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Medication Adherence and Enrollment in a Consumer-Driven Health PlanMedication adherence was lower for some drug classes among CDHP patients who enrolled in consumer-driven health plans compared with patients who continuously enrolled in traditional managed care plans.
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Communication About Diabetes Risk Factors During Between-Visit EncountersIn an integrated delivery system among patients with diabetes, there was significantly less risk factor communication reported during between-visit encounters compared with in-person visits.
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Automated Phone and Mail Population Outreach to Promote Colorectal Cancer ScreeningAutomated phone and mail population outreach resulted in an almost 4-fold increase in the rate of screening for colorectal cancer even without an office visit.
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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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Effect of Management Strategies and Clinical Status on Costs of Care for Advanced HIVAntiretroviral drugs have replaced hospitalization and other services as the most costly component of HIV care, except in patients with especially advanced HIV.
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What Performance Measures Do Consumers Find Useful When Selecting Marketplace Health Plans?Marketplace consumers desire more health plan measures on how well plans support long-term patient—physician relationships. Consumers are skeptical of measures about rewarding providers for high quality.
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Is It Time to Remodel Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support?A former president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators addresses the need to remodel diabetes self-management education and support, to create a reimbursement system that better meets the needs of today's providers and patients.
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Correlates of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing in a Large Multiethnic CohortProstate-specific antigen screening was highest among African American men and those concerned about prostate cancer and lowest when physicians did not discuss the test.
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Utilization of HER2 Genetic Testing in a Multi-Institutional Observational StudyEvaluation of real-world implementation of HER2 testing showed that uptake was high (>90%) and trastuzumab treatment was targeted to patients with positive HER2 status.
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Diabetes and Employment Productivity: Does Diabetes Management Matter?Diabetes itself affected working and wages more than control of blood sugar levels in a Mexican American population.
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Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Men in a VA Rehabilitation CenterMen in a VA rehabilitation unit who had osteoporosis were older and thinner, but otherwise similar (metabolic and functional status) to control subjects.
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Outcomes Trials Set Stage for Future of Diabetes Management in Patients With Renal DiseaseTwo doctors of pharmacy review the impact of recent outcomes trials for newer classes of type 2 diabetes therapy.
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Rural Hospital Transitional Care Program Reduces Medicare SpendingA telephonic transitional care program at a rural hospital reduced postdischarge Medicare spending by 31% and reduced inpatient spending for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.
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Predicting Asthma Outcomes in Commercially Insured and Medicaid PopulationsThe controller-to-total asthma medication ratio was a significant predictor of exacerbations in pediatric and adult commercially insured and Medicaid patients.
