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Authors


Arnold M. Epstein, MD, MA

Latest:

Hospitals’ Strategies to Reduce Costs and Improve Quality: Survey of Hospital Leaders

Hospitals pursue a broad range of efforts to improve quality, with those participating in bundled payments attempting to reduce postacute care to a greater degree than nonparticipants.



Rachel Mosher Henke, PhD

Latest:

Medicare Advantage in Rural Areas: Implications for Hospital Sustainability

This retrospective cohort study of rural hospitals found that Medicare Advantage penetration increased substantially from 2008 to 2019 and was associated with greater hospital sustainability.


Simone Crespi, MPH

Latest:

Budget Impact Analysis of 8 Hormonal Contraceptive Options

A model assessing 8 hormonal contraceptive methods found that lower pregnancy costs for the etonogestrel implant and levonorgestrel intrauterine device offset their higher acquisition costs.




Keith A. Betts, PhD

Latest:

Antihyperglycemic Treatment Patterns for Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

This study characterized antihyperglycemic medication use after chronic kidney disease onset among patients with type 2 diabetes to uncover potential unmet needs in clinical practice.


Samantha Skelton

Latest:

Texans Can Appeal Surprise Medical Bills, but the Process Can Be Draining

In Texas, a growing number of patients are turning to a little-known state mediation program to deal with unexpected hospital bills.


Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA

Latest:

Multilevel Influences on Patient Engagement and Chronic Care Management

Health systems may be better able to support adoption of chronic care management processes, which have a strong evidence base for practice implementation, compared with patient engagement strategies, which have less evidence to guide effective implementation.


Reesa Laws, BS

Latest:

Improving Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medications With Information Technology

Improving adherence to long-term medication therapy remains a challenge. Health information technology interventions that leverage electronic medical records are promising, low-cost approaches for increasing adherence.



Orissa Viza, MSW, MPH

Latest:

Thirty-Day Readmissions: Relationship to Physician Attending Type and Social Connectedness

This study examined patient clinical and demographic characteristics, healthcare system factors, and patients’ experiences of care associated with 30-day readmissions in a hospital with a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.



Li Wang, MA, PhD

Latest:

Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical Inpatients: Effect on Outcomes and Costs

VTE prophylaxis is underutilized in medical patients in US hospitals, but the occurrence of VTE has a major clinical and economic impact.



Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS

Latest:

Patient and Physician Predictors of Hyperlipidemia Screening and Statin Prescription

Physician and patient predictors of hyperlipidemia screening and statin prescription at a large, multihospital regional health center based on electronic health record data.




Michael L. Millenson, BA

Latest:

Patient-Centered Care: Turning the Rhetoric Into Reality

Understanding the perspectives of clinicians and administrators who are leaders in implementing patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations can help point the way toward implementation by others.


Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc

Latest:

Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychiatric Intervention Associated With Increased Adherence and Cost Savings

Pharmacy and medical claims data showed that patients whose clinicians had access to pharmacogenetic test results had increased adherence and overall cost savings.



John E. Kralewski, PhD

Latest:

Is Patient Satisfaction Influenced by the Intensity of Medical Resource Use by Their Physicians?

Patient satisfaction does not seem to be influenced by the intensity of medical resource use by their physicians.



Jonathan Raviotta, MPH

Latest:

Cost-Effectiveness of a Statewide Falls Prevention Program in Pennsylvania: Healthy Steps for Older Adults

“Healthy Steps for Older Adults,” the Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s falls prevention program, resulted in savings of $718 to $840 per person.


Eli Krantman, MD

Latest:

Low Clinical Utility of Folate Determinations in Primary Care Setting

It seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance.






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