Authors



Deborah W. Garnick, ScD

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How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health Care

Commercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.


R. Jason Yong, MD, MBA

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Common Elements in Opioid Use Disorder Guidelines for Buprenorphine Prescribing

This article presents a synthesis of opioid use disorder guidelines and a framework to link them to claims data and recognize higher-quality practice, monitor outcomes, and individualize intervention.



Elisha M. Friesema, BA, CCRP

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Implementation of EHR-Based Strategies to Improve Outpatient CAD Care

We examined the impact of electronic reminders followed by performance reports and financial incentives. Physicians responded more to reports and incentives than to reminders alone.



Julie Slezak, MS

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Adherence to Medication Under Mandatory and Voluntary Mail Benefit Designs

Pharmacy benefit designs that mandate mail pharmacy use interfere with prescription drug access, particularly for individuals without previous mail pharmacy experience.




Aydin Sekili, MBA

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Physician-Specific Variation in Medication Adherence Among Diabetes Patients

Physician-specific, aggregate patient medication adherence data vary significantly and provide an expanded focus for interventions to improve patient adherence to treatment.


Sameer D. Saini, MD, MS

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Distinct Health Care Use Patterns of Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases

Patients 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.






Marc Hammer, MPH

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Performance of the Adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index Translated to ICD-10

We present an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) translation of the adapted Diabetes Complications Severity Index and show its performance in predicting hospitalizations, mortality, and healthcare-associated costs.


CEO, National Association of ACOs

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Connected Care Is Key to Accountable Care: The Case for Supporting Telehealth in ACOs

A growing body of evidence is demonstrating how the benefits of Connected Care, electronic communication between patient and caregiver, are improving healthcare access and quality and reducing costs for payers-without passing through Congress.


Thomas M. Vogt, MD, MPH

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Factors Affecting Medication Adherence Trajectories for Patients With Heart Failure

Nonwhite race, smoking, and increasing body mass index were associated with the lowest adherence trajectories for patients with heart failure, with adherence dropping off within the first year.


Patricia Novo, MPA, MPH

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Cost of Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorders Following Inpatient Detoxification

The mean 24-week cost per participant was $5416 for extended-release injectable naltrexone (57% detoxification, 37% medication, 6% provider/patient) and $4148 for buprenorphine-naloxone (64% detoxification, 12% medication, 24% provider/patient).


David M. Butler, MA

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Does Telephone Care Management Help Medicaid Beneficiaries With Depression?

Telephone care management increased mental health service use for Medicaid beneficiaries with depression but did not reduce depression severity. More intensive services may be needed.


Robert M. Pearl, MD

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New Strategies for Aligning Physicians With Health System Incentives

This article details strategies based on principles from psychology and economics that health systems may use to align with physicians.


Sarah L. Scarpace, PharmD

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Variation in the Cost of Medications for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

Using data from a nationwide registry, this study revealed significant variation in the use and cost of contemporary regimens for colorectal cancer.




David W. Price, MD

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Computerized Alert Reduced D-Dimer Testing in the Elderly

A targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older.




Jenna Spirt, MPH

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Implementing a Hybrid Approach to Select Patients for Care Management: Variations Across Practices

Hybrid approaches allow for clinician input into case finding for care management, but training and monitoring is required to protect against unintentional biases.


Shannon Wu, BA

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Electronic Reminder's Role in Promoting Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Use

The use of the electronic health record’s clinical reminder functionality is systematically related to higher human papillomavirus vaccine administration rates.


Matthew F. Burke, MPA

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Progress Toward Meaningful Use: Hospitals' Adoption of Electronic Health Records

Broad enthusiasm exists among hospitals for participation in Meaningful Use. However, many hospitals have a long road ahead to implement the advanced systems required for the program.

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