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Pathways, Outcomes, and Costs in Colon Cancer: Retrospective Evaluations in 2 Distinct DatabasesRetrospective evaluations of electronic health records and claims databases to assess clinical outcomes and costs associated with evidence-based pathways in colon cancer.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Use Among Insured Primary Care PatientsColorectal cancer screening use was similar in 2 divergent primary care populations. Colonoscopy was the most frequently used modality; FOBT was used inconsistently.
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Improving BP Control Through Electronic Communications: An Economic EvaluationHome blood pressure (BP) monitoring and use of secure webbased tools to manage care collaboratively with pharmacists is a cost-effective way to improve BP control.
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Is Occupational Type Related to Obesity Risk?Sociodemographic characteristics of blue-collar workers may be attributed to the higher rates of obesity and chronic disease seen among them compared with white-collar workers.
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Primary Care Diabetes Bundle Management: 3-Year Outcomes for Microvascular and Macrovascular EventsUsing a system for primary care management of patients with diabetes may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and retinopathy over a 3-year period.
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Improving Care Transitions: Complex High-Utilizing Patient Experiences Guide ReformThe authors audited a series of complex patients’ records longitudinally across their institution’s existing care management programs to improve the coordinated functioning of these programs.
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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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Measuring Financial Toxicity in Cancer PatientsWith the rising costs of cancer care, evidence-based tools can help physicians screen patients for financial toxicity.
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Adalimumab Persistence for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Veteran and Insured CohortsVeterans with inflammatory bowel disease taking adalimumab appear to be more likely to remain on the drug 1 year after initiation than patients who are privately insured.
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Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Initiation Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Rheumatoid ArthritisOnly slightly more than half of patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis initiated therapy within 1 year.
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The Data Revolution Comes to HealthcareThe American Journal of Managed Care was founded in 1995, during the last period of serious reexamination of how healthcare is paid for and how it's delivered. Nearly 20 years later, after the retreat of the first managed care revolution, per capita healthcare costs have more than doubled, and there is again a strong movement toward payment and delivery system reform.
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A Deep Learning Model for Pediatric Patient Risk StratificationArtificial intelligence based on medical claims data outperforms traditional models in stratifying patient risk.
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Variation in Markups on Outpatient Oncology Services in the United StatesCharges for oncology services vary widely across hospitals and impose financial burdens. Further legislation is needed to address disparities in access to high-quality cancer care.
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Consumer Attitudes Toward Personal Health Records in a Beacon CommunityEven in communities with health information technology initiatives, consumer use of personal health records may be limited by the
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Health Care Resource Utilization Among Patients With T2D and Cardiovascular-, Heart Failure–, or Renal-Related HospitalizationsAmong patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), concurrent cardiovascular-, heart failure–, or renal-related hospitalization presents significant disease burden leading to poor quality of life.
