Authors


David B. Muhlestein, JD, MHA

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Risk Bearing and Use of Fee-for-Service Billing Among Accountable Care Organizations

The authors present a brief summary of the types of payment arrangements that early accountable care organizations are adopting.


Stephen F. Derose, MD, MS

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Primary Nonadherence to Statin Therapy: Patients' Perceptions

This study explores self-reported reasons for primary nonadherence among patients newly prescribed statin medication in an integrated health delivery system.





Amanda Morgan, MD

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Outcomes Trends for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure, and Pneumonia, 2005-2009

The 3 core measures of acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia are the leading causes of hospital admissions and expenditures. Our study sets the benchmark foundation for outcome evaluations of CMS’s value-based purchasing program and the Affordable Care Act.



Scott A. Berkowitz, MD, MBA

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Planning for the Future of Population Health: The Johns Hopkins Medicine Experience

Johns Hopkins Medicine underwent a reorganization of its population health services, with a new structure, set of priorities, and development of a 3-year strategic plan.



Jeffrey J. Leow, MBBS, MPH

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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian Institutions

Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.





Christopher Zacker, RPh, PhD

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Cost Variation and Savings Opportunities in the Oncology Care Model

Geographic variation in cancer treatment spending reveals that chemotherapy and hospital inpatient care may offer opportunities for savings for practices participating in the Oncology Care Model.


Dominic Hodgkin, PhD

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Testing Novel Patient Financial Incentives to Increase Breast Cancer Screening

This study tested 3 financial incentives encouraging breast cancer screening (mammograms) among women deemed overdue. None were effective overall; "person-centered" incentives worked in the most recently screened subgroup.





Steven D. Pearson, MD, MSc

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Value Assessment and Heterogeneity: Another Side to the Story

The founder and president of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review responds to the commentary on heterogeneity in value assessment.




Yu-Ning Wong, MD, MSCE

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Provider and Patient Burdens of Obtaining Oral Anticancer Medications

Oral anticancer medications are frequently used to treat patients with cancer. We found significant time and energy burdens for clinic staff and patients in obtaining these drugs.


Mark Holodniy, MD

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Effect of Management Strategies and Clinical Status on Costs of Care for Advanced HIV

Antiretroviral drugs have replaced hospitalization and other services as the most costly component of HIV care, except in patients with especially advanced HIV.



Chirag Bhatt, MBA

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Low Screening and Follow-up for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Health Plan Beneficiaries

Screening and follow-up for unhealthy alcohol use are low among plan members. Use of standardized screening tools, documentation, and care for alcohol misuse need improvement.


Marcelline Harris, PhD, RN

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Trends in Primary Care Encounters Across Professional Roles in PCMH

A metric of primary care delivery by non–primary care provider clinicians demonstrated increasing trends in patient encounters by nurses and social workers and was responsive to patient-centered medical home implementation.


Stephen H. Taplin, MD

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Enhancing Healthcare Delivery Research at the National Cancer Institute

The National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences created the Healthcare Delivery Research Program in January 2015, recognizing the need for empirical evidence to address cancer care challenges.


Christopher L. Bryson, MD

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Survey Nonresponders Incurred Higher Medical Utilization and Lower Medication Adherence

In a retrospective cohort analysis, diabetic nonresponders to a patient satisfaction survey had higher healthcare costs, clinic visits, and hospitalizations, but lower medication adherence.



Oded Horn, MD

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The Patient’s Photograph in the Medical Record as a Diagnostic Tool

Two case reports are presented in which previous photographs of the patients appearing in their medical record were of considerable assistance in making the diagnosis.

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