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Statin Adherence and Mortality in Patients Enrolled in a Secondary Prevention ProgramEnrollment in a secondary disease prevention program can have a significant impact on statin adherence and subsequent clinical outcomes.
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A Model for Delivering Population Health Across the Care ContinuumThe Population Health Care Delivery Model presents delivery systems with a framework for developing, piloting, and implementing population health programs across the continuum of care.
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Systolic Blood Pressure Control After Participation in a Hypertension Intervention StudySystolic blood pressure control was not maintained in a large proportion of patients after the end of participation in a hypertension intervention study.
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Oncology Management Programs for Payers and PhysiciansEvaluating current models and diagnosing successful strategies for payers and physicians.
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Stimulating Comprehensive Medication Reviews Among Medicare Part D BeneficiariesThis article describes a study of an intervention to engage Medicare Part D beneficiaries in obtaining a comprehensive medication review.
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Geographic Access to Endocrinologists for Florida's Publicly Insured Children With DiabetesEnrollment, claims, and spatial data are used to demonstrate the importance of outreach strategies for families in rural areas who have children with diabetes. Spatial barriers, alone, do not fully elucidate racial/ethnic disparities in pediatric diabetes for street-level location. (For Tables and the Figure, please access the PDF on the last page.)
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Assessment of Drug Consumption Patterns for Medicare Part D PatientsThis retrospective cohort study found that a sizable proportion of standard Medicare Part D drug program beneficiaries reached the “doughnut hole.”
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Medication Adherence for 90-Day Quantities of Medication Dispensed Through Retail and Mail Order PharmaciesPatients' adherence to maintenance medications at retail pharmacy is slightly higher than those at mail order, presenting opportunities for pharmacists to provide quality care.
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Health Care Resource Utilization Among Patients With T2D and Cardiovascular-, Heart Failure–, or Renal-Related HospitalizationsAmong patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), concurrent cardiovascular-, heart failure–, or renal-related hospitalization presents significant disease burden leading to poor quality of life.
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FASStR: A Framework for Ensuring High-Quality Operational Metrics in Health CareThrough literature review and collaborative design, we propose the Focus, Activity, Statistic, Scale type, and Reference (FASStR) framework to provide a systematic approach to health care operation metric definition and use.
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Effects of Health Savings Account Eligible Plans on Utilization and ExpendituresThe health savings account-eligible design may decrease costs and utilization, but it also may decrease use of preventive services.
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Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature ReviewWorldwide, 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.
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Improving HCV Cure Rates in HIV-Coinfected Patients - A Real-World PerspectiveThe authors examine real-world hepatitis C virus cure rates with direct-acting antivirals among patients coinfected with HIV.
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Modeling the Economic Value of Cardiometabolic Virtual-First Care ProgramsUsing a microsimulation approach, this study modeled the potential multiyear health and economic benefits of participating in cardiometabolic virtual-first care programs.
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Relationship of Diabetes Complications Severity to Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among Medicare Advantage BeneficiariesThis retrospective cohort study in a Medicare Advantage population posits that type 2 diabetes mellitus complications pose an excess burden on healthcare resource use and related costs.
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Making Diabetes Self-Management Education Patient-Centered: Results From a North Carolina ProgramHow tailoring a diabetes self-management program to patients' cultural and individual needs brought success.
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Disparities in Antidepressant Adherence in Primary Care: Report From IsraelPatient characteristics such as psychiatric diagnosis were associated with variations in adherence, although physician characteristics were not.
