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Progress of Diabetes Severity Associated With Severe Hypoglycemia in TaiwanRapid progression of diabetes complications was associated with higher risk of severe hypoglycemia.
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Impact of Therapeutic Switching in Long-Term CareSwitching medications for nonmedical (formulary) reasons in long-term care settings may increase Medicare Part D resident adverse effects and raise facility downstream costs.
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Primary Nonadherence to Medications in an Integrated Healthcare SettingThis retrospective study measures primary nonadherence rates for 10 drug groups and identifies important factors of primary nonadherence for chronic and acute medications.
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Making Early, Consistent Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support the Norm, Not the ExceptionThe 2015 joint statement of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the American Diabetes Association, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics called for diabetes self-management education and support at 4 distinct points: at diagnosis, at annual assessments, when complications arise, and at transitions.
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The Value of Novel Immuno-Oncology TreatmentsThis study assesses the value of novel immuno-oncology treatments to society.
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A Pay-for-Performance Program for Diabetes Care in Taiwan: A Preliminary AssessmentA pay-for-performance program in Taiwan improved the quality of diabetes care and slightly increased the cost of care.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare Drug Plans in Schizophrenia and Bipolar DisorderIn Medicare Part D, generic drug coverage was cost saving compared with no coverage in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia while improving health outcomes.
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Medication, Diagnostic, and Cost Information as Predictors of High-Risk Patients in Need of Care ManagementPredictive models from diagnostic or medication data identify care management candidates who are more amenable to clinical interventions than groups identified using prior cost alone.
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The Relationship Between Adherence and Total Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Type 2 DiabetesThis study describes a widespread variation in medication adherence, pharmacy cost sharing, and medical spending. Increased cost sharing may decrease adherence and increase total diabetes spending.
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Value-Based Payment in Implementing Evidence-Based Care: The Mental Health Integration Program in Washington StateValue-based payment improved fidelity to key elements of the Collaborative Care Model—an evidence-based mental health intervention—and improved patient depression outcomes in Washington state.
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Forgotten Patients: ACO Attribution Omits Those With Low Service Use and the DyingThis article compares clinical and utilization profiles of Medicare patients who are attributed to provider groups with those of patients unattributed to any provider group in accountable care organization models.
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Technology-Driven Intervention to Improve Hypertension Outcomes in Community Health CentersHealth information technology that is implemented as part of a multifaceted quality improvement initiative can lead to improvements in hypertension care and outcomes.
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Association Among Change in Medical Costs, Level of Comorbidity, and Change in Adherence BehaviorThe authors found that comorbidity burden and the direction of behavioral change influence the relationship between adherence and medical spend. This could affect the cost-benefit considerations of medication adherence programs.
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Impact of Functional Recovery on Patients Having Heart SurgeryThis article describes the positive impact that actively managing functional recovery has on postacute placement for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
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How Comorbidities and Preoperative Expenditures Correlate With Postoperative Adverse OutcomesAdjusting for patients' covariates, postoperative complications and mortality among geriatric surgical patients exhibited an age-dependent, illness-related, and preoperative medical expense“associated pattern under universal healthcare coverage.
