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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.
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Benzodiazepine and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among Adult OutpatientsAmong outpatients who were screened for alcohol use, those with unhealthy alcohol use, women, and those who were older, white, and of lower socioeconomic status were more likely to use benzodiazepines.
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Cost of Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorders Following Inpatient DetoxificationThe mean 24-week cost per participant was $5416 for extended-release injectable naltrexone (57% detoxification, 37% medication, 6% provider/patient) and $4148 for buprenorphine-naloxone (64% detoxification, 12% medication, 24% provider/patient).
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Consumer Experience With a Tiered Physician Network: Early EvidenceA consumer survey on awareness, use, and trust of tiered provider networks indicated the need for increased consumer awareness of the networks.
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Prescriber Compliance With Black Box Warnings in Older Adult PatientsElderly patients prescribed drugs with a drug-laboratory black box warning (BBW) had lower rates of prescriber BBW compliance than patients prescribed drugs with a drug-disease warning.
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Implications of DRG Classification in a Bundled Payment Initiative for COPDDiagnosis-related group coding determines eligibility for many Medicare bundled payment initiatives. This approach excluded many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease likely to benefit while including others without the disease.
