Authors




Peter Tugwell, MD

Latest:

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Challenges for Medical Journals

In order to encourage dissemination, this commentary is freely available in PLoS Medicine, and will also be published in Medical Decision Making, Croatian Medical Journal, The Cochrane Library, Trials, and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.



Iris Lansdorp-Vogelaar, PhD

Latest:

A Restricted Look at CRC Screening: Not Considering Annual Stool Testing as an Option

This is a letter clarifying some points in an article published in the February 2016 issue of AJMC by Berger et al on colorectal cancer screening guidelines.


Lisa P. Oakley, PhD

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Can Accountable Care Divert the Sources of Hospitalization?

Oregon’s Medicaid accountable care organizations led to reductions in preventable hospital admissions, especially unscheduled admissions, among female beneficiaries aged 15 to 44 years.




Brian R. Kaplan, MD

Latest:

Long-term Economic Benefits Attributed to IVF-conceived Children: A Lifetime Tax Calculation

We estimate the future net tax contributions from an IVF-conceived child to highlight that removing barriers to fertility treatments can have long-term economic benefits.








Vicky Cao, PharmD

Latest:

A Gray Area for Reimbursement: Medical Foods for Non–Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Most non–inborn errors of metabolism (non-IEM) medical foods (MFs) do not meet the regulatory MF definition and lack scientific evidence for safety and efficacy. Non-IEM MFs are not yet ready for reimbursement by public insurers.


Samuel F. Hohmann, PhD, MS-HSM

Latest:

Empirical Analysis of Domestic Medical Travel for Elective Cardiovascular Procedures

Promoting domestic medical travel to high-quality providers could improve clinical outcomes and reduce long-term healthcare costs.



Damaris Peralta-Hernandez, RPh

Latest:

Development and Implementation of an Academic Cancer Therapy Stewardship Program

A cancer therapy stewardship program can be used to improve clinical quality and patient care by emphasizing the importance of value and evidence in oncology.




Quincy M. Samus, PhD

Latest:

Innovative Care Models for High-Cost Medicare Beneficiaries: Delivery System and Payment Reform to Accelerate Adoption

This paper illustrates how Medicare Advantage plans and accountable care organizations could benefit from adopting innovative care delivery models, and suggests policy changes to accelerate spread.





Lee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS

Latest:

Chronic Disease Management: Why Dementia Care Is Different

Because of its often slowly progressive nature, dementia is often included among chronic disease management programs. Yet, for many reasons, its management demands different approaches.





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