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Contemporary Use of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Preventing Cardiovascular EventsUse of dual antiplatelet therapy was modest for patients with existing cardiovascular disease for whom subgroup analysis from a landmark clinical trial suggested benefit in preventing cardiovascular events, and low for patients with multiple risk factors without established cardiovascular disease, for whom increased cardiovascular events were suggested.
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Effects of Nonadherence With Prescription Drugs Among Older AdultsPrescription nonadherence in older patients with chronic health conditions resulted in more emergency department use.
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The Accelerated Approval Program for Oncology Drugs: Celebrating More Than 250,000 Life-Years Gained and CountingThis commentary explores how 2 recently published studies evaluating the clinical benefit of the FDA’s accelerated approval program for oncology drugs came to different conclusions.
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Unraveling the Complexity of Drug ShortagesGrim Reality Is a Bitter Pill to Swallow: Interview with Michael P. Link, MD, ASCO President
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Evaluation of the Quality Blue Primary Care Program on Health OutcomesImplementation of the Quality Blue Primary Care program in Louisiana was associated with a shift in primary care delivery and reductions in overall cost.
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VA Pharmacy Users: How They Differ From Other VeteransA higher proportion of veterans who use VA pharmacy services are black, have no alternative insurance, have lower incomes, are disabled, and report poorer health.
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Primary Care Capacity as Insurance Coverage Expands: Examining the Role of Health Information TechnologyPrimary care physicians using more health information technology were less likely to accept new patients.
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Adherence and Dosing Frequency of Common Medications for Cardiovascular PatientsIn this database analysis, greater adherence was observed for once-daily dosing compared with twice-daily dosing with chronic-use prescription medications used by patients with cardiovascular disease.
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Impact of Weekly Feedback on Test Ordering PatternsProviding a weekly feedback report significantly influences the test ordering behavior of internal medicine residents and reduces laboratory overutilization.
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Optimal Approach to Improving Trauma Triage Decisions: A Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisTo set priorities for quality improvement in trauma triage, we compared the cost-effectiveness of current practice with interventions to improve physician adherence to clinical guidelines.
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Second Analysis of FLAURA2 Trial Extends Benefit of Osimertinib Combo in NSCLCEncouraging trends were seen with osimertinib and platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the phase 3 FLAURA2 study.
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Impact of Emergency Physician–Provided Patient Education About Alternative Care VenuesPostvisit phone education from an emergency physician and/or mailed information about alternative venues of care reduced subsequent emergency department (ED) utilization for low-acuity treat-and-release adult ED patients.
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Information Retrieval Pathways for Health Information Exchange in Multiple Care SettingsHealthcare professionals used a complex combination of information retrieval pathways for health information exchange to obtain clinical information from external organizations.
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Financial Incentives Tied to Medicare Star Ratings: Impact on Influenza Vaccination Uptake in Medicare BeneficiariesInfluenza vaccine uptake improved among Medicare Advantage enrollees when influenza vaccination was introduced as a performance metric in Medicare star ratings and accompanying bonus payments.
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Episode of Care Analysis Reveals Sources of Variations in CostsCosts of potentially avoidable complications have significantly more variation than costs of typical care in selected chronic and procedural episodes.
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Health Coaching by Medical Assistants Improves Patients' Chronic Care ExperienceMedical assistants trained as health coaches substantially improved patient-reported primary care under the Chronic Care model measured by the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care.
