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Placement of Selected New FDA-Approved Drugs in Medicare Part D Formularies, 2009-2013There is significant heterogeneity in formulary placement and restrictions on new drug approvals in the Part D marketplace.
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CAH Staff Perceptions of a Clinical Information System ImplementationThis study examines staff perceptions of patient care quality and the processes before and after implementation of a comprehensive clinical information system in 7 critical access hospitals.
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Clinical Guidelines and Performance MeasuresAlthough physicians should be aware of guidelines and measures, they need to apply more nuanced approaches when seeing individual patients.
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Effects of Health Savings Account Eligible Plans on Utilization and ExpendituresThe health savings account-eligible design may decrease costs and utilization, but it also may decrease use of preventive services.
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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.
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The Characteristics of Physician Practices Joining the Early ACOs: Looking Back to Look ForwardPhysician practices intending to join Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) in 2012 had greater capabilities in health information technology, care management processes, and quality improvement methods than those not intending to join, but they still were far from using all recommended behaviors to manage risk.
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Frequency of and Harm Associated With Primary Care Safety IncidentsPhysicians' and nurses' assessments of the frequency and harm of incidents can be a supplemental method to study patient safety in the primary care office.
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New Strategies for Aligning Physicians With Health System IncentivesThis article details strategies based on principles from psychology and economics that health systems may use to align with physicians.
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Identification of and Intervention to Address Therapeutic Gaps in CareA program identifying and resolving care gaps involving community pharmacists resulted in increased adherence and omission gaps closure and fewer adherence gap reopenings.
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Trebananib Shows Promise in Recurrent Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian CancerEuropean Cancer Congress 2013
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Shared Medical Appointments: Balancing Efficiency With Patient Satisfaction and OutcomesShared medical appointments have the potential to improve clinic efficiency, patient outcomes, and patient satisfaction when managing chronic rhinosinusitis.
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Successful Implementation of APSO Notes Across a Major Health SystemIn this study, the authors demonstrate widespread adoption and satisfaction with the novel APSO (Assessment, Plan, Subjective, Objective) format for progress notes at a large, integrated health delivery network.
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Boosting Workplace Wellness Programs With Financial IncentivesFinancial incentives created under the Affordable Care Act can help promote employer wellness programs and support preventive services utilization.
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Postdischarge Engagement Decreased Hospital Readmissions in Medicaid PopulationsPostdischarge engagement of at-risk Medicaid beneficiaries in 6 health plans resulted in significant reductions in hospital readmissions at rates proportional to the frequency of engagement.
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Session 3: DiscussantRebecca W. Killon, MA, says addressing adherence of diabetes medication from the patient perspective can be very different from that of a physician.
