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Potential of Risk-Based Population Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in a Large Integrated Health SystemThe authors evaluated the clinical applicability, accuracy, and implications of using an automated risk calculator and risk-based decision tool in an integrated health system.
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of SBRT Versus IMRT: An Emerging Initial Radiation Treatment Option for Organ-Confined Prostate CancerStereotactic body radiation therapy for low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer has potential cost savings and may improve access to radiation, increase convenience, and boost quality of life.
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Impact of Persistence With Infliximab on Hospitalizations in Ulcerative ColitisTherapeutic persistence with infliximab was associated with signifi cantly fewer ulcerative colitis patients requiring hospitalization; once hospitalized, patients with therapeutic persistence had significantly decreased inpatient costs.
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Preventing Patient Absenteeism: Validation of a Predictive Overbooking ModelElectronic health record data can be used to predict patient absenteeism accurately. Predictive overbooking of missed appointments can significantly increase service utilization.
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Association of Physician Coordination With Interfacility Transfer Acceptance TimelinessThe authors reviewed physician-to-physician conversations during emergency transfer of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and found that higher-quality physician coordination was associated with faster time to acceptance.
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Improving Population Health Through Multistakeholder PartnershipsImproving population health requires developing innovative multistakeholder partnerships to enable mining and cross-leveraging data sets, creating patient touchpoint “ecosystems,” and aligning investments with each stakeholder’s returns.
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Why Palliative Care Is the Answer to the Serious Illness Question in Payment ReformWhether it is through enlisting primary providers, building a champion workforce, or hiring more specialist consultants, there is no question that palliative programming must be at the heart of our healthcare system’s quality transformation.
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Patient Safety-Focused Medication Therapy Management: Challenges Affecting Future ImplementationLessons learned from implementation of a pharmacist-delivered medication therapy management intervention in primary care can inform future studies and be adopted into real-world clinical settings.
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Understanding Meaningful OutcomesMechanisms to better codify clinical outcomes and intermediate outcome milestones are necessary to make the fullest use of EHR data for comparative effectiveness research.
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Health Economic Analysis of Breast Cancer Index in Patients With ER+, LN- Breast CancerThis study projected that the breast cancer index assay is cost saving when used either at diagnosis or at 5 years post diagnosis.
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Impact of Clinical Training on Recruiting Graduating Health ProfessionalsA business case is made for medical centers to offer high-quality clinical training experiences to recruit graduating health professionals.
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Small Practices' Experience With EHR, Quality Measurement, and IncentivesA study to assess clinician attitudes and experiences after participating in a New York City cardiovascular disease focused quality recognition and financial incentive program using health information technology.
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Number of Manufacturers and Generic Drug Pricing From 2005 to 2017Regardless of the number of manufacturers, generic drug prices presented double-digit average increases from 2012 to 2015.
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Preventing Patient Absenteeism: Validation of a Predictive Overbooking ModelElectronic health record data can be used to predict patient absenteeism accurately. Predictive overbooking of missed appointments can significantly increase service utilization.
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Gender Differences in Newly Separated Veterans’ Use of HealthcareA survey of veterans leaving the military in 2016 found that women may be underserved by the Veterans Health Administration and may need housing assistance.
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Peer and Practice Staff Support InterventionA cost-effectiveness analysis of a peer and practice staff support intervention to reduce coronary heart disease risk and blood pressure in African Americans.
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"Under the Radar": Nurse Practitioner Prescribers and Pharmaceutical Industry PromotionsNurse practitioner prescribers exhibited a high rate of contact with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities.
