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Vedolizumab First Shows Clinical and Economic Advantage in Ulcerative ColitisUsing vedolizumab first, before tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors, improved quality-adjusted life-years in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease, and was less costly in ulcerative colitis, according to a real-world economic analysis from the EVOLVE study.
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The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary HealthcareThe potential of nurse practitioners is not being fully realized in primary care medical practices. Consequently, cost and quality gains are not being achieved.
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Patient Assistance: Implementing Preventative Steps to Ensure Financial WellnessAn overview of patient assistance programs at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, including their innovative hospital-based explanation of benefits form, which can eliminate patient responsibilities and help expedite the turnaround times for payment processing with copay assistance.
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Developing a Composite Weighted Quality Metric to Reflect the Total Benefit Conferred by a Health PlanThe authors developed a weighted quality measure to reflect the total health benefit conferred by a health plan annually to its members.
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Late Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection, 2014-2016: Continuing Missed Intervention OpportunitiesLate hepatitis C virus infection diagnosis points to a need for earlier screening and treatment before the onset of severe liver disease leading to high cost and diminished outcomes.
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Impact of Type 2 Diabetes Medication Cost Sharing on Patient Outcomes and Health Plan CostsAn analysis of claims from over 90,000 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) demonstrates that increased medication cost sharing is associated with higher rates of hospitalization and increased plan costs.
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Implementation of Paperless Credentialing in a Multi-State Managed Care OrganizationInstitution of paperless credentialing is analyzed on a pre-/post-implementation basis to understand the impact on business and productivity.
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How Comorbidities and Preoperative Expenditures Correlate With Postoperative Adverse OutcomesAdjusting for patients' covariates, postoperative complications and mortality among geriatric surgical patients exhibited an age-dependent, illness-related, and preoperative medical expense“associated pattern under universal healthcare coverage.
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Using the NQF Measure Incubator to Develop Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures in Palliative Cancer CareThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Measure Incubator provides a platform for the development of patient-reported outcome performance measures in palliative cancer care, which is essential to understanding a cancer patient’s functional status and well being.
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Differential Weight Loss Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Remission Among AdultsAn analysis of nationally representative survey-based data finds that 5.2% of adults with type 2 diabetes were in remission, without bariatric surgery, at the end of the second year.
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Assessment of Drug Consumption Patterns for Medicare Part D PatientsThis retrospective cohort study found that a sizable proportion of standard Medicare Part D drug program beneficiaries reached the “doughnut hole.”
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Mometasone Furoate Versus Beclomethasone Dipropionate: Effectiveness in Patients With Mild AsthmaIn patients with mild asthma, mometasone furoate dry powder inhaler resulted in improved adherence and fewer exacerbations than beclomethasone dipropionate hydrofluoroalkane aerosol inhaler.
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Identifying Groups of Nonparticipants in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus EducationThis study describes reasons for nonparticipation in type 2 diabetes mellitus education and identifies typical subgroups of nonparticipants in order to improve recruitment strategies.
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Cost Implications of Human and Automated Follow-up in Ambulatory CareThis study examined the costs of nurse-initiated or automated follow-up processes for patients seen in ambulatory care settings
