Adherence to newly initiated biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis is important for long-term adherence.
From the Adult Diabetes and Clinical Research sections, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Health Plans Continue to Seek Methods to Curtail Cancer Costs
With the prognosis for many cancers improving, we are seeing an appropriate sharpening of focus on the cardiovascular risks of patients who have survived cancer or are being treated for cancer, as well as a growing recognition of the impact this competing morbidity has on both short- and long-term health outcomes.
This study highlights disparities in care for diabetes and hypertension for individuals with serious mental illness compared with the general Medicaid and Medicare populations.
Patients with inadequate response to depression treatment used increased resources, were less likely to be employed, and had more presenteeism than those with treatment response.
Integration of written-prescription data into medication adherence measures doubled the number of patients identified as nonadherent and improved prediction of follow-up LDL cholesterol.
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we found that hospitalists reduce hospital length of stay without increasing costs.
We examine utilization, quality, and expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries receiving care at federally qualified health centers and compare outcomes among those attributed to 1 of 3 recognition programs versus none.