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Authors


Andrew M. Slavitt, MBA

Latest:

Health Information Technology and Health System Redesign-The Quality Chasm Revisited

Initial experience with the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance indicates that large-scale prevention and disease control management programs make economic sense.


Braden Lynch, PharmD, MS, CPEHR

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Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Utilization of a Chronic Pain Population Within an Integrated Healthcare System

This study describes the patient characteristics and healthcare utilization of a chronic pain population within an integrated healthcare system in northern California.



Jeffrey D. Miller, MS

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Humanistic and Economic Burden of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Literature Review

Worldwide, 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.


Derek S. Brown, PhD

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Return on Investment for Bariatric Surgery

This editorial discusses the cost implication of bariatric surgery and whether or not return on investment analysis should be used to make coverage decisions.




Craig L. Hanis, PhD, MS

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Diabetes and Employment Productivity: Does Diabetes Management Matter?

Diabetes itself affected working and wages more than control of blood sugar levels in a Mexican American population.



Larry R. Hearld, PhD

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The Adoption and Spread of Hospital Care Coordination Activities Under Value-Based Programs

Value-based programs such as accountable care organizations appear to encourage the adoption and spread of care coordination activities by hospitals.



Ciaran O'Neill, PhD

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Socioeconomic Disparities Across Ethnicities: An Application to Cervical Cancer Screening

An examination of socioeconomic disparities in cervical cancer screening across ethnic groups in the United States using concentration indices and probit regression analyses.


Douglas Leslie, PhD

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Coverage for Hepatitis C Drugs in Medicare Part D

This study analyzes the current coverage designs for hepatitis C virus drugs by Medicare Part D plans.




Laura A. Hatfield, PhD

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What Are the Potential Savings From Steering Patients to Lower-Priced Providers? A Static Analysis

Steering patients who visit providers with above-median prices to their market’s median-priced provider would save 42%, 45%, and 15% of laboratory, imaging, and durable medical equipment spending, respectively.





Marc A. Cohen, PhD

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Will 2019 Kick Off a New Era in Person-Centered Care?

New ratings for Medicare health plans should spur a renewed focus on patient experience.


Bruce Kinosian, MD

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Evaluation of a Hospital-in-Home Program Implemented Among Veterans

The Hospital-in-Home program implemented at the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System in Honolulu, Hawaii, is associated with reduced costs with no compromise in quality.



Maarit J. Korhonen, LicSc(Pharm), PhD(Epid)

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Pattern of Statin Use Among 10 Cohorts of New Users From 1995 to 2004: A Register-Based Nationwide Study

One-year persistence among new users of statins in Finland improved from 1995 to 1998, after which no substantial changes were observed up to 2004.




Daryl Wansink, PhD

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Medication Adherence Changes Following Value-Based Insurance Design

Value-based insurance design copayment reductions sustained medication adherence 2 years into policy implementation and were most effective in patients with poor adherence before policy implementation.



John Bertko

Latest:

Bending the Curve Through Health Reform Implementation

Authors from The Brookings Institution update their recommendations by focusing on 3 concrete objectives to slow spending and improve quality of care within the next 5 years.


Zhengyi Fang, MS

Latest:

Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure Burdens Among Nonelderly Adults With Hypertension

Among nonelderly adults receiving hypertension treatment, 13.1% had high burdens, meaning that healthcare expenditures accounted for more than 20% of their income.


Hussain S. Lalani, MD

Latest:

Association of Care Management Intensity With Healthcare Utilization in an All-Condition Care Management Program

Higher intensity of care management in an all-condition program addressing care coordination and care barriers was associated with increased healthcare utilization among Medicaid and Medicare patients.

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