This population-based study examines socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with scheduled and unscheduled readmissions after discharge among older patients with diabetes.
Selected coverage of multiple myeloma from the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, December 9-12, 2023, San Diego, California.
Extended-duration thromboprophylaxis (>14 days) for total hip replacement/total knee replacement was associated with significantly lower risk for thromboembolic and bleeding events than short-duration thromboprophylaxis.
With the exception of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting lipid profiles were not significantly changed after higher potency statins were removed from prescription formularies.
The use of statewide data infrastructure is effective at identifying criteria for diabetes outreach and management at the whole-population level.
In a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey secondary analysis, privately and publicly insured patients with diabetes were both more likely to meet quality indicators than the uninsured.
Oregon’s Medicaid accountable care organizations led to reductions in preventable hospital admissions, especially unscheduled admissions, among female beneficiaries aged 15 to 44 years.
Assessment of the timing of histologic and molecular testing indicates that testing occurred prior to treatment initiation for most patients with metastatic non—small cell lung cancer.
Physician utilization during the year before the first indication of type 2 diabetes did not differ between Medicaid-covered and privately insured youth.
Patterns of electronic health record adoption among highand low-quality hospitals indicated that high-quality institutions had far greater use of most electronic health record functions.
A health literacy study of older African Americans aimed to establish whether associations exist between health literacy and preventive health screening behaviors, disease control, and medication adherence. 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.
Medical comanagement of patients who had perioperative complications was associated with lower mortality, suggesting that comanagement may facilitate effective rescue.
A qualitative study to understand clinical providers' attitudes and beliefs about polypharmacy and their perceived barriers to and facilitators of appropriate medication discontinuation.
The authors examine real-world hepatitis C virus cure rates with direct-acting antivirals among patients coinfected with HIV.
Electronic decision support for high-tech diagnostic imaging was associated with reduced volume and increased appropriateness, but had little impact on findings or patients.
Lipid levels can remain controlled with electronic laboratory reminder letters for most patients with coronary artery disease discharged from a cardiovascular disease management program.
The authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.
By covering vaccinations under both the medical and pharmacy benefit, rather than the medical benefit alone, health insurers can help improve adult vaccination rates.