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E. Margaret Warton, MPH

Latest:

Language Barriers and LDL-C/SBP Control Among Latinos With Diabetes

Among Latino patients with diabetes, ethnicity and language barriers were not associated with lipid and blood pressure control despite their associations with glycemic control in prior research. Check out our website’s new table/figure pop-up feature! Click on the name of a table or figure in the text to see it in your browser.



Ilene Harris, PharmD, PhD

Latest:

The Effect of Medicare Advantage Enrollment on Mammographic Screening

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were 1.06 times more likely to receive mammography compared with fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. FFS providers were less likely to recommend mammograms to racial/ethnic groups.






John W. Hanna, MBA

Latest:

Persistence With Biologic Therapies in the Medicare Coverage Gap

For patients who reached the Medicare Part D coverage gap, discontinuation was more likely for patients taking osteoporosis medication.


Sanjula Jain, PhD

Latest:

Contributor: 3 Key Questions for the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress Coming Out of the COVID-19 Crisis

The incoming Biden administration will be challenged to address flex capacity, the supply chain, and real-time data as we transition from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response to durable recovery.



Shehnaz Alidina, SD, MPH

Latest:

Why Aren’t More Employers Implementing Reference-Based Pricing Benefit Design?

This qualitative study finds low employer adoption of reference-based pricing (RBP) benefit design and that redesign of RBP may be necessary to overcome barriers to adoption.



Christian M. Mancini, BS

Latest:

High-Cost, High-Need Patients: The Impact of Reported Penicillin Allergy

A reported penicillin allergy was common and was associated with suboptimal antibiotic choices and increased healthcare utilization in high-cost, high-need patients.


Gary Gustavsen, MS

Latest:

Health Economic Analysis of Breast Cancer Index in Patients With ER+, LN- Breast Cancer

This study projected that the breast cancer index assay is cost saving when used either at diagnosis or at 5 years post diagnosis.



Karen E. Fowler, MPH

Latest:

Catheter Management After Benign Transurethral Prostate Surgery: RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Criteria

This manuscript synthesizes findings from a multidisciplinary panel following the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to guide standardization of urinary catheter use after transurethral prostate surgery.


Julie L. Priest, MSPH

Latest:

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among US Patients With HIV

It is important to take into account individual complexities such as comorbidities and pill burden when selecting antiretroviral therapy regimens for individuals living with HIV.


Larissa Nekhlyudov, MD, MPH

Latest:

Utilization of HER2 Genetic Testing in a Multi-Institutional Observational Study

Evaluation of real-world implementation of HER2 testing showed that uptake was high (>90%) and trastuzumab treatment was targeted to patients with positive HER2 status.


Justin Kindy, FSA, MAAA

Latest:

A Payer–Provider Partnership for Integrated Care of Patients Receiving Dialysis

A report on the clinical and economic outcomes of a new payer–provider partnership serving patients with end-stage renal disease.


Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD

Latest:

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.


Neil Kirschner, PhD

Latest:

Preconsultation Exchange in the United States: Use, Awareness, and Attitudes

Internists reported frequent use of, and support for, preconsultation exchange to improve access to and efficiency of specialty care.


Danielle Bergman, BSN, RN

Latest:

Using Applied Machine Learning to Predict Healthcare Utilization Based on Socioeconomic Determinants of Care

This study demonstrates that it is possible to generate a highly accurate model to predict inpatient and emergency department utilization using data on socioeconomic determinants of care.


Elizabeth A. Shenkman, PhD

Latest:

Assessment of Structured Data Elements for Social Risk Factors

An expert panel identified and assessed electronic health record and health information exchange structured data elements to support future development of social risk factor computable phenotyping.


Kim Ekblom, MD, PhD

Latest:

Introduction of Cost Display Reduces Laboratory Test Utilization

Cost display and cost charge induce different test ordering behavior depending on the healthcare setting.



John P. Jameson, PharmD

Latest:

Pharmacist Collaborative Management of Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Pharmacist management of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in this randomized trial resulted in more patients decreasing their glycosylated hemoglobin level by at least 1.0%.


Andrew Williams, PhD

Latest:

Improving Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medications With Information Technology

Improving adherence to long-term medication therapy remains a challenge. Health information technology interventions that leverage electronic medical records are promising, low-cost approaches for increasing adherence.

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