This article examines the effect of a transplant case management program on clinical outcomes following transplant surgery.
Clinical pharmacy specialists impact patient care through improvements in clinical outcomes for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia via clinical interventions and promotion of medication adherence.
Routine preoperative MRSA screening of cardiac surgery patients could provide substantial economic value to third-party payers and hospitals under a wide range of circumstances.
A methodologically sound, empirically based approach to creating peer groupings can and should be adapted to fit the setting of nursing homes.
Medicare Advantage customer service supports a less healthy, higher-need population, indicating that it should be designed and staffed to effectively serve complex, high-need patients.
Reducing inappropriate use of cardiac telemetry may improve the cost of care while maintaining patient safety.
This study examined the relationship among availability of an on-site, employer-provided primary care medical home, and health services use and health plan costs.
The CDC has found that some digital programs meet standards required to help payers deliver behavioral health programs for persons with obesity, or those who are overweight with at least 1 cardiovascular risk factor.
Value-based insurance design for prescription drug coverage increases drug adherence in patients with chronic disease, though their effect on clinical outcomes and health spending remain uncertain.
Providers do not consider nurse case managers as professional identity threats in co-managing patients with diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors.
During the early years of the "meaningful use" program, surveys found decreases in both optimism and concerns about electronic health records.
Asthma control, rather than compliance with the HEDIS asthma measure, is the most useful quality indicator of asthma care.
Using data from a nationwide registry, this study revealed significant variation in the use and cost of contemporary regimens for colorectal cancer.
This natural experiment compared rates of indicated preventive care for low-income Hispanic patients enrolled in an enhanced primary care program with those of patients receiving usual care.