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Patients' Views on Price Shopping and Price TransparencyThe authors interviewed patients with access to a price transparency website. Despite a positive opinion of price shopping in theory, respondents reported barriers to doing so in reality.
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Learning About Oncologist—Patient Communications by Speaking Directly With EachThe importance of doctor-patient communication is well established. Focus groups conducted with patients and oncologists help unravel why gaps exists and how to customize strategies for improvement.
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Accountable Care Organizations: A Model for the FutureThis manuscript describes a structural alternative that builds upon the vision of the ACO, positions it centrally in the healthcare experience, and overcomes current limitations in delivering care.
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Improving Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medications With Information TechnologyImproving adherence to long-term medication therapy remains a challenge. Health information technology interventions that leverage electronic medical records are promising, low-cost approaches for increasing adherence.
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Can Managed Care Organizations Partner With Manufacturers for Comparative Effectiveness Research?Two case studies examine the benefits of manufacturers and managed care organizations partnering in pragmatic or practical clinical trials to generate real-world evidence.
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Deaths Among Opioid Users: Impact of Potential Inappropriate Prescribing PracticesInappropriate prescribing practices of opioids are a major risk factor for mortality among opioid users in the Georgia Medicaid population, although risk is lower in managed Medicaid.
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On the Impact of Predictive Analytics–Driven Disease Management InterventionsPredictive analytics–driven disease management outperforms standard of care among patients with chronic heart failure.
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Randomized Trial of an Electronic Asthma Monitoring System Among New York City ChildrenChildren who used an electronic monitoring system had as many emergency department visits and hospitalizations for asthma as children who used a paper diary.
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Prescribing by Physician Assistants and Nurse PractitionersWe have insufficient understanding of what influences our prescribing behavior, particularly with respect to pharmaceutical marketing strategies.
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Disease Management Programs in Type 2 Diabetes: Quality of CareDisease management programs for diabetes can improve some processes of care, but they do not improve intermediate outcomes beyond doubt.
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Real-world HIV Diagnostic Testing Patterns in the United StatesThis retrospective study evaluated real-world implementation of the updated CDC HIV algorithm in a large US laboratory.
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Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature ReviewWorldwide, more than half a million new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed annually. The incidence of HCC in the United States is rising with an estimated 31,000 new cases in 2018. Disease prognosis remains poor, with a 5-year survival rate across all disease stages estimated between 10%-20%, and 3% for those diagnosed with distant disease. Although morbidity is significant, especially among patients with advanced-stage disease, limited information exists on the humanistic and economic burden of HCC.
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Potential Role of Network Meta-Analysis in Value-Based Insurance DesignThis study illustrates that where clinical trials are lacking, network meta-analysis can provide valuable insights into the potential clinical and economic benefits of value-based insurance design.
