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Dominique Comer, PharmD, MS

Latest:

Using Aggregated Pharmacy Claims to Identify Primary Nonadherence

We used aggregated pharmacy claims data available within the electronic health record to identify a high rate of primary nonadherence in a nonintegrated primary care network.


Keith Kranker, PhD

Latest:

Effects of a Community-Based Care Management Model for Super-Utilizers

A community-based care management program for high-risk patients reduced hospital readmissions and also likely reduced admissions and Medicare parts A and B spending.





Haythem Ali, MD

Latest:

Health Economic Analysis of Breast Cancer Index in Patients With ER+, LN- Breast Cancer

This study projected that the breast cancer index assay is cost saving when used either at diagnosis or at 5 years post diagnosis.



Duane J. Difranco, MD

Latest:

"No-Shows": Who Fails to Follow Up With Initial Behavioral Health Treatment?

Patients who obtained authorization but did not get initial mental health treatment needed treatment as much as or more than patients who presented for care.



Sung-Bou Kim, MPhil

Latest:

Targeting a High-Risk Group for Fall Prevention: Strategies for Health Plans

This study evaluates different strategies to identify high fall risk among community-dwelling elders using a combination of easily obtainable administrative data and patient screening questions.



Xuena Wang, PhD

Latest:

Cost Per Response Analysis of Strategies for Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia

This decision tree model estimates the cost per response and incremental cost per additional responder for romiplostim, eltrombopag, and “watch and rescue” for immune thrombocytopenia.


Thomas W. Sager, PhD

Latest:

Comparing Apples With Oranges: Administrative Expenses and Finances in Medicare Systems

In the debate of administrative expenses for public and private Medicare, we show incompatibility and extend the analysis to income, benefits, and loss ratio comparisons.


Lewis R. Goldfrank, MD

Latest:

Reasons for Emergency Department Use: Do Frequent Users Differ?

Frequent emergency department (ED) users gave similar reasons for using the ED rather than a clinic compared to other patients, including concerns around convenience, access, and quality.


Cynthia J. Schmeichel, PhD

Latest:

Characteristics of and Trends in the Late-stage Biopharmaceutical Pipeline

Research on characteristics of the biopharmaceutical pipeline and on changes since 2003 includes a description of new features and recommendations for health policy decision makers.




Nancy E. Morden, MD, MPH

Latest:

Measuring Overuse With Electronic Health Records Data

Electronic health records data can accurately quantify overuse of clinical services and the risk factors that may trigger low-value testing and screening.


Joshua Sclar, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, BioIQ

Latest:

Health Plan Strategies for Value-Based Care: Closing Gaps in Care Means Getting Serious About Prevention

Preventive services are severely underutilized and contribute substantially to care gaps and preventable deaths. Three key trends promise improvement: consumerism, big data, and technology.



Young Hee Nam, PhD

Latest:

State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Fatal Drug Overdoses

This study investigates the impact of state prescription drug monitoring programs on drug overdose mortality rates for all drug categories.


Ran D. Balicer, MD, PhD, MPH

Latest:

Disparities in Antidepressant Adherence in Primary Care: Report From Israel

Patient characteristics such as psychiatric diagnosis were associated with variations in adherence, although physician characteristics were not.


Andrew Renda, MD, MPH

Latest:

Claims Identification of Patients With Severe Cancer-Related Symptoms

The authors established a claims-based mechanism for identifying patients with lung cancer with more severe patient-reported cancer-related symptoms who could benefit from engagement with health care programs.


Lindsey Bridwell, MPH

Latest:

Heroin and Healthcare: Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Prior to Overdose

An analysis of administrative claims showed increasing rates of heroin overdose among an insured population and opportunities for interventions during healthcare encounters before overdose.


Michael Horberg, MD

Latest:

Increasing Hepatitis C Screening in a Large Integrated Health System: Science and Policy in Concert

The success of recommendations to improve screening often rests on the availability of efficacious therapies, coverage policies, and other factors that enable and justify screening.


Benjamin V. Vicidomina, BS

Latest:

Association of Co-pay Elimination With Medication Adherence and Total Cost

This study evaluated cost and utilization attributed to members enrolled in a health care program with no pharmacy co-pay. Health care savings were identified in addition to medication adherence improvements.


Debu Tripathy, MD

Latest:

Bridging the Care Gap Between Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer

Through a multi-site, multidisciplinary approach, AYA@USC addresses the unique needs of young adult cancer patients, improving outcomes and bridging the care gap in this population.



Uri Ladabaum, MD, MS

Latest:

Influence of Patient Preferences on the Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for Lynch Syndrome

This cost-utility analysis reports on the effect of quality of life on the value of screening all new patients with colorectal cancer for Lynch Syndrome.

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