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Multiple Chronic Conditions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and ConsequencesThis study's findings showed that diabetes care remained suboptimal among many patients with multiple chronic conditions and that patient outcomes varied by multimorbidity profile.
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Depression Care Following Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health AdministrationDifferent patient characteristics predict adequate antidepressant treatment after hospitalization, received by 58.7% of patients, versus adequate psychotherapy, received by 12.9% of patients.
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Impact of an Online Prescription Management Account on Medication AdherenceOnline prescription management accounts may help promote medication adherence, as utilizing patients had a higher proportion of days covered than nonusers.
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Treating Medicaid Patients With Hepatitis C: Clinical and Economic ImpactHepatitis C virus treatment is often restricted in Medicaid patients. This analysis evaluates the clinical and cost impacts of treating all Medicaid patients versus the current status quo.
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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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Comparing Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare AdvantageThis study examined postdiagnosis breast cancer treatment outcomes for Medicare Advantage vs fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare in Ohio and found no significant differences overall but disparities for Black patients with FFS Medicare.
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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.
