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Predictive Model for Emergency Hospital Admission and 6-Month ReadmissionPredictive models for hospital admissions and readmissions in persons aged >65 years have been developed through a combination of comorbidity and previous healthcare use.
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Payer's Role in Care: Gatekeeper or Change Agent?The panel discussion for Session 3, "The Role of Health Plans and Payers in Patient Care," discussed the role of payers in revolutionizing the system to make it patient-centric.
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Increasing Access to Specialty Care: Patient Discharges From a Gastroenterology ClinicThe authors used a modified Delphi process involving primary care providers and gastroenterologists to identify safe patient discharges from gastroenterology clinics to primary care.
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The Incidence and Costs of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 DiabetesThe overall incidence of hypoglycemia was considerable in this large working-age population and was associated with $52 million (2008 dollars) in direct medical costs.
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Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program EvaluationResults, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.
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Effect of Medication Dosing Frequency on Adherence in Chronic DiseasesMedication adherence is important in chronic disease management. This systematic review demonstrates that dosing frequency has important effects on medication adherence.
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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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The Association of Mental Health Program Characteristics and Patient SatisfactionAcross many measures of Veterans Health Administration mental health care program characteristics, treatment continuity is most strongly and positively associated with patient satisfaction. Â
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Magnitude and Economic Effect of Overuse of Antisecretory Therapy in the Ambulatory Care SettingProton pump inhibitors are often overused without documented valid indications. Their inappropriate use is associated with substantial cost expenditure and the potential for adverse events.
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Predictive Factors of Discharge Navigation Lag TimeExamination of factors associated with discharge lag time and how this metric plays an important role in managing hospital throughput.
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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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Analyzing Admission Rates for Multiple Ambulatory Care–Sensitive ConditionsAmbulatory care–sensitive conditions can be systematically assessed in a large electronic medical database to describe admission rates by year, catchment area, and hospital affiliation.
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CHAPTER 5. Clinical Guideline for Pharmacological Management of Adults With Type 2 DiabetesFrom the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research Sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School. Approved May 10, 2016; updated April 24, 2018. For the Figure and Tables, download the PDF at the end of the chapter.
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Synchronized Prescription Refills and Medication Adherence: A Retrospective Claims AnalysisA retrospective claims analysis showed that synchronized refill schedules were associated with better medication adherence among Medicare Advantage patients taking multiple maintenance medications.
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Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Diabetes BeneficiariesWhen diabetic patients in 2 Medicare Advantage Part D plans reached the 2006 coverage gap, overall drug costs dropped as out-of-pocket costs increased.
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Electronic Health Record Availability Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and PhysiciansAvailability of electronic health records among advanced practice nurses and physicians in California is concentrated among large practices with fewer Medicaid patients.
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A Machine Learning Technology for Addressing Medication-Related Risk in Older, Multimorbid PatientsA novel machine learning system effectively stratifies emergency department use and hospitalization risk of older patients with multimorbidity who take multiple medications and provides appropriate medication recommendations.
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Impact of a National Specialty E-Consultation Implementation Project on AccessE-consult implementation grew from 12 to 122 VHA sites with multiple specialties. The adjusted e-consult rate of 1.93/100 consults saved significant patient travel miles and costs.
