Validation of a Claims-Based Algorithm to Characterize Episodes of Care
The Michigan Value Collaborative has created a claims-based algorithm that categorizes claims into episode components. This manuscript describes the validation of this algorithm.
Implications of Evolving Delivery System Reforms for Prostate Cancer Care
Healthcare integration was associated with small declines in treatment, but no change in overtreatment of prostate cancer. Integrated care delivery alone may be insufficient to curtail overtreatment.
The Association Among Medical Home Readiness, Quality, and Care of Vulnerable Patients
The characteristics of patients who visit practices that are ready versus unready for the patient-centered medical home differ in important ways.