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Victoria O. Njoku, MPH

Latest:

Promoting Electronic Health Record Adoption Among Small Independent Primary Care Practices

Substantial outreach efforts are needed in addition to offering subsidies or incentives in engaging primary care providers to adopt electronic health records.



Joel C. Cantor, ScD

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Hospital Responses to DSRIP Program Reforms in New Jersey

This study examines the New Jersey Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program using hospital web surveys and key informant interviews and finds progress toward data-driven population health management for low-income patients.


Jo Ann Shoup, MS

Latest:

Effectiveness and Cost of Influenza Vaccine Reminders for Adults With Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interactive voice response reminders had neither a positive nor a negative effect on promoting influenza vaccination over reminders via postcards, but are a potentially less expensive option.


Darius Lakdawalla, PhD

Latest:

Understanding Price Growth in the Market for Targeted Oncology Therapies

The prices of targeted oncology therapies have grown substantially, but revenues have not. This is due in part to large declines in per-drug patient counts.


Samantha Watson, MBA

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Young Adult Cancer Survivors Disproportionately Affected by Treatment Costs

Young adult (YA) cancer survivors are hit the hardest in the wallet by their treatment. The average net worth of YAs who have received grants from The Samfund is a staggering —$35,000, while their counterparts in the general population is $68,000


Dina Nash, MPH

Latest:

Changes in Hospital Admissions for Urgent Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Admission rates during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were lower than in 2019 for acute medical conditions, suggesting that patients may be deferring necessary medical care.


A. Enrique Caballero, MD

Latest:

Previously Unrecognized Trends in Diabetes Consumption Clusters in Medicare

Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who are at the lowest levels of healthcare consumption often become some of the highest level consumers in subsequent years.




Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

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Contributor: Addressing Physician Burnout—Work-Life Balance and Traditional Workplace Improvement Interventions

Initiatives to address physician burnout should be prioritized in a post-pandemic world, with physician shortages affecting the country.



Katharine Batt, MD, MSc

Latest:

The Potential Impact of CAR T-Cell Treatment Delays on Society

Treatment delays limit the social value generated by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.




Amy B. Knudsen, PhD

Latest:

A Restricted Look at CRC Screening: Not Considering Annual Stool Testing as an Option

This is a letter clarifying some points in an article published in the February 2016 issue of AJMC by Berger et al on colorectal cancer screening guidelines.


Amy J. Graves, SM, MPH

Latest:

The Influence of Provider Characteristics and Market Forces on Response to Financial Incentives

We determine a specialist physician phenotype responsive to financial incentives that may be leveraged to identify physicians and markets well-suited for participation in alternative payment models.




Haijun Tian, PhD

Latest:

The Effect of a PPO Pay-for-Performance Program on Patients With Diabetes

A pay-for-performance program in a preferred provider organization setting may significantly increase the receipt of quality care and decrease hospitalization rates among patients with diabetes.




Is It Time for a New Direction in Oncology Care?

Latest:

Focusing on Clinical and Economic Outcomes-Not Guidelines

Interview With Andrew Pecora, MD, CPE, President, Regional Cancer Care Associates, Chief Innovations Officer and Vice President, Cancer Services, John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center


Hui Zhou, PhD, MS

Latest:

Potential of Risk-Based Population Guidelines to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in a Large Integrated Health System

The authors evaluated the clinical applicability, accuracy, and implications of using an automated risk calculator and risk-based decision tool in an integrated health system.


Gerard Anderson, PhD

Latest:

Large Self-insured Employers Lack Power to Effectively Negotiate Hospital Prices

This study examines the ability of self-insured employers to negotiate hospital prices and the relationship between hospital prices and employer market power in the United States.


Marc L. Berger, MD

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GRACE Principles: Recognizing High-Quality Observational Studies of Comparative Effectiveness

The GRACE principles lay out 3 questions to help healthcare providers, patients, and other decision makers evaluate the quality of noninterventional comparative effectiveness studies.


Mark W. Ketterer, PhD

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Cognitive Impairment and Reduced Early Readmissions in Congestive Heart Failure?

Proactive identification of cognitive impairment and compensatory destigmatized patient/familial psychoeducation regarding “forgetfulness” in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure may reduce readmission rates substantially.


Nilanjana Dwibedi, PhD

Latest:

Increased Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Associated With Chronic Opioid Therapy

The increase in healthcare utilization and expenditures associated with the transition to chronic opioid therapy places increased burden on payers and patients.



Melvin S. Blanchard, MD

Latest:

Mental Health and Diabetes Control Among Vulnerable Primary Care Patients

Only 19% of patients in this sample had good diabetes control based on their tested glycated hemoglobin levels. Patients diagnosed with mental health conditions in this study were more likely to have good diabetes control.

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