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Impact of Formulary Restrictions on Medication Use and CostsPlacing formulary restrictions on brand name drugs shifts use toward generics, lowers the cost per prescription fill, and has minimal impact on overall adherence for antidiabetes, antihyperlipidemia, and antihypertension medications among low-income subsidy recipients in Medicare Part D plans.
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Cost of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder vs Major Depressive Disorder Among Patients Covered by Medicaid or Private InsurancePost-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.
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Preventive/Office Visit Patient Knowledge and Their Insurance Information Gathering PerceptionsPatients have an incomplete understanding of what constitutes no-cost preventive care services. Ease of obtaining information from insurance companies can significantly affect whether patients are charged correctly.
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Patient Safety-Focused Medication Therapy Management: Challenges Affecting Future ImplementationLessons learned from implementation of a pharmacist-delivered medication therapy management intervention in primary care can inform future studies and be adopted into real-world clinical settings.
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Advancing Health Equity Through Medication Formulary PolicyMedication formulary policies represent a key determinant of access to medication and can be leveraged to advance pharmacoequity and health equity writ large.
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US Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms: A Systematic Literature ReviewSystematic review and meta-analysis suggest that upper gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders are common to inhabitants of the United States.
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A Physician-led Accountable Care Organization: From Award to ImplementationGaps in ACO implementation readiness are identified as appointment reminders, referral follow-ups, care management, care transition alerts, clinical quality measure knowledge, and resources.
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Measuring Overuse With Electronic Health Records DataElectronic health records data can accurately quantify overuse of clinical services and the risk factors that may trigger low-value testing and screening.
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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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There's More Than One Way to Build a Medical HomeEven among practices reaching the highest level of PCMH achievement, there are variations in the implementation of key medical home capabilities.
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New Medication Adherence Scale Versus Pharmacy Fill Rates in Seniors With HypertensionScores on a new medication adherence scale maintained a strong graded association with antihypertensive drug pharmacy fill adherence among community-dwelling seniors in a managed care organization.
