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Thomas D. Sequist, MD

Latest:

Changes in Hospital Admissions for Urgent Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Admission rates during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were lower than in 2019 for acute medical conditions, suggesting that patients may be deferring necessary medical care.


Clif Gaus, president

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Connected Care Is Key to Accountable Care: The Case for Supporting Telehealth in ACOs

A growing body of evidence is demonstrating how the benefits of Connected Care, electronic communication between patient and caregiver, are improving healthcare access and quality and reducing costs for payers-without passing through Congress.



Ana Stojanovska, BS

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The National Oncology Working Group (NOW) Initiative: Payer and Provider Collaborations in Oncology Benefits Management

This article highlights the work of the National Oncology Working Group (NOW) Initiative.



Susan D. Brown, PhD

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Leveraging EHRs for Patient Engagement: Perspectives on Tailored Program Outreach

Divergent reactions among women at high risk for diabetes highlight challenges of implementing tailored outreach messages, driven by electronic health records, to promote patient engagement in preventive lifestyle programs.



Feng Zhu, MSc

Latest:

Hospital Admissions and MS: Temporal Trends and Patient Characteristics

An examination of hospitalization patterns in patients with multiple sclerosis with a focus on the association with time and patient characteristics.


Dennis Gurfinkel, MPH

Latest:

Cost of Delivering Centralized and Decentralized Reminder/Recall for Vaccinations to Children and Adolescents in an ACO

Centralized reminder/recall (R/R) is less costly to deliver than decentralized R/R for both children and adolescents when implemented for patients within an accountable care organization.



Stuart C. Gilman, MD

Latest:

Impact of Clinical Training on Recruiting Graduating Health Professionals

A business case is made for medical centers to offer high-quality clinical training experiences to recruit graduating health professionals.



Rebecca Symes, BS

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Tracking Spending Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Using a Distributed Data Model

The authors demonstrate the utility of distributed data models for reporting of local trends and variation in utilization, pricing, and spending for commercially insured beneficiaries.


Christopher V. Chau, MPH

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Improvements in Access and Care Through the Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Act exchange enrollees in California and Colorado reported significant improvements in access to care and fewer barriers to receiving care due to costs.


Abdelmonem A. Afifi, PhD

Latest:

The Effect of Disease Management on Utilization of Services by Race/Ethnicity: Evidence From the Florida Medicaid Program

This study examines racial/ethnic differences in utilization of inpatient days and ED and outpatient visits before and after implementation of a Medicaid disease management program.


Sonal Shah, PharmD

Latest:

Value-Based Payment Models in Oncology: Will They Help or Hinder Patient Access to New Treatments?

The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions recently interviewed individuals from health plans, providers, and clinical pathway developers that are participating, supporting, or evaluating oncology payment models to understand what approaches are perceived to be working, the early results, and the potential impact on innovation.



Brendan Walsh, PhD

Latest:

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.


Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP

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Cancer Screening Across the Aging Continuum

The article reviews the current state of knowledge regarding screening guidelines for older adults and gives recommendations for healthcare providers working with older adults.




Elisabeth Lessenich, MD, MPH

Latest:

ED-Based Care Coordination Reduces Costs for Frequent ED Users

Results of our pilot randomized controlled intervention involving emergency department (ED)-based care coordination and community health workers demonstrated a trend toward fewer ED visits, fewer hospitalizations, and lower costs among intervention patients.


Jackson Williams, JD, MPA

Latest:

Beneficiary Engagement in Medicare's Alternative Payment Models: From Serendipity to Active Choice

This article explores elements of patient and consumer engagement implicated by Medicare’s alternative payment models, emphasizing the potential for shopping and use of cost information.





Ian Hargaves, PhD

Latest:

When Quality Fails Patients: Finding the Best in Diabetes Care

Authors from the Mayo Clinic discuss situational goals in diabetes care, because quality targets enforced too strictly may harm patients who are working hard to manage their disease.


Wendy Yi Xu, PhD

Latest:

Cost-Sharing Payments for Out-of-Network Care in Commercially Insured Adults

This study of claims among adults covered by employer-sponsored plans revealed substantial variations in out-of-network cost-sharing payments. The growth of cost sharing for nonemergent hospitalizations is concerning.

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