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Changes in Hospital Admissions for Urgent Conditions During COVID-19 PandemicAdmission 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.
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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary SyndromesPatients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.
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Potential Benefits of Increased Access to Doula Support During ChildbirthIncreasing access to continuous labor support from a birth doula may facilitate decreases in non-indicated cesarean rates among women who desire doula care.
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Differential Impact of Mental Health Multimorbidity on Healthcare Costs in DiabetesAssessment of prevalence and specific costs associated with discrete multimorbid mental health disease clusters in adults with diabetes.
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CAH Staff Perceptions of a Clinical Information System ImplementationThis study examines staff perceptions of patient care quality and the processes before and after implementation of a comprehensive clinical information system in 7 critical access hospitals.
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Disparities in Diabetes and Hypertension Care for Individuals With Serious Mental IllnessThis study highlights disparities in care for diabetes and hypertension for individuals with serious mental illness compared with the general Medicaid and Medicare populations.
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Medicare Star Excludes Diabetes Patients With Poor CVD Risk Factor ControlThe Medicare STAR medication adherence measures exclude diabetes patients at high risk for poor cardiovascular outcomes, and underestimate the prevalence of medication nonadherence in diabetes.
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Opt-In Consent Policies: Potential Barriers to Hospital Health Information ExchangeOpt-in patient consent requirements for health information exchange correlate with more reported regulatory barriers, especially among less technologically advanced hospitals.
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Changing Demographics Among Populations Prescribed HCV Treatment, 2013-2017From 2013 to 2017, the population of US patients prescribed treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) changed, becoming predominantly treatment-naïve and having received care in nonacademic centers.
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Automated Patient Assessments After Outpatient Surgery Using an Interactive Voice Response SystemUsing an interactive voice response system to contact patients after outpatient surgery will likely result in improved efficiency without a decrease in assessment quality.
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Cost-effectiveness of Telephonic Disease Management in Heart FailureThis study shows that telephonic disease management was not cost-effective in a broadly representative sample of community-dwelling patients.
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Chronic Disease Management: Why Dementia Care Is DifferentBecause of its often slowly progressive nature, dementia is often included among chronic disease management programs. Yet, for many reasons, its management demands different approaches.
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Outcomes of Liver Transplantation by Insurance Type in the United StatesPatients with publicly sponsored insurance who were listed for liver transplantation have worse wait-list and posttransplant outcomes, as shown using the US Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (2001-2017).
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Sustained Participation in a Pay-for-Value Program: Impact on High-Need PatientsAmong Michigan primary care practices, sustained participation in a pay-for-value program appears to contribute to improved utilization outcomes for high-need patients.
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Service Line Care Delivery Model for COVID-19 Patient-Centric CareThe authors provide steps hospitals can take to align their care delivery model to effectively meet the demands of a public health crisis such as the current pandemic.
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Shared Medical Appointments in a Residency Clinic: An Exploratory Study Among Hispanics With DiabetesThis article evaluates and compares the effectiveness of shared medical appointments versus regular office visits among Hispanic patients with diabetes.
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Medication Adherence and Enrollment in a Consumer-Driven Health PlanMedication adherence was lower for some drug classes among CDHP patients who enrolled in consumer-driven health plans compared with patients who continuously enrolled in traditional managed care plans.
