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Real-World Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research Findings on Clinical PracticeThe authors found no consistent pattern in the concordance between CER evidence and subsequent utilization patterns.
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Relationship Between Patient Satisfaction With Inpatient Care and Hospital Readmission Within 30 DaysHigher overall patient satisfaction with inpatient care and discharge planning is associated with lower 30-day readmission rates after adjusting for clinical quality.
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Costs of Treating Lower Respiratory Tract InfectionsCompared with other costs of treatment, expenditures for antibiotics were nominal in an adult primary care population with lower respiratory tract infections.
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Variability in Resource Use: Diagnosing Colorectal CancerIn a cohort of 449 patients with colorectal cancer in the VA health system, diagnostic resource use varied with facility, patient age, and patient presentation.
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Evidence for the Benefit of Targeted Proteomics in the Era of the "Big Data" ApproachThe availability of a novel predictive biomarker in diabetes care could have benefits for patients, payers, and pharma.
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Comparison Between Guideline-Preferred and Nonpreferred First-Line HIV Antiretroviral TherapyInitiation of guideline-preferred first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) was associated with better ART adherence and persistence and similar total healthcare expenditures among Medicaid-insured HIV patients.
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Patients With Diabetes in Pay-for-Performance Programs Have Better Physician Continuity of Care and SurvivalPatients with diabetes who participate in a pay-for-performance program had higher continuity of care index (COCI) scores, and those with high COCI scores had higher survival rates.
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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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Primary Care Physicians' Experiences With Case Finding for Practice-Based Care ManagementCriteria used by primary care physicians to select patients for practice-based care management programs were explored in a qualitative study.
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Distal Upper and Lower Limb Fractures Associated With Thiazolidinedione UseThis study demonstrates that patients with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones have higher proportions of distal upper and lower limb fractures than those not taking the drug.
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The Mis-Measure of Physician PerformanceWe discuss our concerns about tying physician performance to CG-CAHPS scores and suggest an alternative approach to facilitate translation of service excellence into clinical practice.
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No Time to Waste: Decreasing Patient Wait Times for Chemotherapy Administration Using Automated Prioritization in an Oncology Pharmacy SystemUsing a prioritization algorithm in an oncology pharmacy system at the Johns Hopkins University, patient wait times for chemotherapy administration were significantly decreased.
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Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Impact of Mental IllnessAtrial fibrillation patients with mental health conditions are less likely to be eligible for warfarin receipt, and those who are eligible receive warfarin at lower rates.
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Addressing Health Care Disparities Using a Health Plan Quality Measures IndexThe Health Insurance Disparities Index allows stakeholders to assess progress in addressing health care disparities using publicly available, validated, reported health plan quality metrics results.
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Cost Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Treatment in Commercially Insured PatientsRates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in a commercially insured population doubled after availability of new direct-acting antivirals. Member out-of-pocket spending was kept low while the health plan bore 99% of spending on HCV medications.
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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromesPatients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.
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Hepatitis C Care Cascade Among Persons Born 1945-1965: 3 Medical CentersIn this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.
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Ensuring Access to Prescription Medications in the Post-ACA Healthcare Access Landscape: The Essential Role of FQHCs in the Safety Net for the UnderinsuredThe role of federally qualified health centers is evaluated in serving uninsured patients and providing need-based, reduced-cost prescription medications in the post–Affordable Care Act landscape.
