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Association Between Personal Health Record Enrollment and Patient LoyaltyPatients with online access to key components of their personal health records were 2.6 times more likely than nonusers to remain health plan members.
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Patient and Plan Characteristics Affecting Abandonment of Oral Oncolytic PrescriptionsTen percent of patients abandon newly initiated oral oncolytics at the pharmacy. Patients facing higher cost sharing or increased concurrent prescription activity have a higher abandonment rate.
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Medicare Star Excludes Diabetes Patients With Poor CVD Risk Factor ControlThe Medicare STAR medication adherence measures exclude diabetes patients at high risk for poor cardiovascular outcomes, and underestimate the prevalence of medication nonadherence in diabetes.
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Creating Peer Groups for Assessing and Comparing Nursing Home PerformanceA methodologically sound, empirically based approach to creating peer groupings can and should be adapted to fit the setting of nursing homes.
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Risk Stratification for Return Emergency Department Visits Among High-Risk PatientsThe authors examined 2 high-risk classification methods to compare and contrast the patient populations, and to identify the preferred method for predicting subsequent emergency department visits.
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Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes CareWe examined the impact of clinical complexity defined by comorbidity count and illness burden on comprehensive diabetes care, including blood pressure, glycemic, and lipid management.
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Geographic Variation in Medicare and the Military Healthcare SystemGeographic variation in healthcare spending and utilization within the Military Health System is higher and significantly correlated with Medicare across hospital referral regions.
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Cost Minimization of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan ExpendituresStudy results indicate that outreach interventions performed by trained student pharmacists assist Medicare beneficiaries to effectively navigate their Part D benefit, thereby reducing out-of-pocket costs.
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Request of Acute Phase Markers in Primary Care in SpainThis study compared the requesting patterns for acute phase markers from primary care departments in different institutions in Spain.
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Patients' Preferences for Receiving Laboratory Test ResultsThe main reason given for receiving results online was time savings, reported by 77% of participants, followed by lowering the chance of missing the results (31%).
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Patient Participation in Care Management: Are They Aware?Many patients offered, and those already participating in, care management are unaware of what care management is and that they have participated.
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Targeting High-Risk Employees May Reduce Cardiovascular Racial DisparitiesTargeting cardiovascular risk reduction interventions to high-risk patients has the potential to reduce cardiovascular racial disparities, improve health, and reduce costs.
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Effectiveness of Care Coordination and Health Counseling in Advancing IllnessThis prospective trial suggests that specialized care coordination and health counseling for patients coping with advanced stages of 4 life-limiting illnesses can be beneficial.
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Disease Management Programs: Barriers and BenefitsPerceived barriers and benefits to implementing disease management programs among Israeli healthcare leaders could assist other countries faced with increasing numbers of chronically ill patients.
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Key Takeaways on RSV VaccinationThe panel concludes its discussion by providing key takeaways on the evolving RSV vaccination landscape.
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How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health CareCommercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs and Prescription Reversals With Oral LinezolidAssociations between out-of-pocket costs and prescription reversals, as well as impact of reversals on rehospitalizations and healthcare costs, were examined among patients prescribed oral linezolid.
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Demystifying "Patient-Centered" Care in Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Systematic MeasurementQuestionnaires are noninvasive, inexpensive measures that can identify key elements of the patient perspec­tive that are important for the achievement of better outcomes in diabetes care.
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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian InstitutionsMinimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.
