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Authors


Matthew Zack, MD

Latest:

A Health Plan's Investigation of Healthy Days and Chronic Conditions

Linking administrative claims to health-related quality of life measured in Healthy Days provides a new vision into the health of populations.


Wenjun Zhong, PhD

Latest:

Physician Practice Variation Under Orthopedic Bundled Payment

This study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment.



Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD

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Economic Value of Pharmacist-Led Medication Reconciliation for Reducing Medication Errors After Hospital Discharge

The results of this simulation model suggest that implementing a pharmacist-led medication reconciliation intervention at hospital discharge could be cost-saving compared with usual care.


Sarah L. Cutrona, MD, MPH

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Understanding Suboptimal e-Consult Requests: Lessons From the VA

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians’ perspectives on what constitutes a good e-consult and why suboptimal e-consult requests occur contain broadly applicable lessons for other health systems.



Mynti Hossain, MPP

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Incorporating Health IT Into Primary Care Transformation

Longitudinal evaluation of an advanced primary care reform effort found some improvements in health information technology (IT) offerings and use as well as opportunities to improve future collaboration.



M. Susan Ridgely, JD

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Trends in the Use of Clinical Decision Support by Health System–Affiliated Ambulatory Clinics in the United States, 2014-2016

Use of clinical decision support (CDS) in ambulatory clinics is increasing but remains modest. The CDS function with the greatest use is basic medication screening, which increased from 52% of clinics nationally in 2014 to 61% in 2016.



Deanna Hertz, MHEcon

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The Budget Impact of Cervical Cancer Screening Using HPV Primary Screening

This study assesses the clinical and economic implications from a payer perspective of human papillomavirus genotyping for cervical cancer screening in comparison with existing practices.


Catherine E. Cooke, PharmD

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Impact of Formulary Restrictions on Medication Intensification in Diabetes Treatment

Formulary restrictions on brand name noninsulin antihyperglycemic drugs have little impact on treatment intensification patterns among low-income patients with diabetes in Medicare Part D.




Joshua T. Cohen, PhD

Latest:

Multiple Chronic Conditions in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevalence and Consequences

This study's findings showed that diabetes care remained suboptimal among many patients with multiple chronic conditions and that patient outcomes varied by multimorbidity profile.


Elizabeth Cerceo, MD

Latest:

Discharge Before Noon: Is the Sun Half Up or Half Down?

Discharge before noon was associated with longer length of stay in patients with medical diagnoses and shorter length of stay in surgical patients.



Sarah E. Tom, PhD

Latest:

Placement of Selected New FDA-Approved Drugs in Medicare Part D Formularies, 2009-2013

There is significant heterogeneity in formulary placement and restrictions on new drug approvals in the Part D marketplace.





Sarah E. Vordenberg, PharmD, MPH

Latest:

Evaluation of Interdisciplinary Geriatric Transitions of Care on Readmission Rates

An interdisciplinary transitions of care service composed of nurse navigators, pharmacists, and medical providers reduced 30-day hospital readmissions among patients who received all components of the intervention.




Heather S. Kirkham, PhD, MPH

Latest:

A Descriptive Study of Patients Receiving Foundational Financial Assistance Through Local Specialty Pharmacies

Local specialty pharmacies collaborated with a charitable assistance organization to provide a safety net and to facilitate care for patients with chronic illnesses, allowing them to focus on receiving and adhering to medication, rather than on financial toxicity.


Mark J. Cziraky, PharmD

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Burden of Alzheimer's Disease and Association With Negative Health Outcomes

Community-based persons with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk of fractures, hospitalization, and various comorbidities than persons without the disease.




Oluyemisi Amoda, MHA, MPH

Latest:

Passive Social Health Surveillance and Inpatient Readmissions

By collecting self-identified social needs and linking them to claims data, this study analysis reveals that social needs are associated with inpatient readmissions.


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