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars: Case Study on Filgrastim
Previous studies have found modest uptake of biosimilars in both commercial and Medicare populations. This study finds that the uptake varies between the rural and urban provider settings.