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Understanding Vaccination Rates and Attitudes Among Patients With Rheumatoid ArthritisPatients with rheumatoid arthritis self-report a moderate rate of any previous pneumococcal vaccination (54%) and a very low rate of herpes zoster vaccination (8%).
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Health Insurance Literacy: Disparities by Race, Ethnicity, and Language PreferenceRacial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately at risk for adverse health and financial consequences due to lower health insurance literacy compared with white enrollees.
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Patient and Physician Predictors of Hyperlipidemia Screening and Statin PrescriptionPhysician and patient predictors of hyperlipidemia screening and statin prescription at a large, multihospital regional health center based on electronic health record data.
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Shared Medical Appointments in a Residency Clinic: An Exploratory Study Among Hispanics With DiabetesThis article evaluates and compares the effectiveness of shared medical appointments versus regular office visits among Hispanic patients with diabetes.
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Heterogeneity of Nonadherent Buprenorphine Patients: Subgroup Characteristics and OutcomesPatient and treatment heterogeneity were characterized within a sample of nonadherent buprenorphine members; an improved understanding of these factors may optimize patient—treatment matching and intervention efforts.
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Redesigning the Work of Case Management: Testing a Predictive Model for ReadmissionNew case management model achieves success in reducing readmissions and is easily duplicated across the Baptist Health System, Inc.
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Sofosbuvir Initial Therapy Abandonment and Manufacturer Coupons in a Commercially Insured PopulationMember cost negatively affects initial medication adherence and manufacturer coupons can decrease member share by up to 98%.
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The Challenge of Paying for Cost-Effective CuresFor cost-effective cures, the drug pricing policy challenge is not simply to lower prices, but also to spread the drug costs among payers.
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Choosing Wisely Clinical Decision Support Adherence and Associated Inpatient OutcomesThis analysis examines the associations between adherence to Choosing Wisely recommendations embedded into clinical decision support alerts and 4 measures of resource use and quality.
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Direct Oral Anticoagulant Prescription Trends, Switching Patterns, and Adherence in Texas MedicaidDirect oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are associated with increased prescription costs. Actual practice data show a high switch rate and poor adherence among DOAC initiators that need to be addressed.
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Interactive Voice Response Systems for Improving Delivery of Ambulatory CareA systematic review of interactive voice response system studies showed that these interventions significantly benefit adherence to various processes of care.
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Anticonvulsant Use After Formulary Status Change for Brand-Name Second-Generation AnticonvulsantsThe utilization pattern of anticonvulsants after a change in preferred-formulary coverage resulted in health plan savings of $0.16 per member per month.
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Who Should We Treat: Elective Surgical Admissions or Patients With COVID-19?In the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care leaders must work to optimize emergency department and hospital efficiency while maintaining patient access to care.
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The Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative: Early Perceptions of Multi-Payer Reform in a Fragmented Provider LandscapeArkansas has implemented multi-payer payment reform incorporating both episodic and Patient-Centered Medical Home models. Early perceptions of a sample of stakeholders were largely positive to date.
