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Trends in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and the Effect on Processes to Improve QualityReports suggest that hospitals are acquiring physician practices. Data from 3 large surveys showed increased use of care management processes when hospital acquired practices.
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Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback ReportsImplementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.
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A Restricted Look at CRC Screening: Not Considering Annual Stool Testing as an OptionThis is a letter clarifying some points in an article published in the February 2016 issue of AJMC by Berger et al on colorectal cancer screening guidelines.
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Validating the Adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index in Claims DataThe aDCSI without the inclusion of laboratory data performs similarly to the DCSI with laboratory results, and is a good measure of diabetes severity.
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COVID-19 Surges and Hospital Outcomes in the United StatesIncreased hospital mortality odds among non–COVID-19 patients imply compromised quality of care during COVID-19 surges. No large-scale changes were found in discharges to other facilities.
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Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback ReportsImplementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.
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Changing Physician Behavior: What Works?The authors evaluate methods for implementing clinical research and guidelines, in order to change physician practice patterns, in surgical and general practice.
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Real-World Economic Value of a 21-Gene Assay in Early-Stage Breast CancerUniversal gene expression profiling of patients with stage II breast cancer resulted in outpatient savings of $11,000 (inclusive of testing costs) within 6 months of initiation of medical therapy.
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The Effect of Narrow Network Plans on Out-of-Pocket CostThe authors examined the effect of narrow network plan selection on beneficiaries’ outpatient visits and outpatient out-of-pocket expenditures in the 2014 nongroup health insurance market.
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Economic Outcomes of Insurer-Led Care Management for High-Cost Medicaid PatientsThis study evaluated economic outcomes of an insurer-led care management program for high-cost Medicaid patients using teams of community health care workers and nurses.
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Medical Home Effects on Enrollees With Mental and Physical IllnessMedical home enrollment had mixed effects on acute care use and a large effect on outpatient care use. Effects on expenditures varied by mental illness.
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Health Plan Use of Immunization Information Systems for Quality MeasurementHealth plans may benefit from using a state immunization information system as the primary data source for HEDIS and physician incentive and quality programs.
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Evaluating HCV Screening, Linkage to Care, and Treatment Across InsurersAn optimized hepatitis C virus screening and linkage-to-care process reduces the number of patients lost to follow-up and improves linkage to care for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured patients.
