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Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental IllnessAtrial fibrillation patients with mental health conditions are less likely to be eligible for warfarin receipt, and those who are eligible receive warfarin at lower rates.
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Comprehensive Medication Management Services: Benefits for Seniors With DiabetesAuthors from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy highlight the role that pharmacists can play in care optimization for seniors with chronic conditions.
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Chasing High Performance: Best Business Practices for Using Health Information Technology to Advance Patient SafetyThis commentary reflects how high-performing healthcare organizations use health information technology to advance patient safety.
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Medication Adherence as a Measure of the Quality of Care Provided by PhysiciansPhysician-level medication adherence is a strong predictor of patient health and should be considered as a measure of physician quality.
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The Need for a Serious Illness Digital Ecosystem (SIDE) to Improve Outcomes for Patients Receiving Palliative and Hospice CarePalliative and hospice care services produce well-known benefits for patients living with serious illness and for their families. Benefits include improved quality of life and reduced symptom burden, spiritual and emotional distress, and caregiver distress.
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Simply Delivered Meals: A Tale of CollaborationOffering a meal delivery service to patients in a community-based care transition program was associated with cost savings and a 38% lower 30-day hospital readmission rate.
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Sacubitril/Valsartan in Medicare Alternative Payment ModelsOptimizing utilization of sacubitril/valsartan for treatment of heart failure could improve provider performance in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative and the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
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New Thinking on Clinical Utility: Hard Lessons for Molecular DiagnosticsThe authors describe 5 basic requirements for planning, implementing, and proving clinical utility for diagnostic tests, drawing on recent reimbursement decisions.
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The Long-term Social Value of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorsAlthough currently underutilized, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prophylaxis as supportive cancer care provides substantial value to society. Aligning utilization with clinical guidelines would increase this value considerably.
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The Use of Claims Data Algorithms to Recruit Eligible Participants Into Clinical TrialsUsing an ICD-9-CM code algorithm, the authors effectively identified potentially difficult-to-reach populations for a hypertension clinical trial.
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A Telephone-Based Intervention for Increasing the Use of Osteoporosis Medication: A Randomized Controlled TrialIn this randomized controlled trial, women receiving monthly telephone calls had significantly higher use of osteoporosis medication at 1 year versus women receiving usual care.
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Provider Organization Performance Assessment Utilizing Diabetes Physician Recognition ProgramRetrospective chart review to assess the impact of the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program showed that most patients achieved control levels recommended by national treatment guidelines.
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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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Sustainable Lifelines: Supporting Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents in the Accountable Care EraA reimbursement strategy for collaborative care models is presented to enhance access to integrated behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents from underserved areas.
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Health Information Technology and Physicians' Knowledge of Drug CostsHigh rates of health information technology use by physicians were only modestly associated with better knowledge of drug costs.
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Ensuring the Integrity and Transparency of Public Reports: How a Possible Oversight Model Could Benefit HealthcareTo address the lack of standards in public reports of provider performance, the authors outline a model to ensure the integrity and transparency of reports.
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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.
