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David H. Smith, RPh, PhD

Latest:

More Comprehensive Discussion of CRC Screening Associated With Higher Screening

More comprehensive discussion of colorectal screening by primary care physicians was associated with higher screening rates among adults aged 51 to 80 years who were overdue for screening.


Grace DeSantis, PhD

Latest:

STABLE Results: Warfarin Home Monitoring Achieves Excellent INR Control

Real-world retrospective analysis of over 29,000 patients performing INR home monitoring for warfarin therapy shows excellent time in therapeutic range.


Morton Leibowitz, MD

Latest:

EMR-Based Medication Adherence Metric Markedly Enhances Identification of Nonadherent Patients

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.







Kathryn L. Rice, MD

Latest:

Initial Results of a Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project: A Local Program Evaluation

Results, lessons, and challenges of a local lung cancer screening program within a national demonstration project.






Wayne J. Katon, MD

Latest:

Strategies for Identifying and Channeling Patients for Depression Care Management

This article examines screening strategies for possible depression in the context of a care management program for chronically ill Medicare recipients.


Jonas de Souza, MD

Latest:

Using Clinically Nuanced Cost Sharing to Enhance Consumer Access to Specialty Medications

In conjunction with provider-oriented payment reform, tools like VBID that change the focus from how much to how well we spend our healthcare dollars.


Duane E. Davis, MD

Latest:

The Value of Value-Based Insurance Design: Savings From Eliminating Drug Co-Payments

Geisinger Health System’s $0 co-pay drug program for its chronically ill employee population is associated with positive cost savings and a 5-year return-on-investment of approximately 1.8.





Thomas P. Donia, RPh

Latest:

Postdischarge Engagement Decreased Hospital Readmissions in Medicaid Populations

Postdischarge engagement of at-risk Medicaid beneficiaries in 6 health plans resulted in significant reductions in hospital readmissions at rates proportional to the frequency of engagement.



Stefanie D. Vassar, MS

Latest:

A Dementia Care Management Intervention: Which Components Improve Quality?

Specifically trained care managers are essential for quality gains from a dementia care management program; even higher quality accrues with coordination across community and primary care.



Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, PhD

Latest:

Health Insurance and Breast-Conserving Surgery With Radiation Treatment

Type of health insurance plays a significant role in the likelihood of receiving the recommended treatment among women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.


Noelle K. Kurth, MS

Latest:

Medicaid Managed Care: Issues for Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness

The authors studied Kansas Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness and their experiences with integrated managed care and unmet needs.


Manik Chhabra, MD, MSHP

Latest:

Economic Outcomes of Insurer-Led Care Management for High-Cost Medicaid Patients

This study evaluated economic outcomes of an insurer-led care management program for high-cost Medicaid patients using teams of community health care workers and nurses.




Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS

Latest:

Validation of a Claims-Based Algorithm to Characterize Episodes of Care

The Michigan Value Collaborative has created a claims-based algorithm that categorizes claims into episode components. This manuscript describes the validation of this algorithm.


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