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Does Opioid Therapy Affect Quality of Care for Diabetes Mellitus?

Within the Veterans Affairs system, diabetes performance measures were similar in patients who received chronic opioid therapy and in those who did not.

A Cost/Efficacy Analysis of Oral Antifungals Indicated for the Treatment of Onychomycosis: Griseofulvin, Itraconazole, and Terbinafine

A Randomized Intervention to Improve Ongoing Participation in Mammography

Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated With Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in the Elderly

Clinical and economic outcomes associated with the use of specific potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly were evaluated.

Predictive Model for Emergency Hospital Admission and 6-Month Readmission

Predictive models for hospital admissions and readmissions in persons aged >65 years have been developed through a combination of comorbidity and previous healthcare use.

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.

Dual-system Utilization Affects Regional Variation in Prevention Quality Indicators: The Case of Amputations Among Veterans With Diabetes

Quality of Care for Chronic Illness in Primary Care: Opportunities for Improvement in Process and Outcome Measures

Increasing Access to Specialty Care: Patient Discharges From a Gastroenterology Clinic

The authors used a modified Delphi process involving primary care providers and gastroenterologists to identify safe patient discharges from gastroenterology clinics to primary care.

The Incidence and Costs of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes

The overall incidence of hypoglycemia was considerable in this large working-age population and was associated with $52 million (2008 dollars) in direct medical costs.

Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program Evaluation

Results, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Care

Effect of Medication Dosing Frequency on Adherence in Chronic Diseases

Medication adherence is important in chronic disease management. This systematic review demonstrates that dosing frequency has important effects on medication adherence.

Pharmaceutical Considerations of Common Herbal Medicine

Managing Hyperkalemia in High-Risk Patients in Long-Term Care

Creating Peer Groups for Assessing and Comparing Nursing Home Performance

A methodologically sound, empirically based approach to creating peer groupings can and should be adapted to fit the setting of nursing homes.

Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes Mellitus

The Association of Mental Health Program Characteristics and Patient Satisfaction

Across many measures of Veterans Health Administration mental health care program characteristics, treatment continuity is most strongly and positively associated with patient satisfaction.  

Magnitude and Economic Effect of Overuse of Antisecretory Therapy in the Ambulatory Care Setting

Proton pump inhibitors are often overused without documented valid indications. Their inappropriate use is associated with substantial cost expenditure and the potential for adverse events.

A Cost-Effectiveness Clinical Decision Analysis Model for Schizophrenia

Asthma Population Management: Development and Validation of a Practical 3-Level Risk Stratification Scheme

Predictive Factors of Discharge Navigation Lag Time

Examination of factors associated with discharge lag time and how this metric plays an important role in managing hospital throughput.

Cost Minimization of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Expenditures

Study 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.

Analyzing Admission Rates for Multiple Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions

Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions can be systematically assessed in a large electronic medical database to describe admission rates by year, catchment area, and hospital affiliation.

Management of Prostate Cancer

CHAPTER 5. Clinical Guideline for Pharmacological Management of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

From 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.

Synchronized Prescription Refills and Medication Adherence: A Retrospective Claims Analysis

A retrospective claims analysis showed that synchronized refill schedules were associated with better medication adherence among Medicare Advantage patients taking multiple maintenance medications.

Medicare Part D Coverage Gap and Diabetes Beneficiaries

When diabetic patients in 2 Medicare Advantage Part D plans reached the 2006 coverage gap, overall drug costs dropped as out-of-pocket costs increased.

Impact of a Musculoskeletal Disability Management Program on Medical Costs and Productivity in a Large Manufacturing Company

Electronic Health Record Availability Among Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Physicians

Availability of electronic health records among advanced practice nurses and physicians in California is concentrated among large practices with fewer Medicaid patients.