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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.
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Impact of Telephonic Comprehensive Medication Reviews on Patient OutcomesDiscussion of current literature regarding the impact of telephonically delivered comprehensive medication reviews on patient outcomes, including mortality rates, hospital readmission rates, and healthcare expenditures.
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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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Referring Patients for Telephone Counseling to Promote Colorectal Cancer ScreeningIn this pilot study, primary care providers refer patients to a telephone counselor who provides education about colorectal cancer screening and performs motivational interviewing as needed to promote screening.
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Simple Errors in Interpretation and Publication Can Be CostlyA recent AJMC study contained overstatements and small but importantly placed errors that have the potential to cause unwarranted on-the-ground cost problems.
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Primary Care Diabetes Bundle Management: 3-Year Outcomes for Microvascular and Macrovascular EventsUsing a system for primary care management of patients with diabetes may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and retinopathy over a 3-year period.
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A Longitudinal Examination of the Asthma Medication Ratio in ChildrenThis longitudinal examination of the asthma medication ratio in a national sample of children has determined the predictive accuracy of a rolling 3-month ratio.
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Testing of a Tethered Personal Health Record Framework for Early End-of-Life DiscussionsPilot testing demonstrates the use of a novel, personal health record—based framework used in primary care settings may improve presence and quality of advance care planning documentation in the electronic health record.
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Medicare Star Excludes Diabetes Patients With Poor CVD Risk Factor ControlThe Medicare STAR medication adherence measures exclude diabetes patients at high risk for poor cardiovascular outcomes, and underestimate the prevalence of medication nonadherence in diabetes.
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The Utility of Cost Discussions Between Patients With Cancer and OncologistsMany patients with cancer desire cost discussions with doctors, but those discussions are rare. Nevertheless, cost discussions may lower patient costs-usually without altering treatment.
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Cancer Care Spending and Use by Site of Provider-Administered Chemotherapy in MedicareDifferences in cancer care spending and utilization between Medicare beneficiaries receiving chemotherapy in hospital outpatient departments versus physician offices vary by service type.
