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An Early Warning Tool for Predicting at Admission the Discharge Disposition of a Hospitalized PatientWe developed an early warning discharge disposition prediction tool to facilitate discharge planning and coordination, potentially reducing length of hospital stay and improving patient experience.
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Physician ePortfolio: The Missing Piece for Linking Performance With ImprovementClinical data should contribute to practice-based learning and improvement, resulting in improved patient care as well as meeting increasingly rigorous physician accountability requirements.
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False Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for Primary PCIBetween 2005 and 2011, rates of cardiac catheterization laboratory false activation doubled while mean door-to-balloon times for primary PCI declined.
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Complying With State and Federal Regulations on Essential Drug Benefits: Implementing the Affordable Care ActEssential health benefits form a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act. Our study shows that health plans in California and Massachusetts are not fully compliant with state and federal regulations on essential drug benefits.
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Medicare Advantage Control of Postacute Costs: Perspectives From StakeholdersThis qualitative study examines the methods that Medicare Advantage plans use to control or reduce postacute spending and their associated unintended consequences.
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Trends in Viral Hepatitis Cost-Effectiveness StudiesRegardless of the cause of bias, more awareness and scrutiny are needed when utilizing cost-effectiveness studies for healthcare decision making.
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Treating Medicaid Patients With Hepatitis C: Clinical and Economic ImpactHepatitis C virus treatment is often restricted in Medicaid patients. This analysis evaluates the clinical and cost impacts of treating all Medicaid patients versus the current status quo.
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Office Manager and Nurse Perspectives on Facilitators of Adult ImmunizationFactors significantly associated with adult vaccination rates in primary care practices were patients’ age, race, scheduled well-visit length, and nurses’ vaccination status.
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An Expanded Portfolio of Survival Metrics for Assessing Anticancer AgentsA novel, simplified cost-value analysis tool was created to better differentiate the value of anticancer agents and further characterize the expected survival benefit of all patients.
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Pharmacists as Healthcare Providers: Integration Into the MainstreamOn the second day of "Patient-Centered Diabetes Care: Putting Theory Into Practice," Jan Berger, MD, MJ, president of Health Intelligence Partners, moderated the panel discussion "Measuring the Impact of Pharmacists in Diabetes Patient Care."
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Congressional Intent for the HITECH ActThe HITECH Act will modernize the nation's healthcare system by advancing adoption and use of health information technology.
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Medicaid Managed Care Reduces Readmissions for Youths With Type 1 DiabetesAn analysis of the largest cohort available reveals that youths with type 1 diabetes, on a Medicaid managed care plan, are less likely to be readmitted within 90 days of discharge.
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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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Increasing Copayments and Adherence to Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemic MedicationsA copayment increase from $2 to $7 adversely affected veterans' adherence to statins, antihypertensives, and oral hypoglycemic agents.
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Radical Prostatectomy Innovation and Outcomes at Military and Civilian InstitutionsMinimally invasive radical prostatectomy was more commonly performed in civilian hospitals compared with military hospitals among TRICARE beneficiaries, with comparable postoperative outcomes.
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Telemedicine and the Sharing Economy: The "Uber" for HealthcareTelehealth platforms will promote increased competition in the marketplace for medical care delivery, benefiting both consumers and clinicians.
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High-Cost, High-Need Patients: The Impact of Reported Penicillin AllergyA reported penicillin allergy was common and was associated with suboptimal antibiotic choices and increased healthcare utilization in high-cost, high-need patients.
