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Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medical Inpatients: Effect on Outcomes and CostsVTE prophylaxis is underutilized in medical patients in US hospitals, but the occurrence of VTE has a major clinical and economic impact.
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Patient and Physician Predictors of Hyperlipidemia Screening and Statin PrescriptionPhysician and patient predictors of hyperlipidemia screening and statin prescription at a large, multihospital regional health center based on electronic health record data.
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Patient-Centered Care: Turning the Rhetoric Into RealityUnderstanding 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.
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Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychiatric Intervention Associated With Increased Adherence and Cost SavingsPharmacy and medical claims data showed that patients whose clinicians had access to pharmacogenetic test results had increased adherence and overall cost savings.
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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.
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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.
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Low Clinical Utility of Folate Determinations in Primary Care SettingIt seems that folate determinations in patients without known risk factors for folate deficiency are of little clinical significance.
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Patient Out-of-Pocket Payments for Oral Oncolytics: Results From a 2009 US Claims Data AnalysisOut-of-pocket payments differ widely among oral oncolytic options. As cost for therapy becomes a greater part of treatment decisions, an understanding of patient out-of-pocket cost will be critical in informing choices.
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Partnering With Patients to Rapidly Develop a Quality-of-Life Measure in Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary Syndrome Type Cutaneous T-cell LymphomaThe field of measurement in Mycosis Fungoides/Sézary syndrome type cutaneous T-cell lymphoma lacked a specific quality-of-life measure to describe patient experience or guide treatment decisions. Using an online platform with an engaged patient community, we developed and psychometrically validated a new measure in just under a year.
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Measuring Concurrent Oral Hypoglycemic and Antidepressant Adherence and Clinical OutcomesSelf-reported adherence tended to overestimate medication adherence compared with electronic monitoring. Electronic monitoring of oral hypoglycemic agents but not self-reported adherence predicted glycemic control.
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Analysis of Venous Thromboprophylaxis Duration and Outcomes in Orthopedic PatientsExtended-duration thromboprophylaxis (>14 days) for total hip replacement/total knee replacement was associated with significantly lower risk for thromboembolic and bleeding events than short-duration thromboprophylaxis.
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Incorporating Telemedicine as Part of COVID-19 Outbreak Response SystemsHealthcare providers should revisit disaster response policies to incorporate telemedicine systems to address some of the unique challenges posed by infectious disease outbreaks such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Private Sector Risk-Sharing Agreements in the United States: Trends, Barriers, and ProspectsAssessment of current trends, success factors, and challenges in the use of risk-sharing agreements in the US private sector.
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Future Treatment Approaches in Heart FailurePanelists discuss their excitement about the evolution of heart failure as a distinct specialty with multiple effective therapeutic options, the convergence of previously siloed medical disciplines around shared evidence-based therapies that treat root causes of multiple comorbidities, and emerging technologies like clinical decision support systems and remote patient monitoring to improve population health management and prevent hospitalizations.
