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Cost-Sharing and Initiation of Disease-Modifying Therapy for Multiple SclerosisThis study examines the association between cost-sharing and initiation of disease-modifying therapies among privately insured patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Absenteeism and Productivity Among Employees Being Treated for Hepatitis CEmployees with hepatitis C (HCV) who underwent existing treatments had more absences and higher indirect costs than HCVinfected employees who did not undergo treatment.
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Improving Quality of Care in Oncology Through Healthcare Payment ReformOverview of alternative payment models and how leading national organizations are involved with linking quality improvement initiatives and payment reform.
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Moving From A to Z: Successful Implementation of a Statin Switch Program by a Large Physician GroupThis report shows that a successful, cost-effective statin switch program can be implemented by a large physician group via a centralized, collaborative process.
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Development of a Tailored Survey to Evaluate a Patient-Centered InitiativeWe developed short patient experience surveys that were sensitive to our broad quality initiative, were meaningful and acceptable to patients, and had good response rates.
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Can Primary Care Physicians Accurately Predict the Likelihood of Hospitalization in Their Patients?This study demonstrates that the predictive accuracy of primary care physicians’ assessment of future hospitalization risk is comparable to commonly used quantitative risk stratification instruments.
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Functional Status and Readmissions in Unilateral Hip FracturesFunctional status is an important predictor of an acute care readmission in patients who have had a unilateral hip fracture.
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Secondary Patents Not an Issue for Biosimilars in Europe, Study NotesIn Europe, the authors of this new study suggest, some patent barriers may be more illusory than real.
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Reducing Out-of-Pocket Cost Barriers to Specialty Drug Use Under Medicare Part D: Addressing the Problem of "Too Much Too Soon"Medicare claims analyses offer insight into how proposed policy changes would affect out-of-pocket prescription costs for Part D beneficiaries requiring specialty drugs.
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Adherence to Osteoporosis Medications After Patient and Physician Brief Education: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled TrialPost hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial found that a 1-session educational intervention targeted at patients and primary care physicians did not improve osteoporosis medication adherence.
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The SAFER Guides: Empowering Organizations to Improve the Safety and Effectiveness of Electronic Health RecordsWe describe the conceptual underpinnings of an EHR-related selfassessment strategy to provide institutions a foundation upon which they can build their safety efforts.
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Retail Clinic Utilization Associated With Lower Total Cost of CareRetail clinic use is associated with lower overall total cost of care based on a matched-pair analysis.
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Physicians Respond to Pay-for-Performance Incentives: Larger Incentives Yield Greater ParticipationPhysician participation rates in a pay-for-performance program are related to the amount of rewards offered.
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Physician Prices and Low-Value Services: Evidence From General Internal MedicineThis study found extensive variation in general internal medicine physician prices and that high-priced physicians provided fewer low-value services but had higher spending on these services.
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Assessing Markers From Ambulatory Laboratory Tests for Predicting High-Risk PatientsAn evaluation of the added value of risk markers derived from ambulatory laboratory tests in the prediction of healthcare costs and identification of high-risk patients.
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Agreement Between Patient-reported Symptoms and Their Documentation in the Medical RecordEffective use of electronic medical record technology requires examination of the communication approaches of both care providers and patients.
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Effects of an Enhanced Primary Care Program on Diabetes OutcomesAn insurance company—sponsored enhanced primary care program had little effect on selected outcomes for low-income patients with diabetes.
