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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.

Hospitalized Patients' and Family Members' Preferences for Real-Time, Transparent Access to Their Hospital Records

This mixed-methods study evaluated hospitalized patients’ and family members’ perceived communications mismatches and their calls for transparent real-time information and potential 21st-century solutions.

A Natural Experiment in Mass Media Modulated Pharmacokinetics After a Change in Tablet Formulation

Sporadic, unsubstantiated side effects were reported in the mass media after a formulation change of levothyroxine tablets induced patients to monitor thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and to unnecessarily stop taking medication.

A Retrospective Real-World Study of Dapagliflozin Versus Other Oral Antidiabetic Drugs Added to Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Effects of a Population-Based Diabetes Management Program in Singapore

Patients utilizing Medisave for a diabetes management program in Singapore were more compliant with care processes, but reductions in hospitalization and costs were not sustained.

Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Selected Antibiotics in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

The Cost of Medicaid-Covered Services Provided to Disabled Adults with Neurologic Disorders: Implications for Managed Care

Preventing Myocardial Infarction and Stroke With a Simplified Bundle of Cardioprotective Medications

Bundled cardioprotective medications with simplified delivery reduced the risk of hospitalization for myocardial infarction or stroke among patients at high risk.

Referring Wisely: Orthopedic Referral Guidelines at an Academic Institution

The authors used the modified Delphi method to develop local orthopedic referral guidelines, enabling detailed decision support and non—face-to-face consultation at the point of referral.

The Role of the AHCPR in Clinical Guidelines Development

Establishing the Basis for Successful Disease Management Contracting

Characteristics of Residential Care Communities That Use Electronic Health Records

Select organizational characteristics and geographic locations were independently associated with the use of any electronic health record system among residential care communities.

A Telephone-Based Intervention for Increasing the Use of Osteoporosis Medication: A Randomized Controlled Trial

In this randomized controlled trial, women receiving monthly telephone calls had significantly higher use of osteoporosis medication at 1 year versus women receiving usual care.

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals

In order to encourage dissemination, this commentary is freely available in PLoS Medicine, and will also be published in Medical Decision Making, Croatian Medical Journal, The Cochrane Library, Trials, and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

Employer-Led Efforts to Improve the Value of Health Spending

Findings from a systematic review show that employer-led efforts to date have produced few promising strategies for improving the value of health spending.

Cost of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder vs Major Depressive Disorder Among Patients Covered by Medicaid or Private Insurance

Post-traumatic stress disorder was associated with 4.2% to 9.3% higher annual per-patient healthcare costs compared with MDD among patients covered by Medicaid or private insurance.

Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program Evaluation

Results, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.

Enduring CE Webinar: Glucose Regulation in the Body: New Understandings for Management

The Case for Cost Sharing for Biologic Therapies

Evaluating Dose Ratio of Subcutaneous to Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy Among Patients With Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Switching to 20% Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy

Introduction

Assessing the Accuracy of Computerized Medication Histories

Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Usage in a Large Academic Medical Center

Value and the Medical Home: Effects of Transformed Primary Care

A patient-centered medical home with intensive case management and a payer partner can significantly improve hospital utilization and may decrease total medical costs for a Medicare population.

Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Men in a VA Rehabilitation Center

Men in a VA rehabilitation unit who had osteoporosis were older and thinner, but otherwise similar (metabolic and functional status) to control subjects.

Drug Testing, Chronic Pain, and Financial Conflicts of Interest

Improving Antibiotic Stewardship: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

The authors assessed the effect of provider education and clinical decision support (CDS) on antibiotic prescribing for acute sinusitis. Education and CDS improved antibiotic stewardship and changed diagnosis patterns.

Measuring Physician Performance: Enhancing Quality of Care, Reducing Costs

Costs and Spillover Effects of Private Insurers' Coverage of Hepatitis C Treatment

Expanding private-payer coverage of hepatitis C treatment may yield significant long-term cost savings for private payers, reduced costs to Medicare, and increased social value.

Effects of the Tobacco Use Cessation Automated Clinical Practice Guideline