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Julie H. Y. Tai, MD

Latest:

Economic Model for Emergency Use Authorization of Intravenous Peramivir

The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of intravenous neuraminidase inhibitors for patients with 2009 influenza A (H1N1), creating a need for economic studies.


Michel Ranaivoson, MD

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Continuous Quality Improvement Program, Based on Lean Concepts, Allows Emptying of Emergency Department Corridors

A continuous quality improvement program, based on Lean concepts and including architectural, managerial, and organizational features, allows the emptying of emergency department corridors and the improvement of time interval measurements/quality indicators.


Sun-Young Park, PhD

Latest:

Prevalence and Predictors of Hypoglycemia in South Korea

The prevalence and predictors of hypoglycemia in South Korean patients with type 2 diabetes were evaluated using a nationwide healthcare database.



Liisa A. Palmer, PhD

Latest:

Employees' Willingness to Pay to Prevent Influenza

The willingness of employees to pay to prevent influenza demonstrates a strong preference to protect themselves and their household members; however, modifiable barriers to vaccination persist.


Tek Okon, MBA

Latest:

Are We Winning the War on Cancer?

The Challenges Facing Oncologists Are Formidable


Jesse Sussell, PhD

Latest:

Economic Value of Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Inoperable Aortic Stenosis

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for inoperable severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis will create significant social value in the next decade, mostly accruing to patients versus manufacturers.



Tatyana Feldman, MD

Latest:

Cost-effectiveness of Brentuximab Vedotin With Chemotherapy in Treatment of CD30-Expressing PTCL

An 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).




Karen Donelan, ScD, EdM

Latest:

The Role of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Care Transitions

Diverse patients experience disparities in care transitions. A survey of 224 patients showed differences by race, ethnicity, and language in technology access and in patient worries post discharge.


Sharon L. McGill, MPH

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'All-or-None' (Bundled) Process and Outcome Indicators of Diabetes Care

In this study, providers were more likely to achieve processes-ofcare goals when diabetes care was bundled at the indicator level than at the patient level.


Margarita Udall, MPH

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Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Challenges to Chronic Pain Management

Healthcare professionals report pain management barriers across system, provider, and patient levels, highlighting the need to consider chronic pain as a chronic condition that warrants coordinated approaches.


Helen Burstin, MD, MPH

Latest:

Getting to Better Care and Outcomes for Diabetes Through Measurement

Authors from the National Quality Forum discuss development of the next generation of diabetes measures, including those that reflect "the voice of the patient."


Senator Susan M. Collins

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Medicare's Failure to Cover CGM at Odds With Other Health, Research Agencies

A leading voice on diabetes care asks why Medicare still will not cover CGM technology.


Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS

Latest:

Differential Impact of Mental Health Multimorbidity on Healthcare Costs in Diabetes

Assessment of prevalence and specific costs associated with discrete multimorbid mental health disease clusters in adults with diabetes.




Marsha Gold, ScD

Latest:

Employing Health Information Technology in the Real World to Transform Delivery

Organizations pursuing change need the infrastructure and tools to effect it. Health information technology is critical to delivery reform but its development will require support and time.



Prianka Singh, PharmD, MPH

Latest:

Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature Review

Worldwide, more than half a million new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed annually. The incidence of HCC in the United States is rising with an estimated 31,000 new cases in 2018. Disease prognosis remains poor, with a 5-year survival rate across all disease stages estimated between 10%-20%, and 3% for those diagnosed with distant disease. Although morbidity is significant, especially among patients with advanced-stage disease, limited information exists on the humanistic and economic burden of HCC.


Danuta Kasprzyk, PhD

Latest:

Colorectal Cancer Screening Use Among Insured Primary Care Patients

Colorectal cancer screening use was similar in 2 divergent primary care populations. Colonoscopy was the most frequently used modality; FOBT was used inconsistently.


Sung-Il Cho, MD, ScD

Latest:

Prescribing Trend of Pioglitazone After Safety Warning Release in Korea

The 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.


Colleen M. Ryan, MD

Latest:

Functional Status and Readmissions in Unilateral Hip Fractures

Functional status is an important predictor of an acute care readmission in patients who have had a unilateral hip fracture.



Robert Saper, MD, MPH

Latest:

Health Insurance Design and Conservative Therapy for Low Back Pain

This study examined the association between health insurance design features and choice of physical therapy or chiropractic care by patients with new-onset low back pain.


Ana Palacio, MD, MPH

Latest:

Social Determinants of Health Score: Does It Help Identify Those at Higher Cardiovascular Risk?

Calculating a social score is feasible and it predicts cardiovascular outcomes. In order to do this, institutions have to collect social determinants of health.


Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MS

Latest:

Distinct Health Care Use Patterns of Patients With Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases

Patients with complex chronic disease can be grouped by varying propensity for health care continuity patterns, which could be harnessed to personalize health care utilization interventions.


Richard L. Street Jr, PhD

Latest:

Primary Care and Communication in Shared Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study

This qualitative study assesses patient, PCP, and oncologist views on primary care roles in shared cancer care, as well as patterns of communication between physicians.

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