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Health Technology Assessment and Private Payers's Coverage of Personalized MedicineA study of major US private payers showed an important role and considerable shortcomings of external health technology assessment in coverage decisions on personalized medicine.
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Effect of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among Working-Age AdultsMultiple chronic conditions among working-age adults lead to high costs over many years. Understanding how to effectively manage such patients is an important challenge.
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Documentation of the 5 As for Smoking Cessation by PCPs Across Distinct Health SystemsEvaluation of the 5 As of smoking cessation using patient electronic medical records across 6 distinct healthcare systems, stratified by comorbidity, gender, age, race ethnicity.
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The Price May Not Be Right: The Value of Comparison Shopping for Prescription DrugsPrice shopping for medications within a small geographic area can yield considerable cost savings for uninsured and insured consumers in high-deductible health plans.
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Economic Burden of Osteoporotic Fractures in US Managed Care EnrolleesOsteoporotic fractures are associated with a significant economic burden, including costs of rehabilitation services and a high total all-cause cost of care.
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Physician Practice Variation Under Orthopedic Bundled PaymentThis study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment.
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Implementing Effective Care Management in the Patient-Centered Medical HomeA positive deviance approach was used to identify best practices in embedding care management in patient-centered medical home team-based care processes.
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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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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Bundled Chronic Condition Management ProgramA chronic disease management company presents promising preliminary results from their remote intensive behavioral counseling intervention, aimed at addressing type 2 diabetes.
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Continuity of Outpatient Care and Avoidable Hospitalization: A Systematic ReviewHigher continuity of care was statistically significant and was associated with fewer ambulatory care–sensitive condition hospitalizations.
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Nevada's Medicaid Expansion and Admissions for Ambulatory Care–Sensitive ConditionsHispanic patients with Medicaid were more likely to be admitted for ambulatory care–sensitive conditions after Nevada’s Medicaid expansion.
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340B Drug Pricing Program and Hospital Provision of Uncompensated CareParticipation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program by general acute care hospitals and critical access hospitals has not been associated with increased provision of uncompensated care.
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Sustainable Lifelines: Supporting Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents in the Accountable Care EraA reimbursement strategy for collaborative care models is presented to enhance access to integrated behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents from underserved areas.
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State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Fatal Drug OverdosesThis study investigates the impact of state prescription drug monitoring programs on drug overdose mortality rates for all drug categories.
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Sustainable Lifelines: Supporting Integrated Behavioral Health Services for Children and Adolescents in the Accountable Care EraA reimbursement strategy for collaborative care models is presented to enhance access to integrated behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents from underserved areas.
