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Examination of the Quantitative and Temporal Features of COVID-19COVID-19 infections and deaths vary by the 4 seasons annually and cycle by the day of the week.
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Changes in Use of Low-Value Services During the COVID-19 PandemicUse of low-value care services during COVID-19 exhibits substantial heterogeneity but, on average, shows declines similar to the use of high-value services; low-value care use lags behind high-value care use in the rebound phase.
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Factors Influencing Primary Care Providers’ Decisions to Accept New Medicaid Patients Under Michigan’s Medicaid ExpansionIn the era after Medicaid expansion, primary care providers placed importance on practice capacity, specialist availability, and reimbursement when deciding whether to accept new Medicaid patients.
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A Mid-South Chronic Disease Registry and Practice-Based Research Network to Address DisparitiesThe authors report the experience of one of the first Southern US communities to develop a comprehensive health care data repository for tracking processes and outcomes of care and identifying areas of greatest need.
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Use Among Insured Primary Care PatientsColorectal cancer screening use was similar in 2 divergent primary care populations. Colonoscopy was the most frequently used modality; FOBT was used inconsistently.
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Alignment of Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines, Accountability Metrics, and Practice PatternsThis study measured breast cancer screening practice patterns in relation to evidence-based guidelines and accountability metrics, and found closer alignment is needed for providing patient-centered care.
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The Best of Reform: Postacute Care BundlingBundled payments are a step in the right direction when it comes to moving away from a fee-for-service payment structure. They have been proved to cut costs, and providers are responding by producing significantly better outcomes. naviHealth, a postacute care benefit manager, will test one bundled payment model using 11 hospitals in 5 states.
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Medicare Underpayment for Diabetes Prevention Program: Implications for DPP SuppliersThe actual costs of implementing the evidence-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) were compared with the latest reimbursement rates provided by CMS.
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Partnering With Patients to Rapidly Develop a Quality-of-Life Measure in Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Type Cutaneous T-cell LymphomaThe field of measurement in Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary syndrome type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma lacked a specific quality-of-life measure to describe patient experience or guide treatment decisions. Using an online platform with an engaged patient community, we developed and psychometrically validated a new measure in just under a year.
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Disparities in Antidepressant Adherence in Primary Care: Report From IsraelPatient characteristics such as psychiatric diagnosis were associated with variations in adherence, although physician characteristics were not.
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Adherence Patterns 1 Year After Initiation of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Results of a National Cohort StudyThis article describes the trajectory of adherence patterns among users of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. The authors found that baseline factors were unable to predict the adherence trajectory groups.
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Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With DiabetesAmong Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research. 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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The Effect of Medicare Advantage Enrollment on Mammographic ScreeningMedicare Advantage beneficiaries were 1.06 times more likely to receive mammography compared with fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. FFS providers were less likely to recommend mammograms to racial/ethnic groups.
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Persistence With Biologic Therapies in the Medicare Coverage GapFor patients who reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap, discontinuation was more likely for patients taking osteoporosis medication.
