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The Utility of Cost Discussions Between Patients With Cancer and OncologistsMany patients with cancer desire cost discussions with doctors, but those discussions are rare. Nevertheless, cost discussions may lower patient costs-usually without altering treatment.
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Chief Happiness Officer-An Emerging New C-Suite RoleTreating physicians as your most valued customers: embracing the role of chief happiness officer to drive physician engagement and change management.
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Chronic Pain as a Driver of Cost in ACO ArrangementsA discussion of chronic pain prevalence, care obstacles, and potential opportunities for care improvement within the accountable care organization context at University of California, San Francisco Health.
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Healthcare Utilization and Cost Effects of Prior Authorization for Pregabalin in Commercial Health PlansPrior authorization for pregabalin in commercial insurance plans accomplished the objective of lower pregabalin utilization; however, there was no significant decrease in disease-related healthcare costs.
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A Web-Based Clinical Decision Support System for Depression Care ManagementThis article describes the development and capabilities of a Webbased decision support system for care managers working in the context of the chronic care model.
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Patient and Clinician Experiences With Telehealth for Patient Follow-up CareTelemedicine visits may be used with established patients for follow-up care without a loss of patient satisfaction with communication with providers and with enhanced convenience and reduced travel time; a majority may be willing to pay standard co-pays or more for this convenience. Clinicians see value in this new mode of care to enhance connections with patients.
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Employer-Led Efforts to Improve the Value of Health SpendingFindings from a systematic review show that employer-led efforts to date have produced few promising strategies for improving the value of health spending.
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Bundled Payments Lead to Quality Improvements in Hospitals’ Skilled Nursing Facility Referral NetworksThe Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program was associated with improved quality of skilled nursing facilities in hospital referral networks for patients undergoing surgery for joint replacement.
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Functional Status and Readmissions in Unilateral Hip FracturesFunctional status is an important predictor of an acute care readmission in patients who have had a unilateral hip fracture.
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Effective Care Management by Next Generation Accountable Care OrganizationsA complex care management program implemented at 5 Next Generation accountable care organizations reduced all-cause inpatient admissions and total medical expenditures for participating beneficiaries.
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Patient Safety Intervention to Reduce Unnecessary Red Blood Cell UtilizationThis study evaluated the impact of a patient safety intervention and national guideline to reduce unnecessary red blood cell transfusions in a large, urban academic medical center.
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LIVESTRONG Fertility Training: Addressing the Needs of AYA Cancer SurvivorsA discussion on the challenges of implementing standards for addressing fertility risks associated with cancer and its treatment and describes an interactive training for healthcare providers to help them overcome challenges to implementation.
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Predicting Hospitalizations From Electronic Health Record DataThe authors aimed to develop a rigorous technique for predicting hospitalizations using data that are already available to most health systems.
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Oncology Practice Transformation Helps Deliver Patient-Centered Cancer Care in a Community Oncology PracticeOne possible way to reduce overall cost, improve patient experience, and improve outcomes in cancer care is to shift the focus of healthcare delivery away from volume and toward value. Patient-centered cancer care holds the promise of addressing these issues.
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Baseline and Postfusion Opioid Burden for Patients With Low Back PainPatients with low back pain have a high opioid burden, which increases following spinal fusion surgery; 27% of fusion patients filled opioid prescriptions at least 12 months post surgery.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccination Standing Order ProgramsImproving influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates through outpatient standing order programs, which allow vaccination without physician orders, is economically favorable in older Americans.
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Opt-In Consent Policies: Potential Barriers to Hospital Health Information ExchangeOpt-in patient consent requirements for health information exchange correlate with more reported regulatory barriers, especially among less technologically advanced hospitals.
