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Air Pollution From Major Roads, Highways Linked With Incidence of Parkinson DiseaseNew research suggests that living near major roads or highways is associated with incidence of non-Alzheimer dementia, Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer disease (AD), and multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Patients' Adoption of and Feature Access Within Electronic Patient PortalsWe found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters.
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Statewide Data Infrastructure Supports Population Health Management: Diabetes Case StudyThe use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.
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An Efficient Approach to Expand Equitable Access to Antiobesity Medications: Deprescribing After Weight Loss PlateauThe authors advocate for a consideration of 2 distinct phases of obesity management (ie, active weight loss and maintenance of weight loss) to allow substantially more people access to antiobesity medications.
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5-ASA to Sulfasalazine Drug Switch Program in Patients With Ulcerative ColitisA 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) drug switch program switching from 5-ASA to sulfasalazine was instituted for insured patients with ulcerative colitis. Unanticipated barriers limited the number of patients who switched, but significant cost savings were still obtained.
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Diabetes Disease Management in Medicare Advantage Reduces Hospitalizations and CostsA disease management program for Medicare Advantage patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease resulted in significantly reduced hospital admissions and total healthcare costs.
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Patient Satisfaction Surveys: A Continuous NCODA Initiative for Improvement Within the Oncology Dispensing PracticeNCODA presents findings from over 700 patient responses across the country to determine patient satisfaction over 4 categories: time, convenience, staff interaction, and overall satisfaction.
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Using the NQF Measure Incubator to Develop Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures in Palliative Cancer CareThe National Quality Forum (NQF) Measure Incubator provides a platform for the development of patient-reported outcome performance measures in palliative cancer care, which is essential to understanding a cancer patient’s functional status and well being.
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Impact of Clinical Training on Recruiting Graduating Health ProfessionalsA business case is made for medical centers to offer high-quality clinical training experiences to recruit graduating health professionals.
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Cost of Dementia in Medicare Managed Care: A Systematic Literature ReviewA systematic review of the literature reporting the cost of dementia among Medicare managed care plans found a limited and dated body of evidence.
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Impact of Specialty Drugs on the Use of Other Medical ServicesBiologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis was associated with lower use of some types of medical services within 2 to 3 years of initiation.
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Producing Comparable Cost and Quality Results From All-Payer Claims DatabasesThis paper describes a replicable process for standardizing disparate databases and methods to calculate cost and quality measures within and across states.
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Understanding and Improving Value Frameworks With Real-World Patient OutcomesNew value frameworks should incorporate real-world evidence that reflects patient treatment behavior, adherence to medication, and equity concerns arising from disparities in care.
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Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: Where Are the Suppliers?Despite the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program now being a covered benefit, there is inadequate availability of suppliers to reach Medicare beneficiaries with prediabetes.
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Clinical Efficacy: A Cost Containment Weapon for the 21st CenturyMitigating cost increases through preemptive care and clinical efficacy to reduce the disease burden of clinically at-risk patients.
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Review of Veterans Health Administration Telemedicine InterventionsA review of exemplary VHA-sponsored telemedicine interventions indicates that telemedicine can efficiently address patient healthcare needs.
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Reducing Barriers to Medication Access and Adherence for ACA and Medicaid Participants: A Peer-to-Peer, Community-Based ApproachHow peer-to-peer, community support programs can educate and empower patients to become more adherent to treatments, which will improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
