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Office Manager and Nurse Perspectives on Facilitators of Adult ImmunizationFactors significantly associated with adult vaccination rates in primary care practices were patients’ age, race, scheduled well-visit length, and nurses’ vaccination status.
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An Expanded Portfolio of Survival Metrics for Assessing Anticancer AgentsA novel, simplified cost-value analysis tool was created to better differentiate the value of anticancer agents and further characterize the expected survival benefit of all patients.
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Pharmacists as Healthcare Providers: Integration Into the MainstreamOn the second day of "Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory Into Practice," Jan Berger, MD, MJ, president of Health Intelligence Partners, moderated the panel discussion "Measuring the Impact of Pharmacists in Diabetes Patient Care."
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Congressional Intent for the HITECH ActThe HITECH Act will modernize the nation's healthcare system by advancing adoption and use of health information technology.
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Medicaid Managed Care Reduces Readmissions for Youths With Type 1 DiabetesAn analysis of the largest cohort available reveals that youths with type 1 diabetes, on a Medicaid managed care plan, are less likely to be readmitted within 90 days of discharge.
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Disparities in Diabetes and Hypertension Care for Individuals With Serious Mental IllnessThis study highlights disparities in care for diabetes and hypertension for individuals with serious mental illness compared with the general Medicaid and Medicare populations.
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Increasing Copayments and Adherence to Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemic MedicationsA copayment increase from $2 to $7 adversely affected veterans' adherence to statins, antihypertensives, and oral hypoglycemic agents.
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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian InstitutionsMinimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.
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Telemedicine and the Sharing Economy: The "Uber" for HealthcareTelehealth platforms will promote increased competition in the marketplace for medical care delivery, benefiting both consumers and clinicians.
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High-Cost, High-Need Patients: The Impact of Reported Penicillin AllergyA reported penicillin allergy was common and was associated with suboptimal antibiotic choices and increased healthcare utilization in high-cost, high-need patients.
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A Systematic Review of Reference Pricing: Implications for US Prescription Drug SpendingReference pricing is an effective cost-containment tool widely used in other countries; it may be an attractive policy strategy for the US healthcare system.
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Risk-Stratification Methods for Identifying Patients for Care CoordinationIdentifying which patients are likely to benefit from care coordination is important. We evaluated the performance of 6 risk-screening instruments in predicting healthcare utilization.
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Increasing Preventive Health Services via Tailored Health CommunicationsThe authors describe and apply a methodology for defining tailored health communications in order to increase the number of completed colorectal cancer screenings.
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Regular Emergency Department UsersRegular users of the emergency department (ED) transiently reduced ED visits when faced with ED access barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Medication Adherence Scale Versus Pharmacy Fill Rates in Seniors With HypertensionScores on a new medication adherence scale maintained a strong graded association with antihypertensive drug pharmacy fill adherence among community-dwelling seniors in a managed care organization.
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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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Factors Associated With Timeliness in Academic General Surgery Clinics: A Prospective Quality AssessmentThe participation of residents and physician assistants significantly increased patient wait time without reducing the attending surgeon’s consultation length in outpatient surgery clinics.
