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Costs of Asthma Among US Working AdultsAmong a working population, patients with asthma experienced significantly higher direct medical costs and modestly higher work loss than patients without asthma.
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The Vermedx® Diabetes Information System Reduces Healthcare UtilizationThis analysis of paid claims from a physician hospital organization demonstrates that the Vermedx Diabetes Information System improves healthcare costs for adults with diabetes.
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Access to Primary and Dental Care Among Adults Newly Enrolled in MedicaidNearby provider supply did not affect identification of usual sources of primary or dental care among new Medicaid enrollees. Strategies to improve access are needed.
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Impact of Health Reform on Young Adult Prescription Medication UtilizationThe dependent coverage provision was associated with an increase in total and private expenditures and a decrease in out-of-pocket medication expenditures paid, especially among higher-income groups.
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Patients' Adoption of and Feature Access Within Electronic Patient PortalsWe found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters.
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Impact of Trained Oncology Financial Navigators on Patient Out-of-Pocket SpendingHospitals that used trained financial navigators were able to provide financial assistance for their patients with cancer, providing access to care that would otherwise be unaffordable.
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Comment on Generalizability of GLP-1 RA CVOTs in US T2D PopulationPrevious research overstated the generalizability of the Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering trial results by omitting the restriction on the percentage of patients without a prior cardiovascular event.
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Dispensing Channel and Medication Adherence: Evidence Across 3 Therapy ClassesFindings indicate that patients using mail order pharmacies had significantly better adherence to antidiabetics, antihypertensives, and antihyperlipidemics than patients who used the retail dispensing channel.
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Prescription Opioid Registry Protocol in an Integrated Health SystemA flexible population-based prescription opioid registry was established for addressing a broad range of critical public health questions relating to prescription opioid use.
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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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Personalized Preventive Care Leads to Significant Reductions in Hospital UtilizationWe assessed the impact of the MDVIP personalized preventive care model on hospital utilization and found the MDVIP members' rates were substantially lower than nonmembers'.
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Impact of Oral Nutritional Supplementation on Hospital OutcomesInstrumental variables regression analysis indicated that inpatient oral nutritional supplement use decreased length of stay, episode cost, and 30-day readmission probability.
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Low-Value Antibiotic Prescribing and Clinical Factors Influencing Patient SatisfactionAntibiotics are not required to achieve high patient satisfaction. Patient age, chronic conditions, and an established patient–provider relationship influence satisfaction with acute care.
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Higher 30-Day and 60-Day Readmissions Among Patients Who Refuse Post Acute Care ServicesAlthough patients who refuse post acute care services are relatively young, well educated, and healthy, they are twice as likely to have 30- and 60-day readmissions compared with acceptors of services.
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Improving Diabetic Patient Transition to Home Healthcare: Leading Risk Factors for 30-Day ReadmissionHome healthcare transition from hospitals for diabetic Medicare home healthcare beneficiaries can be improved by identifying risk factors for 30-day readmissions due to ambulatory care—sensitive conditions.
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Costs Associated With Long-Acting Insulin Analogues in Patients With DiabetesFindings from a literature review indicate that overall costs of long-acting insulin analogues are not significantly different from those of intermediate-acting human insulin and oral antidiabetic agents.
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Multi-Level Approach to Addressing Iatrogenic InfertilityA socioecological approach focused on patient care, education and resources for providers, and programs within cancer institutions will ensure that the risk of infertility, frequently associated with cancer treatment, will be addressed and routinely included as part of cancer care. This article discusses LIVESTRONG's efforts to achieve this goal.
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Managed Care Quality and Disenrollment in New York SCHIPUsing data from the New York SCHIP program, this study showed that plan disenrollment was not significantly associated with managed care plan quality.
