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Potential Impact of Pharmaceutical Industry Rebates on Medication AdherenceCost is a common barrier to medication adherence. The authors discuss the potential role of medication rebates in patients’ out-of-pocket costs and medication adherence.
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Economic Burden of Hypoglycemia With Basal Insulin in Type 2 DiabetesHypoglycemia after basal insulin initiation is associated with high clinical and economic burden that precedes insulin initiation and persists during 1 to 2 years of follow-up.
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How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health CareCommercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.
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Economic Assessment of Initial Maintenance Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCompared with ipratropium alone, fluticasone/salmeterol combination therapy resulted in better clinical outcomes and similar or lower treatment costs in all COPD populations studied.
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Association Between the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Healthcare UtilizationUse of specialist visits decreased by patients whose primary care physicians transformed their practices into patient-centered medical homes, 1 year after medical home implementation.
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A New Era: Increasing Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use in Type 2 DiabetesContinuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are increasingly accessible and effective for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and even those with prediabetes, as a means for real-time biofeedback and behavior change.
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Using Financial Incentives to Improve the Care of Tuberculosis PatientsPatients enrolled in the tuberculosis pay-for-performance program received more comprehensive ambulatory care with slightly lower costs and a higher treatment success rate.
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Improving Patient Self-Management of Multiple Sclerosis Through a Disease Therapy Management ProgramThis study evaluated the effect of a multiple sclerosis disease therapy management program on medication adherence, therapy persistence, relapses, work productivity, and quality of life.
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How Health Plans Promote Health IT to Improve Behavioral Health CareCommercial health plans promote the use of health IT to support behavioral health care access and delivery.
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Health Coaching by Medical Assistants Improves Patients' Chronic Care ExperienceMedical assistants trained as health coaches substantially improved patient-reported primary care under the Chronic Care model measured by the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care.
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Benchmarking Health-Related Quality-of-Life Data From a Clinical SettingHealth-related quality-of-life data are often collected during routine clinical care. We present a method to create nationally representative benchmarks for clinical subspecialties.
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Mixed Messages to Consumers From Medicare: Hospital Compare Grades Versus Value-Based Payment PenaltyMany hospitals penalized for readmissions were given readmission grades of “no different” or “better” than the national rate on the Hospital Compare website.
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A Multidisciplinary Intervention for Reducing Readmissions Among Older Adults in a Patient-Centered Medical HomeA collaborative practice model to reduce hospital readmissions from an outpatient environment.
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Reduction of Emergency Department Use in People With DisabilitiesThis study examined emergency department use by Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities in safety-net clinics that have adopted the patient-centered medical home model compared with matched comparison beneficiaries.
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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromesPatients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.
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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare SystemThis study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.
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Mortality, Outcomes, and Healthcare Costs in T2DM Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular DiseaseTargeting glucose control and managing cardiovascular (CV) risk factors may prevent future CV events, and have positive downstream impact by reducing costs to healthcare stakeholders.
