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Patient Adherence: A Blind Spot in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses?A systematic literature review from 1998 to 2003 showed that few cost-effectiveness analyses of self-administered medications model suboptimal medication adherence.
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A Randomized, Pragmatic, Pharmacist-Led Intervention Reduced Opioids Following Orthopedic SurgeryThis pharmacist-led, patient-directed intervention demonstrated a reduction in opioid dispensings in the 90 days following hip replacement but not knee replacement.
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Visit Duration for Outpatient Physician Office Visits Among Patients With CancerHigher use of performance-based payment mechanisms and capitated arrangements is associated with a decrease in the amount of time physicians spend with patients with cancer.
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes After Introduction of Drug-Eluting StentsIntroduction of drug-eluting stents resulted in improved clinical outcomes for patients and reduced overall procedural costs.
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The Effect of Narrow Network Plans on Out-of-Pocket CostThe authors examined the effect of narrow network plan selection on beneficiaries’ outpatient visits and outpatient out-of-pocket expenditures in the 2014 nongroup health insurance market.
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Consumers to See Star-Ranking System in Healthcare InsuranceStarting in fall 2013, US consumers can expect to see more health insurers utilizing a star-rating system. The new approach in healthcare coverage aims to reflect the quality of insurance plans in relation to costs for policy holders.
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The Development of a Patient-Reported Functional Limitations IndexWe describe an easy-to-interpret, patient-reported Functional Limitations Index that can be used to monitor care of patients along the disability continuum.
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Areas of Addressable Friction for the Adoption of Greater Healthcare Affordability: Insights from US PhysiciansBased on an analysis of Medscape Business of Medicine data, we identify 5 specific areas of friction for the success of payment reform efforts.
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Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Services on Outcomes and Costs for Indigent Patients With DiabetesClinical pharmacy specialists impact patient care through improvements in clinical outcomes for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia via clinical interventions and promotion of medication adherence.
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Implementation Variation in Natural Experiments of State Health Policy InitiativesThis paper presents a method to characterize policy implementation across states to enable more nuanced impact assessments of federal healthcare delivery system and payment reforms.
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Validating Electronic Cancer Quality Measures at Veterans Health AdministrationEven in a fully integrated healthcare system, only 28% of cancer quality measures could be validated by using electronically available data.
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Building Health IT Capacity to Improve HIV Infection Health OutcomesMassachusetts is integrating HIV surveillance and leveraging electronic health record clinical data into their electronic disease case management system to enhance monitoring the HIV continuum of care.
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Survivorship Care Throughout the Cancer JourneyLeaders at Florida Cancer Specialists discuss the cancer survivorship program they've created to meet the needs of their diverse population of patients.
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Incentives and Tools as Keys to Improving Medication AdherenceDr Benner presented a program that helps providers improve medication adherence among their patients.
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Delayed Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients in Integrated Delivery SystemsAmong older women in 5 integrated delivery systems, 14% experienced delayed radiotherapy for breast cancer, even though they had insurance and access to care.
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Care by Cell Phone: Text Messaging for Chronic Disease ManagementCell phone“based text messaging may be used to feasibly support chronic disease management and engagement in diabetes self-care behaviors for some patients.
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IT-Enabled Systems Engineering Approach to Monitoring and Reducing ADEsSelf-empowering team resource management, when aided by information technology, appears to help reduce adverse drug events in primary care offices.
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Preventive Care and Health Behaviors Among Overweight/Obese Men in HMOsHealthcare organizations may reduce weight-related health risks and disparities in care among overweight/obese patients through promoting cancer screening exams, healthier diets, and physical activity.
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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.
