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Racial/Ethnic Variation in Devices Used to Access Patient PortalsThe study examined the variation in devices used (desktop/laptop computer, mobile device, or both device types) by patients of different racial/ethnic backgrounds to access the online patient portal.
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Patient Adherence: A Blind Spot in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses?A systematic literature review from 1998 to 2003 showed that few cost-effectiveness analyses of self-administered medications model suboptimal medication adherence.
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Effect of Insurance Status on the Stage of Breast and Colorectal Cancers in a Safety-Net HospitalIn a safety-net hospital, patients with Medicaid have rates of advanced-stage cancer similar to those patients with other types of insurance; however, patients with no insurance have significantly higher rates of advanced disease.
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Economic Value of Pharmacist-Led Medication Reconciliation for Reducing Medication Errors After Hospital DischargeThe results of this simulation model suggest that implementing a pharmacist-led medication reconciliation intervention at hospital discharge could be cost-saving compared with usual care.
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Care Coordination to Increase Referrals to Smoking Cessation Telephone Counseling: A Demonstration ProjectAn intervention to increase tobacco treatment rates through care coordination for telephone counseling was effective in raising referral rates and in achieving excellent long-term abstinence.
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The Effects of Health Information Technology Adoption and Hospital-Physician Integration on Hospital EfficiencyDetermining the impact of health information technology adoption and hospital-physician integration on hospital efficiency.
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The Need for a Serious Illness Digital Ecosystem (SIDE) to Improve Outcomes for Patients Receiving Palliative and Hospice CarePalliative and hospice care services produce well-known benefits for patients living with serious illness and for their families. Benefits include improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden, spiritual and emotional distress, and caregiver distress.
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Personalized Medicine: On the Brink of Revolutionizing Cancer CareWith unprecedented activity in the area of precision medicine, with the successful development of several targeted therapies, the FDA has been in the forefront of efforts to ensure timely access to, and the safe and effective use of, these therapies.
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An Expanded Portfolio of Survival Metrics for Assessing Anticancer AgentsA novel, simplified cost-value analysis tool was created to better differentiate the value of anticancer agents and further characterize the expected survival benefit of all patients.
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Inpatient Electronic Health Record Maintenance From 2010 to 2015In the 6 years following inpatient electronic health record (EHR) implementation, an average of 2.5 significant EHR changes per day were made for maintenance and improvement.
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Value and the Medical Home: Effects of Transformed Primary CareA 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.
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Optimizing the Use of Telephone Nursing Advice for Upper Respiratory Infection SymptomsTelephone nursing advice for home care offers an effective and clinically appropriate way to manage upper respiratory infection symptoms for adult members of a large integrated health plan.
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A Clinical Pathway to Well-Being: Putting Patient Priorities at the Center of CareUsing patient priorities and converting them into treatment goals result in better primary care outcomes for Medicare patients.
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Physicians in ACOs Report Greater Documentation BurdenAn analysis of nationally representative survey data from 2019 and 2021 shows that office-based physicians participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs) reported greater documentation burden across several measures.
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Contributor: Increasing Awareness About Peripheral Artery Disease Can Save Limbs and LivesA commentary from a cardiologist who practices in the Mississippi Delta, where a comparatively high share of the population is at risk for diabetes and peripheral artery disease.
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Medicare Advantage Plan Representatives’ Perspectives on Pay for SuccessThis study examined how Medicare Advantage plan representatives perceive the alternative financing model Pay for Success and its potential to address members’ social risk factors.
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Association of Decision Support for Hospital Discharge Disposition With OutcomesThe use of clinical decision support for hospital discharge disposition was associated with a reduction in spending and readmissions without negatively affecting emergency department use.
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Antiquated Tests Within the Clinical Pathology LaboratoryPhysicians and laboratorians must work to reduce use of antiquated clinical laboratory tests.
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Electronic Health Risk Assessment Adoption in an Integrated Healthcare SystemSignificant additional outreach and engagement strategies and incentives are likely required to increase adoption and ongoing use of health risk assessment tools among target populations.
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Diabetes: An Opportunity to Have a Lasting Impact on Health Through Lifestyle ModificationThree cardiologists, including the 2015-2016 president of the American College of Cardiology, review the evidence in support of lifestyle modification for diabetes management or remission.
