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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.
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Assessing the Impact of Transplant Case Management on Clinical OutcomesThis article examines the effect of a transplant case management program on clinical outcomes following transplant surgery.
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Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Services on Outcomes and Costs for Indigent Patients With DiabetesClinical pharmacy specialists impact patient care through improvements in clinical outcomes for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia via clinical interventions and promotion of medication adherence.
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Screening Cardiac Surgery Patients for MRSA: An Economic Computer ModelRoutine preoperative MRSA screening of cardiac surgery patients could provide substantial economic value to third-party payers and hospitals under a wide range of circumstances.
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Creating Peer Groups for Assessing and Comparing Nursing Home PerformanceA methodologically sound, empirically based approach to creating peer groupings can and should be adapted to fit the setting of nursing homes.
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Telephone Follow-Up on Medicare Patient Surveys Remains CriticalIncluding a telephone component in Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey administration continues to be valuable because telephone responses comprise a substantial portion of responses for several underserved groups.
