Health Inequalities Among Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Japan.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess achievement of 4 diabetes mellitus (DM)-related quality measures (QMs) and examine the relationship between QM attainment, concurrent health care costs, and DM complications over 1 year by conducting a retrospective analysis of claims data for Medicare Advantage Prescription D...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Saundankar V,Ellis J,Moretz C,Meah Y,DeLuzio T,Allen E,Suehs BT,Bouchard J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic instability in the health care environment has raised concerns among providers and patients, especially those who treat and cope with chronic conditions. Changes to existing health care laws are unlikely to alter what have become the primary goals of the US health care system: cost-effectiveness and patient-ce...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Nash DB,Skoufalos A,Harris D

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the impact of PepsiCo's health and wellness program on medical cost and utilization. The authors analyzed health plan and program data of employees and dependents 19-64 years of age, who had 2 years of baseline data (2002 and 2003) and at least 1 year of data from the interve...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Liu H,Harris KM,Weinberger S,Serxner S,Mattke S,Exum E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a hypertension awareness and educational program, BP DownShift, was evaluated among school bus drivers in a southern US state. At baseline (August 2007), blood pressure (BP) measurements, self-reported demographics, and hypertension awareness and management practices were collected from drivers who conse...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Doyle J,Severance-Fonte T,Morandi-Matricaria E,Wogen J,Frech-Tamas F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health and disease management (HDM) programs have faced challenges in documenting savings related to their implementation. The objective of this eliminate study was to describe OptumHealth's (Optum) methods for estimating anticipated savings from HDM programs using Value Drivers. Optum's general methodology was review...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Phillips VL,Becker ER,Howard DH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to use population-based electronic health records for surveillance of intrauterine exposures to substances of abuse, including opioids, and to monitor changes in exposure rates over time. This retrospective, descriptive analysis utilized geocoded neonatal physician billing records representing intrau...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Hall ES,Wexelblatt SL,Greenberg JM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the effectiveness of a 6-month university-based community outreach weight management program for overweight/obese adults that utilized standard guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This article also provides practical observations for clinicians desirous to employ a ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： LeCheminant JD,Covington NK,Smith J,Lox CL,Kirk EP,Heden TD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the increasing prevalence of obesity and lifestyle-related chronic diseases in the United States and abroad, senior wellness initiatives have emerged as a means to stem the troubling trends that threaten the well-being and the economy of many nations. Seniors are an important demographic for such programs becaus...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Coberley C,Rula EY,Pope JE

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In integrated health care systems, techniques that identify successes and opportunities for targeted improvement are needed. The authors propose a new method for estimating population health that provides a more accurate and dynamic assessment of performance and priority setting. Member data from a large integrated he...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Stevens ER,Zhou Q,Nucifora KA,Taksler GB,Gourevitch MN,Stiefel MC,Kipnis P,Braithwaite RS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In January 2015, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services announced targets for the transformation of Medicare reimbursement from a fee-for-service model to payments based on alternative payment models. People now use technology for virtually everything - from paying bills to purchasing almost anything; it is the...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Hollander JE,Davis TM,Doarn C,Goldwater JC,Klasko S,Lowery C,Papanagnou D,Rasmussen P,Sites FD,Stone D,Carr BG

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though pneumococcal vaccination recommendations have been in existence since 1983, vaccination rates are low in the United States. This study analyzed 5-year trends in pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination uptake across racial/ethnic groups of individuals aged ≥65 years and high-risk individuals aged 19-64 year...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Austin S,Ramamonjiarivelo Z,Comer-HaGans D,Pisu M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of multiyear programs in medical management becomes increasingly difficult as the program continues. As programs continue to run over a number of years, calculation of results becomes problematic as the comparison "baseline" recedes into the past and program impact reaches a steady state. Purchasers of ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Fetterolf D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates whether improvements in health behaviors related to a worksite wellness program persist through 2 years. The program was designed to build behavioral capability and self-efficacy by yielding immediately applicable skills and tools and segmenting the behavior change process into weekly, manageable ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： LeCheminant JD,Merrill RM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of health risk factors by sexual orientation over a 4-year period within a sample of employees from a large firm. Propensity score-weighted generalized linear regression models were used to estimate the proportion of employees at high risk for health problems ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Mitchell RJ,Ozminkowski RJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Action Framework aims to "make health a shared value" and improve population health equity through widespread culture change. The authors draw upon their expertise as anthropologists to identify 3 challenges that they believe must be addressed in order to effectiv...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Mason KA,Willen SS,Holmes SM,Herd DA,Nichter M,Castañeda H,Hansen H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model is considered a promising approach to improving population health, but how elements of these advanced practice models relate to population health capability is unknown. To measure associations between family physicians' performance of population management with PCMH compo...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Ottmar J,Blackburn B,Phillips RL Jr,Peterson LE,Jaén CR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of frailty has been evolving dramatically for the past 30 years. Through its evolution, a variety of single and multidimensional models have been used to describe frailty. This article reviews the current literature related to the defining dimensions of frailty and identifies the gaps in the literature req...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Mohandas A,Reifsnyder J,Jacobs M,Fox T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Area Deprivation Index (ADI) is a marker of neighborhood deprivation. This study investigates utilization of coronary bare-metal stent (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) in Medicare patients across hospitals with varying ADI. Data were abstracted using Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) codes 249 (BMS without major complic...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Tuliani TA,Shenoy M,Parikh M,Jutzy K,Hilliard A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How depression affects the medication cost burden for elderly cancer survivors has not been well studied. This study aims to investigate whether depression is associated with higher rates of cost-related medication nonadherence, and cost-reduction strategies among the elderly cancer survivors. Self-reports from survey...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Gu D,Shen C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to evaluate the effect of separate interventions on antimicrobial prescribing for uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections. The authors conducted a quasi-experimental pre-post study with concurrent control groups for each intervention. Academic detailing led to a significant reduction in unne...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Vinnard C,Linkin DR,Localio AR,Leonard CE,Teal VL,Fishman NO,Hennessy S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnerships (JCHiP) was developed in 2010 within the Johns Hopkins Health Systems. As part of JCHiP, the Patient Access Line call center was created. The average telephone reach rate at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2014 was only 53%. In a population of adult neurosurgical patients,...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Vergara FH,Davis JE,Budhathoki C,Sullivan NJ,Sheridan DJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States has 86 million adults with prediabetes. Individuals with prediabetes can prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle modifications such as participation in the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), thereby mitigating the medical and economic burdens associated with dia...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Khan T,Tsipas S,Wozniak G

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to develop and validate a multilateral index to determine patient ability to pay for medication in low- and middle-income countries. Primary data were collected in 2009 from 117 cancer patients in China, India, Thailand, and Malaysia. The initial tool included income, expenditures, and assets-based i...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Saba J,Audureau E,Bizé M,Koloshuk B,Ladner J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we estimate national health care resource use and medical costs in 2007 associated with prediabetes (PD), defined as either fasting plasma glucose between 100 and 125 or oral glucose tolerance test between 140 and 200. We use Poisson regression with medical claims for an adult population continuously ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Zhang Y,Dall TM,Chen Y,Baldwin A,Yang W,Mann S,Moore V,Le Nestour E,Quick WW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread interest in addressing social determinants of health (SDH) as a means to improve health and to reduce health care spending, little information is available about how to develop, sustain, and scale nonmedical interventions in diverse payer environments, including Medicaid Managed Care. This study aim...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Gottlieb L,Ackerman S,Wing H,Manchanda R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study describes a multistage approach applied to evaluation of an employee wellness program at Northwell Health. The paper describes a framework that other large employers may adopt in their wellness program evaluations. Evaluators worked with Northwell to develop, tailor, and apply a structure-process-outco...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Goetzel RZ,Berko J,McCleary K,Roemer EC,Stathakos K,Flynn PR,Moscola J,Nevola G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas some studies show statistically significant linear associations between consumption at full-service restaurants and consumer incomes, studies of fast-food restaurants fail to find statistically significant linear associations. In this study, nationally representative data were drawn from the 1994-1996 Continui...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Kim D,Leigh JP

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between health status and productivity loss and to provide estimates of the business implications of lost work performance. Health risk appraisal responses from over 1 million participants were analyzed to determine productivity loss associated with several...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Mitchell RJ,Bates P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the association between changes in health care expenditures relative to changes in health risk status for employers of all sizes. Repeat health risk assessments (HRAs) were obtained from 50,005 employees and spouses with 2 years of health plan enrollment, and from 37,559 emp...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Musich S,White J,Hartley SK,Bhattarai GR,Hawkins K,Ozminkowski RJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this study is to assess the cost benefit associated with comprehensive eye exams as a tool for the early detection of diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. A retrospective, claims-based analysis was performed using U.S.-based employees and spouses from a large, national database. Individu...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Schaneman J,Kagey A,Soltesz S,Stone J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00