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Jonathan A. Hart, MS

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Office Manager and Nurse Perspectives on Facilitators of Adult Immunization

Factors significantly associated with adult vaccination rates in primary care practices were patients’ age, race, scheduled well-visit length, and nurses’ vaccination status.



Armina Sepehri, MPH

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Are Obese Patients Assisted in Losing Weight?

In obese patients, we assessed the lack of advice to lose weight and its association with cardiovascular risk using the REGICOR chart (adaption of Framingham).


Wendy Leith, MS, MPH

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Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Use Associated With Optimal ESRD Starts

Optimal end-stage renal disease (ESRD) starts were associated with lower 12-month morbidity, mortality, and inpatient and outpatient utilization in an integrated healthcare delivery system.




Lena M. Chen, MD, MS

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Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative: Expanding Enrollment Suggests Potential for Large Impact

Expanding and more representative participation in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative suggests potential for large impact, pending the results of risk-bearing participants.



Robert J

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Considerations for Optimal Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion

Stakeholders, including national and regional managed care decision makers and providers, met to discuss the clinical background, health economics, and management strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at a roundtable meeting on December 10, 2016, in Dallas, Texas.


Bruce Quinn, MD, PhD

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Cost-Effectiveness of Combinatorial Pharmacogenomic Testing for Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder Patients

Using a state-transition probability analysis, this study assessed the long-term outcomes and economic implications of combinatorial pharmacogenomic testing for managing patients with major depressive disorder who were nonresponsive to treatments.


Kenneth Adams, PhD

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Are Benefits From Diabetes Self-Management Education Sustained?

Conventional individualized diabetes self-management education resulted in sustained improvement in self-efficacy and diabetes distress. Short-term improvements in A1C, nutrition, and physical activity were not sustained.



Doug Einstadter, MD

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Care Fragmentation and Emergency Department Use Among Complex Patients With Diabetes

Fragmentation of care to specialists may be associated with higher rates of emergency department visits among patients with chronic illness.


Charles P. Friedman, PhD

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Alternative Measures of Electronic Health Record Adoption Among Hospitals

This study analyzes various pathways toward hospital adoption of electronic health records and explores relationships among various electronic health record function variables.




the HITEC investigators

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Trending Health Information Technology Adoption Among New York Nursing Homes

This study examines adoption of electronic health records and participation in health information exchange by New York state nursing homes over time.


Amit Gupta, MD

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Integrative Oncology Program Improves Efficiency and Outcomes in Oncology Care

Advances in cancer treatment provide more options for patients but add complexity to treatment decisions. HealthHelp’s Integrative Oncology program coordinates care to maximize efficiency and ensure optimal outcomes for cancer patients.


Kirsten Tiberg, RPh

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Sofosbuvir Initial Therapy Abandonment and Manufacturer Coupons in a Commercially Insured Population

Member cost negatively affects initial medication adherence and manufacturer coupons can decrease member share by up to 98%.


Michael Mugavero, MD

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Implications of DRG Classification in a Bundled Payment Initiative for COPD

Diagnosis-related group coding determines eligibility for many Medicare bundled payment initiatives. This approach excluded many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease likely to benefit while including others without the disease.


Whitney P. Witt, PhD, MPH

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Psychological Distress and Trends in Healthcare Expenditures and Outpatient Healthcare

The upward trend in total and outpatient healthcare expenditures in the United States appears to be unrelated to psychological distress.



Lorenzo Spaggia

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Does a Personalized Approach Improve Patient Satisfaction in Thoracic Oncology?

Evaluation of cancer patients’ quality of life at admission enabled improvement of their satisfaction with received care at discharge.


Paul L. Hebert, PhD

Latest:

Association Between Length of Stay and Readmission for COPD

Among patients admitted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at Veterans Affairs hospitals, hospital-level length of stay was not associated with 30-day readmission.


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Andrew S. Oseran, MD, MBA

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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.


David Cobden, Ph

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Medication Burden in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Patients endure heavy medication complexity following hospital discharge for acute coronary syndrome.


Dwenda K. Gjerdingen, MD

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Potential Benefits of Increased Access to Doula Support During Childbirth

Increasing access to continuous labor support from a birth doula may facilitate decreases in non-indicated cesarean rates among women who desire doula care.


R. Neal Axon, MD, MSCR

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Differential Impact of Mental Health Multimorbidity on Healthcare Costs in Diabetes

Assessment of prevalence and specific costs associated with discrete multimorbid mental health disease clusters in adults with diabetes.


Marcia M. Ward, PhD

Latest:

CAH Staff Perceptions of a Clinical Information System Implementation

This 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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