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The Emerging Business Models and Value Proposition of Mobile Health ClinicsMobile health clinics represent promising vehicles through which high quality, cost-effective care can be delivered to patients, especially in underserved areas.
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Characteristics and Medication Use of Veterans in Medicare Advantage PlansVeterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans differed from fee-for-service sector enrollees in several demographic, geographic, and clinical characteristics and in patterns of medication use.
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Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychiatric Intervention Associated With Increased Adherence and Cost SavingsPharmacy and medical claims data showed that patients whose clinicians had access to pharmacogenetic test results had increased adherence and overall cost savings.
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Understanding Factors Associated With Increases in Medicare Advantage Enrollment, 2007-2018Increases in Medicare Advantage market share over the past 10 years are largely caused by an increased preference for managed care among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Will Preoperative Smoking Cessation Programs Generate Long-Term Cessation? A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisThis review demonstrates the long-term (≥12 months) efficacy of preoperative smoking cessation programs, providing further support for incorporation of smoking cessation programs into presurgical clinics.
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Unintended Consequences of a Quality Measure for Acute BronchitisA quality measure reduced antibiotic use for patients with acute bronchitis but led to use of an alternative diagnosis, offsetting most of the observed improvement.
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Effect of High-Deductible Insurance on Health Care Use in Bipolar DisorderHigh-deductible health plan members with bipolar disorder experienced a reduction in nonpsychiatrist mental health provider visits but no changes in other utilization.
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Elderly Veterans With Dual Eligibility for VA and Medicare Services: Where Do They Obtain a Colonoscopy?This study examines factors impacting the receipt of an outpatient colonoscopy by VA or non-VA providers in older veterans dually eligible for VA/Medicare benefits.
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The Incidence and Costs of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 DiabetesThe overall incidence of hypoglycemia was considerable in this large working-age population and was associated with $52 million (2008 dollars) in direct medical costs.
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Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Diabetes Clinic on Quality MeasuresThis study evaluated a pharmacist-managed diabetes clinic to determine its impact on diabetes-related quality measures.(For Tables and Figures, please access the PDF on last page.)
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Perspective: FDA/CMS Parallel Review Advances Coverage for Cancer Comprehensive Genomic ProfilingAuthors from Foundation Medicine explain the regulatory path that led to approval of FoundationOne CDx.
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ICER's Value Assessment Framework: Capturing the Patient ExperienceThe Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), has established a robust health technology assessment strategy for engaging patients so that the entire process is informed by the patient experience and what “value” means to them.
