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Authors


Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management During COVID-19: In-Person vs Virtual Visits

This article compares cardiovascular disease risk management in community clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients for whom primary care was delivered mostly in person vs mostly virtually.



Elizabeth McCauley, PhD

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Identifying High-risk Asthma With Utilization Data: A Revised HEDIS Definition

A revised HEDIS definition of high-risk asthma more precisely identifies patients with functional impairment and higher healthcare utilization who might benefit from case management.


Lance Baldo, MD

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Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing Tests on Clinical Pathways for Cancer Care

With patients living longer thanks to new therapies, we need more accurate, sensitive, and standardized tools to guide their therapy.



Kristen Snower, MBA

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Retail Clinic Utilization Associated With Lower Total Cost of Care

Retail clinic use is associated with lower overall total cost of care based on a matched-pair analysis.







David A. Gould, PhD

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Can Targeted Messaging Encourage PCP Contact Before ED Visits?

Targeted messaging that encourages heavy ED users in managed care to contact their primary care providers before ED visits shows promise.


Corina Guethlin, PhD

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The Development of Diabetes Complications in GP-Centered Healthcare

This study compared general practitioner–centered healthcare (Hausarztzentrierte Versorgung [HZV]) with non-HZV healthcare in Germany regarding the development of diabetes complications. HZV is associated with reduced risk of diabetes complications.


Jaejin An, BPharm, PhD

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Cost-effectiveness of a 3-Year Tele-Messaging Intervention for Positive Airway Pressure Use

Long-term tele-messaging was more effective than no messaging and short-term messaging for positive airway pressure use, and it was highly likely to be cost-effective with an acceptable willingness-to-pay threshold.





Amy Waterbury, MPH

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Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Medication Adherence

Automated telephone reminders resulted in a small but significant increase in adherence to inhaled corticosteroids among adult asthma patients in a large managed care organization.


Gregory Nichols, PhD

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Medicare Star Excludes Diabetes Patients With Poor CVD Risk Factor Control

The Medicare STAR medication adherence measures exclude diabetes patients at high risk for poor cardiovascular outcomes, and underestimate the prevalence of medication nonadherence in diabetes.


Alesia Ferguson, PhD

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Value-Based Insurance Designs in the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders

This study examined the application of value-based insurance design to the treatment of mental health disorders and addresses any additional challenges.





Amanda S. Parsons, MD, MBA

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Patient-Centered Medical Home and Quality Measurement in Small Practices

Small practices with NCQA patient-centered medical home recognition perform better on quality measures, especially those related to chronic conditions.



John L. Adams, PhD

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Electronic Health Record Adoption and Quality Improvement in US Hospitals

A national study of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and hospital quality finds that existing measures may be inappropriate for assessing the effect of EHR adoption on quality.


David Carrell, PhD

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It Is Time to Ask Patients What Outcomes Are Important to Them

Patients with abdominal or back pain identified 21 outcomes important to them, but the reported outcomes are quite different from the symptom and function outcomes studied by researchers.



Fumiko Chino, MD

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The Utility of Cost Discussions Between Patients With Cancer and Oncologists

Many patients with cancer desire cost discussions with doctors, but those discussions are rare. Nevertheless, cost discussions may lower patient costs-usually without altering treatment.


Daniel B. Wolfson, MHSA

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Increasing Trust in Health Care

This commentary describes 4 dimensions of trust that have been illuminated by contributions from leading health care organizations to the ABIM Foundation’s Trust Practices Network.

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