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Hospitals’ Strategies to Reduce Costs and Improve Quality: Survey of Hospital LeadersHospitals pursue a broad range of efforts to improve quality, with those participating in bundled payments attempting to reduce postacute care to a greater degree than nonparticipants.
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Medicare Advantage in Rural Areas: Implications for Hospital SustainabilityThis retrospective cohort study of rural hospitals found that Medicare Advantage penetration increased substantially from 2008 to 2019 and was associated with greater hospital sustainability.
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Budget Impact Analysis of 8 Hormonal Contraceptive OptionsA model assessing 8 hormonal contraceptive methods found that lower pregnancy costs for the etonogestrel implant and levonorgestrel intrauterine device offset their higher acquisition costs.
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Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 DiabetesThis study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.
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Texans Can Appeal Surprise Medical Bills, but the Process Can Be DrainingIn Texas, a growing number of patients are turning to a little-known state mediation program to deal with unexpected hospital bills.
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Multilevel Influences on Patient Engagement and Chronic Care ManagementHealth systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.
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Improving Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medications With Information TechnologyImproving adherence to long-term medication therapy remains a challenge. Health information technology interventions that leverage electronic medical records are promising, low-cost approaches for increasing adherence.
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Thirty-Day Readmissions: Relationship to Physician Attending Type and Social ConnectednessThis study examined patient clinical and demographic characteristics, healthcare system factors, and patients’ experiences of care associated with 30-day readmissions in a hospital with a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.
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Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical Inpatients: Effect on Outcomes and CostsVTE prophylaxis is underutilized in medical patients in US hospitals, but the occurrence of VTE has a major clinical and economic impact.
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Patient and Physician Predictors of Hyperlipidemia Screening and Statin PrescriptionPhysician and patient predictors of hyperlipidemia screening and statin prescription at a large, multihospital regional health center based on electronic health record data.
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Patient-Centered Care: Turning the Rhetoric Into RealityUnderstanding the perspectives of clinicians and administrators who are leaders in implementing patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations can help point the way toward implementation by others.
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Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychiatric Intervention Associated With Increased Adherence and Cost SavingsPharmacy and medical claims data showed that patients whose clinicians had access to pharmacogenetic test results had increased adherence and overall cost savings.
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Is Patient Satisfaction Influenced by the Intensity of Medical Resource Use by Their Physicians?Patient satisfaction does not seem to be influenced by the intensity of medical resource use by their physicians.
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Statewide Falls Prevention Program in Pennsylvania: Healthy Steps for Older Adults“Healthy Steps for Older Adults,” the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s falls prevention program, resulted in savings of $718 to $840 per person.
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Low Clinical Utility of Folate Determinations in Primary Care SettingIt seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance.
