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Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain in a Community-Based Healthcare SystemThis study identified populations with non-cancer chronic pain to determine which patients may be more likely to receive an opioid prescription in an outpatient setting.
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Economic Implications of Weight Change in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusModest weight loss (>3%) among metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with decreased costs, lower resource utilization, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation.
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Advancing Patient Care in Cardio-Oncology: The ACC.15 Cardio-Oncology IntensiveA Cardio-Oncology Working Group formed by the ACC conducted a nationwide survey focused on cardio-oncology services, gathering opinions from cardiovascular division chiefs and fellowship training directors. This helped identify important challenges, including the need for broader educational opportunities and training.
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China: A Preventable Economic BurdenTreatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications places a heavy burden on healthcare budgets in China and will continue to do so.
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Potential Savings From Increasing Adherence to Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Medicaid-Enrolled ChildrenIncreasing adherence to inhaled corticosteroids for Medicaid-enrolled children with asthma could cost-effectively decrease both Medicaid spending and adverse clinical outcomes.
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High-Deductible Health Plans and Costs and Utilization of Maternity CareHigh-deductible benefit design was associated with increased out-of-pocket costs for maternity care, but had no adverse impacts on receipt of recommended prenatal and postpartum care.
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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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Amazing Grace: A Free Clinic's Transformation to the Patient-Centered Medical Home ModelDespite many barriers, Grace Medical Home, a free clinic, achieved patient-centered medical home recognition in October 2014 through a focused team-based approach.
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Medication Adherence and Healthcare Disparities: Impact of Statin Co-Payment ReductionThis study examined patterns of medication adherence after a reduction in medication co-payment amount among privately insured patients living in racially diverse neighborhoods.
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Impact of Complex Care Management on Spending and Utilization for High-Need, High-Cost Medicaid PatientsComplex care management for high-need, high-cost Medicaid patients significantly reduced total medical expenditures and inpatient utilization in a randomized quality improvement trial.
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Care Coordination to Increase Referrals to Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling: A Demonstration ProjectAn intervention to increase tobacco treatment rates through care coordination for telephone counseling was effective in raising referral rates and in achieving excellent long-term abstinence.
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Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Utilization, and Costs of Chronic Opioid Treatment for Non-Cancer Pain in the United StatesHealthcare utilization and costs increased in the 6 months after patients started opioid therapy for chronic pain; they then decreased but never reverted to baseline levels.
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Adoption of Personal Health Records Over TimeOver 4 years, rates of personal health record use increased rapidly across the board, but a digital divide remained evident.
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US Insurance Program's Experience With a Multigene Assay for Early-Stage Breast CancerThis study presents Humana's experience with a multigene breast cancer assay and provides an analysis of the clinical utility and economics of this technology.
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Two-Year Adherence and Costs for Biologic Therapy for Rheumatoid ArthritisAdherence to newly initiated biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis is important for long-term adherence.
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Changing Demographics Among Populations Prescribed HCV Treatment, 2013-2017From 2013 to 2017, the population of US patients prescribed treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) changed, becoming predominantly treatment-naïve and having received care in nonacademic centers.
