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The Effect of a PPO Pay-for-Performance Program on Patients With DiabetesA pay-for-performance program in a preferred provider organization setting may significantly increase the receipt of quality care and decrease hospitalization rates among patients with diabetes.
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Focusing on Clinical and Economic Outcomes-Not GuidelinesInterview With Andrew Pecora, MD, CPE, President, Regional Cancer Care Associates, Chief Innovations Officer and Vice President, Cancer Services, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center
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Potential of Risk-Based Population Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in a Large Integrated Health SystemThe authors evaluated the clinical applicability, accuracy, and implications of using an automated risk calculator and risk-based decision tool in an integrated health system.
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Large Self-insured Employers Lack Power to Effectively Negotiate Hospital PricesThis study examines the ability of self-insured employers to negotiate hospital prices and the relationship between hospital prices and employer market power in the United States.
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GRACE Principles: Recognizing High-Quality Observational Studies of Comparative EffectivenessThe GRACE principles lay out 3 questions to help healthcare providers, patients, and other decision makers evaluate the quality of noninterventional comparative effectiveness studies.
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Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Early Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure?Proactive identification of cognitive impairment and compensatory destigmatized patient/familial psychoeducation regarding “forgetfulness” in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure may reduce readmission rates substantially.
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Increased Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Chronic Opioid TherapyThe increase in healthcare utilization and expenditures associated with the transition to chronic opioid therapy places increased burden on payers and patients.
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Mental Health and Diabetes Control Among Vulnerable Primary Care PatientsOnly 19% of patients in this sample had good diabetes control based on their tested glycated hemoglobin levels. Patients diagnosed with mental health conditions in this study were more likely to have good diabetes control.
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Cost Per Response Analysis of Strategies for Chronic Immune ThrombocytopeniaThis decision tree model estimates the cost per response and incremental cost per additional responder for romiplostim, eltrombopag, and “watch and rescue” for immune thrombocytopenia.
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Primary Care Referrals to Nephrology in Patients With Advanced Kidney DiseasePrimary care physicians did not refer the majority of patients with severe nephropathy to specialists; nonreferred patients had fewer comorbidities and might be better kidney transplant candidates.
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The Cost of Treating Skeletal-Related Events in Patients With Prostate CancerThe analysis examines the annual economic effect of medically treating patients with prostate cancer and subsequent bone metastases.
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Distinct Health Care Use Patterns of Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal DiseasesPatients with complex chronic disease can be grouped by varying propensity for health care continuity patterns, which could be harnessed to personalize health care utilization interventions.
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Survival and Cost-Effectiveness of Hospice Care for Metastatic Melanoma PatientsHospice care is associated with improved median survival time for the patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, accompanied by decreased end-of-life costs.
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Previously Unrecognized Trends in Diabetes Consumption Clusters in MedicareMedicare beneficiaries with diabetes who are at the lowest levels of healthcare consumption often become some of the highest level consumers in subsequent years.
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Patients' Adoption of and Feature Access Within Electronic Patient PortalsWe found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters.
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Population-Based Breast Cancer Screening in a Primary Care NetworkA health information technology system designed to facilitate population-based breast cancer screening increased mammography rates in overdue women beyond rates achieved with office-based reminders alone.
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The Human Resource Costs of Implementing Autopend Clinical Decision Support to Improve Health MaintenanceThe development and deployment of an autopend functionality within an existing health maintenance system took more than 3 years and cost $201,500 (2013 US$).
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Effective Implementation of Collaborative Care for Depression: What Is Needed?Factors most important for successful implementation of collaborative care for depression differ for patient activation versus achieving remission; both are critical to program success.
