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Cost-Effectiveness of a Peer and Practice Staff Support InterventionA cost-effectiveness analysis of a peer and practice staff support intervention to reduce coronary heart disease risk and blood pressure in African Americans.
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"Under the Radar": Nurse Practitioner Prescribers and Pharmaceutical Industry PromotionsNurse practitioner prescribers exhibited a high rate of contact with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities.
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Trends in Hospital-Based Childbirth Care: The Role of Health InsuranceWhen controlling for maternal and hospital factors, cesarean delivery rates increased more rapidly for privately versus publicly funded births, with important cost and health implications.
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The Human Resource Costs of Implementing Autopend Clinical Decision Support to Improve Health MaintenanceThe development and deployment of an autopend functionality within an existing health maintenance system took more than 3 years and cost $201,500 (2013 US$).
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Telephone-Based Disease Management: Why It Does Not Save MoneyTo generate cost savings, plan sponsors should implement transitional care programs and disease management programs that consider risk, actionability, treatment and program effectiveness, and costs.
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A Predictive Model of Hospitalization Risk Among Disabled Medicaid EnrolleesPredictive modeling can be used to identify disabled Medicaid beneficiaries at high risk of future hospitalizations who could benefit from appropriate interventions.
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The Effect of Implementing a Care Coordination Program on Team Dynamics and the Patient ExperienceA primary care redesign program embedding care coordinators into practices slightly improves the patient experience and does not disrupt team dynamics.
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Lack of Clarity on Medicare Advantage Palliative, Other Cancer Care Benefits Limits Consumer UptakeBenefits newly available under Medicare Advantage are not well-known to consumers and uptake has been limited. At the same time, CMS has propsed funding the hospice benefit differently, which would allow MA plans to “carve in” to this benefit, creating additional uncertainty.
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Diabetes Disease Management in Medicare Advantage Reduces Hospitalizations and CostsA disease management program for Medicare Advantage patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease resulted in significantly reduced hospital admissions and total healthcare costs.
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: 50 Years of Societal Value From LDL-C–Lowering TherapiesLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapies have yielded significant value to society through reduced costs for both fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease events. The vast majority of this value has accrued to patients.
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Positive Quality Interventions: An Innovative Platform for Oncology Practice CollaborationAn in-depth look into a nationwide collaborative initiative to standardize and improve oncology dispensing practices for the benefit of patient/provider education, adherence, and overall care.
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Ease of Ordering High- and Low-Value Services in Various Electronic Health RecordsThis study evaluates the ease of ordering high- and low-value clinical services in a national sample of electronic health records.
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Opportunities to Improve the Value of Outpatient Surgical CareOutpatient surgeries in the United States account for roughly 7% of annual healthcare expenditures. To exploit substantial opportunities to improve the value of outpatient surgical care, the authors composed an evidence-based care delivery composite for national discussion and pilot testing.
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Patient Experience and Physician/Staff Satisfaction in Transforming Medical HomesBecoming a medical home appears to increase physician and staff job satisfaction, but it also risks decreasing patient satisfaction with access to care.
