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Trends in Hospital–Physician Integration in Medical OncologyThe authors used Medicare claims data to examine trends in hospital–physician integration in high-volume specialties, including medical oncology.
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"No-Shows": Who Fails to Follow Up With Initial Behavioral Health Treatment?Patients who obtained authorization but did not get initial mental health treatment needed treatment as much as or more than patients who presented for care.
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Episode of Care Analysis Reveals Sources of Variations in CostsCosts of potentially avoidable complications have significantly more variation than costs of typical care in selected chronic and procedural episodes.
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Improving Influenza Immunization in Pregnant Women and Healthcare WorkersInfluenza vaccination rates in pregnant women and healthcare workers were increased with standing orders, vaccine advocates, and educational activities on influenza immunization.
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Reducing Coprescriptions of Benzodiazepines and Opioids in a Veteran PopulationThis study evaluated a passive clinical pharmacist intervention to reduce the coprescribing of benzodiazepines and opioid analgesics by using chart review notes to alert providers.
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Evolving Vendor Market for HITECH-Certified Ambulatory EHR ProductsBalancing competing goals of innovation and regulatory oversight will influence the evolution of the vendor market for certified ambulatory electronic health record products.
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Choosing Wisely Clinical Decision Support Adherence and Associated Inpatient OutcomesThis analysis examines the associations between adherence to Choosing Wisely recommendations embedded into clinical decision support alerts and 4 measures of resource use and quality.
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of SBRT Versus IMRT: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Organ-Confined Prostate CancerStereotactic body radiation therapy for low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer has potential cost savings and may improve access to radiation, increase convenience, and boost quality of life.
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State-Level Projections of Cancer-Related Medical Care Costs: 2010 to 2020State-level estimates of the number of people treated for cancer and the average cost of their treatment by state from 2010 through 2020.
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Impact of Workplace Health Services on Adherence to Chronic MedicationsPatients who used workplace primary care and pharmacy services had higher adherence rates to medications for their chronic conditions than community-treated patients.
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Impact of Hepatitis C Virus and Insurance Coverage on MortalityThe Medicaid population has significantly higher hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and mortality rates than patients with private insurance. These data must be considered when policy makers assess providing additional support to Medicaid programs for HCV elimination.
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Geographic Variation in Medicare and the Military Healthcare SystemGeographic variation in healthcare spending and utilization within the Military Health System is higher and significantly correlated with Medicare across hospital referral regions.
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Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With DiabetesAmong Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Leveraging Patient Activation to Improve Kidney Health in High-Risk PatientsFrequency of patient-provider conversations and patient activation are the 2 most significant predictors of a high-risk patient’s behaviors to prevent kidney disease.
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Risk Adjustment in Home Health Care CAHPSThe authors disagree with previous research concluding that the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Services (CAHPS) publicly reported data are insufficiently adjusted for patient comorbidities.
