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John B. Kisiel, MD

Latest:

Increasing Rates of Cancer Screening

John B. Kisiel, MD, and Philip Parks, MD, MPH, provide an update on the future of cancer screenings and explain how improved treatment regimens offer the potential to reduce the cancer-related healthcare cost burden.


Iftekhar Kalsekar, PhD

Latest:

The Relationship Between Adherence and Total Spending Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Type 2 Diabetes

This study describes a widespread variation in medication adherence, pharmacy cost sharing, and medical spending. Increased cost sharing may decrease adherence and increase total diabetes spending.


Yoona A. Kim, PharmD

Latest:

Evaluation of Value-Based Insurance Design With a Large Retail Employer

Retrospective analysis of value-based insurance design (VBID) showed the potential for VBID to improve adherence and reduce utilization and costs with active disease management counseling.



Charles L. Bennett, MD, PhD, MPP

Latest:

Adjusting Starting Points for Initial Price Offers: The Example of Ibrutinib

Ibrutinib has been selected for Medicare price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act. The authors summarize the House Oversight Committee investigation to be considered by CMS during the price negotiation process.



Melissa L. Anderson, MS

Latest:

Improving BP Control Through Electronic Communications: An Economic Evaluation

Home blood pressure (BP) monitoring and use of secure webbased tools to manage care collaboratively with pharmacists is a cost-effective way to improve BP control.


Erin Drewniany

Latest:

Could Patiromer Change the Face of Treatment for Patients With Diabetic Renal Disease?

A newly approved therapy offers the first new option in years to prevent hyperkalemia.







Richard C. Mather III, MD, MBA

Latest:

Is the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative Designed to Succeed?

Providers' perspectives point to key considerations for policy makers as they seek to broaden participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.


Michael S. Taitel, PhD

Latest:

Improving Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccination Uptake: Expanding Pharmacist Privileges

States offering pharmacists full immunization privileges have significantly higher vaccination uptake rates for pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster than states with restricted or no authorization.



Connie J. Standiford, MD

Latest:

New Diabetes HEDIS Blood Pressure Quality Measure: Potential for Overtreatment

The new HEDIS diabetes blood pressure measure may promote performance incentives for overtreatment of blood pressure, causing potential harm, especially in the elderly population.


Brian E. McGarry, PT, PhD

Latest:

Managed Care for Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents: An Evaluation of Institutional Special Needs Plans

This study examines UnitedHealthcare’s Institutional Special Needs Plans and their association with hospital and skilled nursing facility use.




Jonathan L. Vandergrift, MS

Latest:

Physician Clinical Knowledge, Practice Infrastructure, and Quality of Care

Patient-centered practice infrastructure was associated with better care quality only among physicians who scored well on their Maintenance of Certification exam.


Dawn Sherling, MD

Latest:

The Promises and Pitfalls of Telemedicine

Telemedicine technology promises to improve patient outcomes and increase physician efficiency. Adoption depends on physicians’ ability to safely care for patients while being reimbursed.



L. David Harlow III, PharmD

Latest:

Comprehensive Health Management Pharmacist-Delivered Model: Impact on Healthcare Utilization and Costs

Pharmacist-provided comprehensive medication management led to a significant difference in emergency department visits and a cost savings of $2.10 to $2.60 for every $1.00 spent relative to a comparator group.




Jordan M. Harrison, PhD

Latest:

Economic Outcomes of Insurer-Led Care Management for High-Cost Medicaid Patients

This study evaluated economic outcomes of an insurer-led care management program for high-cost Medicaid patients using teams of community health care workers and nurses.


Chen-Tan Lin, MD

Latest:

Successful Implementation of APSO Notes Across a Major Health System

In this study, the authors demonstrate widespread adoption and satisfaction with the novel APSO (Assessment, Plan, Subjective, Objective) format for progress notes at a large, integrated health delivery network.

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