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Technology Assessment and the Drug Use Process

Step-Up Care Improves Impairment in Uncontrolled Asthma: An Administrative Data Study

Significant clinically meaningful improvements in asthma impairment are documented by administrative data for 1 year after initiation of step-up care in patients with uncontrolled asthma.

Consequences of Estrogen Deprivation and the Rationale for Hormone Replacement Therapy

The Clinical Value of Commonly Used Spinal Fluid Diagnostic Studies in the Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Multiple Sclerosis

Faster by a Power of 10: A PLAN for Accelerating National Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices

The authors identify a 4-step plan to accelerate the spread of evidence-based practices.

Evolving Dissatisfaction Among Primary Care Physicians

Experiences of Patients Who Were Early Adopters of Electronic Communication With Their Physician: Satisfaction, Benefits, and Concerns

Areas of Addressable Friction for the Adoption of Greater Healthcare Affordability: Insights from US Physicians

Based on an analysis of Medscape Business of Medicine data, we identify 5 specific areas of friction for the success of payment reform efforts.

Current Issues in Dementia Pharmacotherapy

Pharmaceuticals From Development to Practice: Learnings From an Online Curriculum

This article summarizes the outcomes from a pilot online curriculum on off-label prescribing, appraising pharmaceutical information, and talking with patients about advertised medications.

Study Summary: Switching From Oral Bisphosphonates to Denosumab or Zoledronic Acid in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Psychological Family Intervention for Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes

A family-based intervention targeting negative and/or inaccurate illness perceptions in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes was effective in improving glycemic control.

Verification of a Decision Analytic Model Assumption Using Real-world Practice Data: Implications for the Cost Effectiveness of Cyclo-oxygenase 2 Inhibitors (COX-2s)

The Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on the Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure

Patient-Provider Decisions About Long-Term Therapy

Baseline and Postfusion Opioid Burden for Patients With Low Back Pain

Patients 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.

Global Burden of CLL Decreasing, but Key Challenges Remain

Global chronic lymphocytic leukemia incidence and mortality is declining, but the disease’s prevalence has increased modestly.

It Is Time to Ask Patients What Outcomes Are Important to Them

Patients with abdominal or back pain identified 21 outcomes important to them, but the reported outcomes are quite different from the symptom and function outcomes studied by researchers.

The Impact of Managed Care on Continuing Medical Education

Transformation

Journal of Oncology Practice (JOP) and The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) join efforts to highlight work focusing on issues affecting payers and providers.

No Longer a Unicorn: Improving Health Through Accountable Care Organizations

Accountable care organizations can play a key role in building a Culture of Health in which every person in America can have the healthiest life possible.

Relationship of Diabetes Complications Severity to Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

This retrospective cohort study in a Medicare Advantage population posits that type 2 diabetes mellitus complications pose an excess burden on healthcare resource use and related costs.

Assessing the Accuracy of Computerized Medication Histories

Health Plan Switching and Satisfaction in a Medicaid MLTSS Program

Health plan dissatisfaction was higher among Medicaid managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) beneficiaries who did not follow through with an intention to change health plans.

Managed Care Patients' Preferences, Physician Recommendations, and Colon Cancer Screening

CRC screening rates in a large managed care organization were low. Among those screened, use was associated more with physicians' recommendations than with patient preferences.