• Center on Health Equity & Access
  • Clinical
  • Health Care Cost
  • Health Care Delivery
  • Insurance
  • Policy
  • Technology
  • Value-Based Care

Authors


Carrie H. Colla, PhD

Latest:

Coverage With Evidence Development: Where Are We Now?

Review of CMS’ coverage with evidence development program exposes a need to improve program transparency and clarify requirements and timetables for reporting to improve access to novel therapies.






Susan A. Sabatino, MD

Latest:

The Personal Financial Burden of Cancer for the Working-Aged Population

Being actively treated for cancer increases the mean annual out-of-pocket medical expenditures by $1170 compared with not having cancer.


Alan L. Peterson, PhD

Latest:

Economic Evaluation of an Internet-Based Weight Management Program

An Internet-based weight management program provides a cost-effective alternative for weight management.


Jose Luis Campuzano, MSTAT

Latest:

Predictive Model for Emergency Hospital Admission and 6-Month Readmission

Predictive models for hospital admissions and readmissions in persons aged >65 years have been developed through a combination of comorbidity and previous healthcare use.


Megan I. Early, MD, MPH

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.




Stephen B. Soumerai, ScD

Latest:

High-Deductible Insurance: Two-Year Emergency Department and Hospital Use

High-deductible health plan members had sustained reductions in emergency department visits over 2 years but initial reductions in hospital utilization and costs were not sustained.


Kathy Oubre, MS

Latest:

Letters From White House Could Push Some Compliance, Broad Agreements Unlikely: Q&A With Kathy Oubre, MS

New demands to follow the most favored nation executive order could lead to some compliance but it is unknown just how effective they will be across all health care.



Cheryl Pegus, MPH, MD

Latest:

Impact of Clinical Oral Chemotherapy Program on Wastage and Hospitalizations

An oral chemotherapy cycle management program offers clinical support, reduces medication wastage, and provides management of adverse effects to realize cost savings for payers and patients.




Garen Abedi, MD, MS

Latest:

Electronic Health Record Problem Lists: Accurate Enough for Risk Adjustment?

Electronic health record (EHR)-based comorbidity assessment had low sensitivity for identifying major comorbidities and poorly predicted survival. EHR-based comorbidity data require validation prior to application to risk adjustment.


Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, MPH

Latest:

The Hospital Tech Laboratory: Quality Innovation in a New Era of Value-Conscious Care

Technology innovation drives expenditures. A Michigan Medicine, IBM, and AirStrip partnership demonstrates the hospital’s role in developing transformative technologies that deliver value.


A. Rani Elwy, PhD

Latest:

Care Coordination for Veterans With COPD: A Positive Deviance Study

Improving relational coordination and reducing structural barriers to collaboration may enhance quality of care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other chronic conditions.




Amanda R. Smith, MPH

Latest:

Cost Minimization of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan Expenditures

Study results indicate that outreach interventions performed by trained student pharmacists assist Medicare beneficiaries to effectively navigate their Part D benefit, thereby reducing out-of-pocket costs.


Agnes M. Reband, BS

Latest:

Medicare Inpatient and Postdischarge Outcomes of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

An understanding of risk-adjusted outcomes for percutaneous coronary interventions for both inpatient and 90-day postdischarge events is necessary for the redesign of care outcomes.



William E. Encinosa, PhD

Latest:

Are Medical Offices Ready for Value-Based Reimbursement? Staff Perceptions of a Workplace Climate for Value and Efficiency

This study surveyed 840 clinical and nonclinical staff in 96 medical offices regarding workplace policies and procedures that facilitate a climate for value.


Cheryl L. Damberg, PhD

Latest:

Impact of Telemedicine Use on Outpatient-Related CO2 Emissions: Estimate From a National Cohort

Telemedicine was associated with a monthly avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the emissions of 61,255 to 130,076 passenger vehicles.



Florence M. Brown, MD

Latest:

CHAPTER 3. Guideline for Detection and Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy

From the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts


Susan L. Chauvie, RN, MPA-HA

Latest:

Automating Care Quality Measurement With Health Information Technology

The authors discuss the design and evaluation of a health information technology platform that enables comprehensive, automated assessment of care quality in electronic medical records.

© 2025 MJH Life Sciences
AJMC®
All rights reserved.