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Investigating the Impact of Intervention Refusal on Hospital ReadmissionFindings suggest that some at-risk patients may not be receptive to in-home transition interventions and that opting out may be associated with higher odds of hospital readmission.
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Primary Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: Patients' PerceptionsThis study explores self-reported reasons for primary nonadherence among patients newly prescribed statin medication in an integrated health delivery system.
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Health Information Technology and Health System Redesign-The Quality Chasm RevisitedInitial experience with the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance indicates that large-scale prevention and disease control management programs make economic sense.
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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare SystemThis study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.
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Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature ReviewWorldwide, more than half a million new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed annually. The incidence of HCC in the United States is rising with an estimated 31,000 new cases in 2018. Disease prognosis remains poor, with a 5-year survival rate across all disease stages estimated between 10%-20%, and 3% for those diagnosed with distant disease. Although morbidity is significant, especially among patients with advanced-stage disease, limited information exists on the humanistic and economic burden of HCC.
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Return on Investment for Bariatric SurgeryThis editorial discusses the cost implication of bariatric surgery and whether or not return on investment analysis should be used to make coverage decisions.
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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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The Adoption and Spread of Hospital Care Coordination Activities Under Value-Based ProgramsValue-based programs such as accountable care organizations appear to encourage the adoption and spread of care coordination activities by hospitals.
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Socioeconomic Disparities Across Ethnicities: An Application to Cervical Cancer ScreeningAn examination of socioeconomic disparities in cervical cancer screening across ethnic groups in the United States using concentration indices and probit regression analyses.
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Coverage for Hepatitis C Drugs in Medicare Part DThis study analyzes the current coverage designs for hepatitis C virus drugs by Medicare Part D plans.
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What Are the Potential Savings From Steering Patients to Lower-Priced Providers? A Static AnalysisSteering patients who visit providers with above-median prices to their market’s median-priced provider would save 42%, 45%, and 15% of laboratory, imaging, and durable medical equipment spending, respectively.
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Will 2019 Kick Off a New Era in Person-Centered Care?New ratings for Medicare health plans should spur a renewed focus on patient experience.
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Evaluation of a Hospital-in-Home Program Implemented Among VeteransThe Hospital-in-Home program implemented at the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu, Hawaii, is associated with reduced costs with no compromise in quality.
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Pattern of Statin Use Among 10 Cohorts of New Users From 1995 to 2004: A Register-Based Nationwide StudyOne-year persistence among new users of statins in Finland improved from 1995 to 1998, after which no substantial changes were observed up to 2004.
