The combination of electronic consultations and active triage of specialty care consults effectively reduces wait times for outpatient clinics.
The University of Best Practices physician organization learning collaborative in San Diego County was associated with lower hospitalization rates for heart attacks.
Jerry Bagel, MD, director of the Psoriasis Treatment Center of New Jersey, sheds light on the clinical utility of newer classes of biologic agents in the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
The authors used health care claims and survey data to identify a strategy that might promote life satisfaction while advancing equity in an insured population.
From the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nonadherence is common among high-risk patients initiating statins and is associated with suboptimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction. LDL-C should be monitored to identify suboptimal response and medication nonadherence.
Drug therapy management implementation in 2 health plans resulted in significant cost savings and modest to significant reductions in emergency department visits and inpatient admissions among patients with diabetes.
With the clinical and financial implications of high-cost medications, and their impact on health system revenue, it is of utmost importance for all key stakeholders to be engaged in the complex revenue cycle.
Impact of multidisciplinary team care on reducing utilization of emergency department visits for patients with lung cancer.
This study measured breast cancer screening practice patterns in relation to evidence-based guidelines and accountability metrics, and found closer alignment is needed for providing patient-centered care.
Telehealth platforms will promote increased competition in the marketplace for medical care delivery, benefiting both consumers and clinicians.
More comprehensive discussion of colorectal screening by primary care physicians was associated with higher screening rates among adults aged 51 to 80 years who were overdue for screening.
This retrospective study measures primary nonadherence rates for 10 drug groups and identifies important factors of primary nonadherence for chronic and acute medications.
A large proportion of medical costs for type 2 diabetes are attributable to complications and comorbidities, especially end stage renal disease with dialysis or kidney transplantation.
This study presents practice relevant information and actionable results that can help to operationalize evidence-based patient-centered medical home models in pediatric clinics.
This analysis of Medicare data examines the relationships between fragmented readmission, health information exchange, and repeat imaging in older adults with and without Alzheimer disease.
Recommendations from primary care Meaningful Use "exemplars" are that clinical quality measures likely to improve outcomes should be evidence-based, high priority, actionable, and minimize burden.