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Payer Perspectives in Genetic CounselingPrecision Medicine, examined how care targeted at the individual can hold down costs while improving quality. This includes matching the right drug to the right patient, and genetic testing is a tool for doing that.
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US Insurance Program's Experience With a Multigene Assay for Early-Stage Breast CancerThis study presents Humana's experience with a multigene breast cancer assay and provides an analysis of the clinical utility and economics of this technology.
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Implications of Eligibility Category Churn for Pediatric Payment in MedicaidAnalyses of Ohio Medicaid claims data from 2013 to 2015 reveal that instability among eligibility categories is common and affects average capitation but not health service use.
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Federal Spending Rises, Total Health Expenditures Drop in Medicare for All PlanA recent report about Senator Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” plan calls attention to a substantial federal cost increase of $32.6 trillion in spending over 10 years. But, the report also reveals that total cost of healthcare spending would decrease over that 10-year period.
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Clinician Characteristics Associated With Fluoride Varnish Applications During Well-Child VisitsClinicians treating a higher percentage of patients insured by Medicaid and patients younger than 5 years were more likely to apply fluoride varnish.
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CHAPTER 3. Guideline for Detection and Management of Diabetes in PregnancyFrom the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Economic Benefits of BIS-Aided Assessment of Post-BC Lymphedema in the United StatesUse of bioimpedance spectroscopy to aid in post“breast cancer assessments for lymphedema can be cost saving for healthcare organizations in the United States.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Asthma Expenditures in the United States Comparing 2004 to 2006 and 1996 to 1998Increased expenditures in US asthma are driven by increased medication spending that are not offset by decreases in emergency department and hospital spending.
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ACO Coalition Members Present Success Stories in Diabetes ManagementAs part of its mission to bring together stakeholders engaged in implementing the Affordable Care Act, The American Journal of Managed Care created the ACO and Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition, which gives participants opportunities to share best practices in using new reimbursement models. The final panel of "Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory Into Practice" invited ACO Coalition members to present insights on diabetes care.
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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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Fracture Risk Tool Validation in an Integrated Healthcare Delivery SystemThe FORE Fracture Risk Calculator provided rapid assessment of population hip fracture risk with some underestimation compared with observed hip fracture probabilities.
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Can a Nationwide Media Campaign Affect Antibiotic Use?A nationwide media campaign aimed at parents was associated with reductions in the use of antibiotics for pediatric upper respiratory infections, otitis media, and pharyngitis.
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When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAsLarge-scale analysis of Harvard Business School’s physician graduates yields new insights into physician-MBA career choices and the utility of these programs.
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Are Obese Patients Assisted in Losing Weight?In obese patients, we assessed the lack of advice to lose weight and its association with cardiovascular risk using the REGICOR chart (adaption of Framingham).
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Transforming Oncology Care: Payment and Delivery Reform for Person-Centered CareThe authors examine 4 alternative payment models for oncology care that shift away from fee-for-service and move progressively toward greater bundling, either across providers or across payments.
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CAR-T Cells: The Next Era in Immuno-OncologyAn update on immunotherapies and the potential impact of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells on oncology care.
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Identifying Patients With Osteoporosis or at Risk for Osteoporotic FracturesIdentifying patients with osteoporosis or low bone mineral density and high risk for osteoporotic fractures is possible in administrative data using osteoporosis diagnoses and fracture risk profile.
