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Impact of Predictive Model-Directed End-of-Life Counseling for Medicare Beneficiaries
To validate a predictive model for identifying Medicare beneficiaries who need end- of-life care planning and to determine the impact on cost and hospice care of a telephonic counseling program utilizing this predictive model in 2 Medicare Health Support (MHS) pilots. Continue reading »
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Managed-Medicare Health Club Benefit and Reduced Health Care Costs Among Older Adults
Our study was undertaken to determine the association between use of a
health
plan-sponsored health club benefit by older adults and total health
care costs over 2 years. Continue reading »
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Enhancing Efficiency - Dec., 2005 Enhancing Efficiency in the Health Care Industry
Organizations across industry sectors have intensified their initiatives
to increase operational efficiency through effective resource
allocation, and the health care sector is no exception. Continue reading »
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The impact of verbal communication on physician prescribing patterns in hospitalized patients with diabetes
The purpose of this descriptive clinical research study was to
identify which method of communication, verbal or written, has the
greatest impact on physician adjustment of the antidiabetes medication
regimen for hospitalized patients with hyperglycemia. Continue reading »
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Health care expenditures for people with diabetes mellitus, 1992
The purpose of this report is to estimate diabetes prevalence and annual
health care costs for people with diabetes in 1992, compare average
annual costs for diabetics and nondiabetics, and estimate the portion of
total U.S. health care expenditures incurred by people with the disease. Continue reading »
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Remote Physiological Monitoring Clinical Financial and Behavioral Outcomes in a Heart Failure Population
This article reports on the outcomes associated with remote
physiological monitoring (RPM) conducted as part of a heart failure
disease management program. Continue reading »
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