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Emergency Department Use: A Reflection of Poor Primary Care Access?An original emergency department patient survey, insurance claims data, and administrative records are used to examine the characteristics of nonurgent users.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Salmeterol, Fluticasone, and Combination Therapy for COPDThis cost-utility analysis compares the cost-effectiveness of salmeterol, fluticasone propionate, combination salmeterolfluticasone, and no maintenance therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Contributor: Helping Women of Color Achieve a Healthier FutureTo achieve health equity, experts from CVS Health discuss why we must invest in programs that improve access to health care for historically marginalized communities, address social determinants, boost health education, increase representation in all levels of health care delivery, widen access to clinical trial research, and more.
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Assessing Outcomes in Child PsychiatryTwo standardized rating scales appeared to be valid and reliable for use at admission and possibly follow-up in a child psychiatry system of care.
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Journey Forward: The New Face of Cancer Survivorship CareWellPoint, UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and Genentech collaborated to develop Journey Forward, a first-of-its-kind program for coordinating post-treatment care.
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Measuring Value for Low-Acuity Care Across SettingsTo analyze value of low-acuity care, an existing model is adapted to highlight factors impacting how stakeholders assess emergency department care compared with alternatives.
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Evaluation of Electronic Medical Record Administrative Data Linked Database (EMRALD)The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories.
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Initiation of Triple Therapy Maintenance Treatment Among Patients With COPDClaims data analysis showed that 60% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving triple therapy had no evidence of exacerbation or only 1 exacerbation not resulting in hospitalization.
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Update on the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on ConsumersFive years after the implementation of the first provisions of the Affordable Care Act and 5 months after the close of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplaces, we are starting to be able to measure the impact of the law.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Palliative Care and Hospice UseRace/ethnicity was not a predictor of inpatient palliative care consultation or discharge to hospice in 4 hospitals with an inpatient palliative care service.
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Boosting Workplace Wellness Programs With Financial IncentivesFinancial incentives created under the Affordable Care Act can help promote employer wellness programs and support preventive services utilization.
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Patient and Supporter Factors Affecting Engagement With Diabetes TelehealthFamily support with medication management and recent urgent self-management concerns are 2 novel factors, among others, that predict completion of diabetes telehealth calls.
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Predicting High-Cost Privately Insured Patients Based on Self-Reported Health and Utilization DataThe results of this study show that patient-reported data on health and healthcare can be useful in predicting high-cost patients when claims data for prior years are not available.
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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromesPatients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.
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Beyond Satisfaction Scores: Exploring Emotionally Adverse Patient ExperiencesThis study explores the causes of emotionally adverse patient experiences in cancer care and presents a taxonomy for analyzing free-text patient data.
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Low-Value Care for Acute Sinusitis Encounters: Who's Choosing Wisely?Acute sinusitis is a common acute illness and offers an opportunity to eliminate low-value care. The authors describe current practices, comparing primary care, urgent care, and the emergency department.
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The Breathmobile Improves the Asthma Medication Ratio and Decreases Emergency Department UtilizationAn examination of the asthma medication ratio (≥0.50) as an informative metric in program evaluation and for healthcare organizations to measure quality of care provided to patients with asthma.
