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Mental Health in ACOs: Missed Opportunities and Low-Hanging FruitThis paper describes the rationale and benefits of incorporating mental health into accountable care organizations using the Chronic Care Model.
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Classification of Health Plans Based on Relative Resource Use and Quality of CareThis study examines variation among health plans in resource use and quality of care for patients with diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease.
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Effects of Physician Payment Reform on Provision of Home DialysisThe Medicare program’s transition in 2004 to tiered fee-for-service physician reimbursement for dialysis care had the unintended consequence of reducing use of home dialysis.
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Testing Novel Patient Financial Incentives to Increase Breast Cancer ScreeningThis study tested 3 financial incentives encouraging breast cancer screening (mammograms) among women deemed overdue. None were effective overall; "person-centered" incentives worked in the most recently screened subgroup.
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home in the Veterans Health AdministrationWe describe the Veterans Health Administration's nationwide patient-centered medical home (PCMH) initiative and evaluate interim changes in PCMH-related patient care processes.
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The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary HealthcareThe potential of nurse practitioners is not being fully realized in primary care medical practices. Consequently, cost and quality gains are not being achieved.
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An Empirical Analysis of Hospital ED Pricing PowerWe find that under current regulatory and market conditions, demand for hospital-based emergency services is highly inelastic with respect to price, giving hospitals substantial pricing power over out-of-network emergency services.
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Engaging Providers in Underserved Areas to Adopt Electronic Health RecordsWe assessed Regional Extension Centers' (RECs') progress in promoting EHR adoption among providers in rural and health professional shortage areas and found that RECs are achieving much success in enrolling these providers.
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Prescribing Trend of Pioglitazone After Safety Warning Release in KoreaThe pioglitazone safety warning issued in South Korea, which recommended prescribing with careful attention among those with high risk of bladder cancer, led to a moderate decrease in pioglitazone users.
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The Impact of Patient Assistance Programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Medication CostExamining the financial impact that patient assistance programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program have on improving medication cost.
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Racial Disparities in African Americans With Diabetes: Process and Outcome MismatchRacial disparities are widespread in healthcare. Disparities can have a strong influence on diabetes care. This manuscript explores the source of such disparities.
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A Better Way: Leveraging a Proven and Utilized System for Improving Current Medication Reconciliation ProcessesIn this reply to the commentary, “A Call for a Statewide Medication Reconciliation Program,” published in the October 2016 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®, authors discuss a proven and scalable solution to improve medication reconciliation that is already available to, and used by, clinicians.
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Cost-effectiveness of Brentuximab Vedotin With Chemotherapy in Treatment of CD30-Expressing PTCLAn economic model based on the ECHELON-2 trial demonstrated cost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin with chemotherapy in frontline treatment of CD30-expressing peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL).
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Evaluation of Collaborative Therapy Review to Improve Care of Heart Failure PatientsWe implemented and evaluated a collaborative therapy review process aimed at optimizing heart failure therapy among patients managed by their primary care providers.
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Preventive Care for Chronically Ill Children in Medicaid Managed CareThe existence of chronic conditions did not adversely impact the ability of children in Medicaid managed care to access and utilize recommended preventive care services.
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Two-Sided Risk in the Oncology Care ModelThe US healthcare system remains one of the most inefficient healthcare systems in the world. The Bloomberg Health-Care Efficiency Index ranked the United States 54th among 56 countries in 2018, tied with Azerbaijan and only ahead of Bulgaria. This occurs even though the United States spends $10,244 per capita annually on healthcare, a figure representing 17% of the gross domestic product.
