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Assessing the Chiral Switch: Approval and Use of Single-Enantiomer Drugs, 2001 to 2011From 2001 to 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration approved 9 single-enantiomer drugs with racemic precursors. None showed pre-approval evidence of improved efficacy over the racemic precursor.
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Feasibility of Integrating Standardized Patient-Reported Outcomes in Orthopedic CarePatient-reported outcomes, through the use of new technological advances, can be successfully integrated into routine orthopedic practice and shared across distinct institutions.
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Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Early Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure?Proactive identification of cognitive impairment and compensatory destigmatized patient/familial psychoeducation regarding “forgetfulness” in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure may reduce readmission rates substantially.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hip Fracture Outcomes in MenRacial and ethnic differences in hip fracture incidence and mortality outcome were observed within a diverse population of older men, with lower rates of both among Asians.
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The Economic Impact of an Urban Asthma Management ProgramAn asthma disease management program reduced medical services utilization for urban children and had a potentially positive return on investment for Medicaid managed care plans.
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Testing of a Tethered Personal Health Record Framework for Early End-of-Life DiscussionsPilot testing demonstrates the use of a novel, personal health record—based framework used in primary care settings may improve presence and quality of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record.
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Effectiveness of Enhanced Primary Care on Preventive Health ServicesThis 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.
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Process, Cost, and Clinical Quality: The Initial Oral Contraceptive VisitLinking variation in process with cost and quality provides the opportunity for identifying low-cost, high-quality processes.
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Reframing the Unaffordability Debate: Patient Responsibility for Physician CareDespite concerns about rising patient costs for expensive care, we find that many patients face only moderately rising costs for physician care.
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Testing of a Tethered Personal Health Record Framework for Early End-of-Life DiscussionsPilot testing demonstrates the use of a novel, personal health record—based framework used in primary care settings may improve presence and quality of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record.
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Economic Burden of Osteoporotic Fractures in US Managed Care EnrolleesOsteoporotic fractures are associated with a significant economic burden, including costs of rehabilitation services and a high total all-cause cost of care.
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Economics of a Health System’s Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine for Its EmployeesA direct-to-consumer telemedicine service resulted in lower per-episode unit costs for care within 7 days and only marginally increased the use of services overall.
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Connected Care: Improving Outcomes for Adults With Serious Mental IllnessCase study of a payer-led intervention to improve coordination of care for adult Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. 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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Initial Success, Frequent RecurrenceInterview with David Siegel, MD, chief of the Division of Multiple Myeloma, John Theurer Cancer Center
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Sharing Care in the ACO EraThe authors propose a framework considering patient complexity and certainty of diagnosis to triage encounters to the most appropriate provider in an accountable care organization.
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Measures of ED Utilization in a National Cohort of ChildrenThrough analysis of multistate Medicaid data, this study identifies differences in 2 commonly used measures of emergency department (ED) utilization, ED visit count and ED reliance.
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Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care CapacityThis article provides insight on the work of 7 of Project ECHO’s replicating partners from around the world who are implementing the ECHO model to address the knowledge gap that underlies integrated palliative care crisis.
