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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of SBRT Versus IMRT: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Organ-Confined Prostate CancerStereotactic body radiation therapy for low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer has potential cost savings and may improve access to radiation, increase convenience, and boost quality of life.
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Out-of-Pocket Costs and Prescription Reversals With Oral LinezolidAssociations between out-of-pocket costs and prescription reversals, as well as impact of reversals on rehospitalizations and healthcare costs, were examined among patients prescribed oral linezolid.
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Healthcare Continuity From Hospital to Territory in Lombardy: TELEMACO ProjectThe TELEMACO project successfully used telemedicine to establish a healthcare continuity from hospital to territory in remote areas of the Lombardy region of Italy.
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The Duration of Office Visits in the United States, 1993 to 2010Nationally representative data show that outpatient office visits to both primary care physicians and specialists grew longer over the period from 1993 to 2010.
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Electronic Consults for Improving Specialty Care Access for VeteransThe combination of electronic consultations and active triage of specialty care consults effectively reduces wait times for outpatient clinics.
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Project ECHO: An Effective Means of Increasing Palliative Care CapacityThis article provides insight on the work of 7 of Project ECHO’s replicating partners from around the world who are implementing the ECHO model to address the knowledge gap that underlies integrated palliative care crisis.
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Systemic Treatments for Advanced Prostate Cancer: Relationship Between Health Insurance Plan and Treatment CostsThe authors examine how insurer and patient out-of-pocket payments for advanced prostate cancer differ by drug and health plan type and describe the relationship between these payments and utilization.
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Aligning Payment Reform and Delivery Innovation in Emergency CareThe authors apply HHS’s payment taxonomy framework to acute unscheduled care and describe how payment reform supports delivery innovation.
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Can Managed Care Organizations Partner With Manufacturers for Comparative Effectiveness Research?Two case studies examine the benefits of manufacturers and managed care organizations partnering in pragmatic or practical clinical trials to generate real-world evidence.
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Health Plan Resource Use Bringing Us Closer to Value-Based DecisionsThere is a critical need for comparative information about plan resource use to support value-based purchasing efforts.
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Decision Aids for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate CancerImplementing patient decision aids was associated with lower rates of elective surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia and of active treatment for localized prostate cancer.
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Robotic Arm–Assisted Knee Surgery: An Economic AnalysisCompared with manual total knee arthroplasty, patients younger than 65 years undergoing robotic arm–assisted total knee arthroplasty experience fewer days in hospital, less utilization of services, and lower average total costs at 90 days.
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Physician Behavior Impact When Revenue Shifted From Drugs to ServicesShifting physician revenue from drug sales to cognitive services for mature pathways providers did not affect practice behavior in this payer-sponsored Oncology Medical Home.
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A Team Approach to Systematic Behavioral Screening and InterventionExpanding primary care teams with trained and supported paraprofessionals enables systematic delivery of widely recommended, evidence-based, cost-saving alcohol, drug, and depression screening and intervention services.
