Patterns of multimorbidity in primary care patients at high risk of future hospitalization.

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 7% of Americans. COPD impacts productivity and forces 1 in 5 employees ages 45-65 years old to retire prematurely. Our objective was to quantify the direct and indirect costs of COPD in an employed population in the United States. A retrospective analy...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Nair K,Ghushchyan V,Van Den Bos J,Halford ML,Tan G,Frech-Tamas FH,Doyle J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitals are expected to fulfill a role in the communities they serve by improving the health of the population in the community as mandated in the Affordable Care Act. One way hospitals achieve this is to create partnerships with diverse organizations, such as local public health departments, state/federal agencies,...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Park S,Hamadi H,Apatu E,Spaulding AC

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：:US health systems have begun to address housing instability within a larger effort to address social determinants of health. To explore existing themes within efforts by health systems to reduce housing instability and improve health, the authors conducted a scoping review supplemented with key informant interviews. T...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Koeman J,Mehdipanah R

更新日期：2020-08-17 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

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：:Physical activity provides numerous health benefits, including reducing risk factors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Many employers offer incentives to employees to motivate engagement in wellness program activities. Two incentive designs to reward employees for achieving step goals w...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Norman GJ,Heltemes KJ,Heck D,Osmick MJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginitis is one of the main causes of primary care and gynecological visits in the United States. The most common infectious causes are bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and trichomoniasis. A physician survey was conducted to measure awareness of vaginitis clinical guidelines and availability ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Nyirjesy P,Banker WM,Bonus TM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In times of epidemics and humanitarian crises, it is essential to translate scientific findings into digestible information for government policy makers who have a short time to make critical decisions. To predict how far and fast the disease would spread across Hungary and to support the epidemiological decision-maki...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Gombos K,Herczeg R,Erőss B,Kovács SZ,Uzzoli A,Nagy T,Kiss S,Szakács Z,Imrei M,Szentesi A,Nagy A,Fábián A,Hegyi P,Gyenesei A

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease management (DM) model for the treatment of chronic conditions has been around for many years and has been found to be effective for diseases of high prevalence and high cost (eg, diabetes, asthma, heart disease). With an increasing number of people living with cancer and the continual escalation of treatme...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Kash KM,Sharma S,Goldfarb NI

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) reduce quality of life and are associated with high per capita health care spending. One potential way to reduce Medicare spending for MCC is to identify counties whose populations have high levels of spending compared to level of disease burden. Using a nationally representative samp...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Matthews KA,Gaglioti AH,Holt JB,McGuire LC,Greenlund KJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Chronic opioid treatment is a highly effective method to treat chronic pain; however, the prevalence of abuse of opioids can make treating patients with these agents difficult for clinicians. The objective of this study was to describe rates of inappropriate utilization, abuse, and diversion in a population of patient...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Couto JE,Romney MC,Leider HL,Sharma S,Goldfarb NI

更新日期：2009-08-01 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 was to estimate clinical metric and medication persistency impacts of a care management program. The data sources were Medicaid administrative claims for a sample population of 32,334 noninstitutionalized Medicaid-only aged, blind, or disabled patients with diagnosed conditions of asthma, coronary artery...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Berg GD,Leary F,Medina W,Donnelly S,Warnick K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Having access to adequate and appropriate food is a major population health issue. This study investigated food insecurity in patients with high rates of inpatient hospitalization ("super-utilizers"). Forty adults with ≥3 hospital inpatient admissions within a 12-month period were interviewed in an urban hospital in P...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Phipps EJ,Singletary SB,Cooblall CA,Hares HD,Braitman LE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on health inequalities has received much attention worldwide. This study examined the effect of SES on the following older type 2 diabetes mellitus patient health outcomes: oral hypoglycemic agent (OHA) medication adherence (proportion of days covered, PDC), risk of hospital...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Jiang P,Babazono A,Fujita T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliance on emergency departments (EDs) by economically disadvantaged people for initial cancer diagnosis in place of primary care and early diagnosis and treatment is 1 obvious plausible explanation for cancer disparities. Claims data from a safety net hospital for the years 2009-2010 were merged with hospital tumor ...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Livingood WC,Smotherman C,Lukens-Bull K,Aldridge P,Kraemer DF,Wood DL,Volpe C

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：:Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of disability. Stroke patients' outcomes are strongly determined by how long they remain untreated ("time is brain"). The Joint Commission's adoption of stroke performance improvement measures combined with the Centers for Medicare a...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Shulkin DJ,Jewell KE,Alexandrov AW,Bernard DB,Brophy GM,Hess DC,Kohlbrenner J,Martin-Schild S,Mayer SA,Peacock WF,Qureshi AI,Sung GY,Lyles A

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：: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：: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：:Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), like many health systems, are in transition toward alternative/advanced payment and reimbursement models. Gradually, fee-for-service reimbursements will be replaced by value-based payments with shared accountability for patients' health care outcomes. This article provides a...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Okeke N,Schmidt C,Alborn S,Kumian E

更新日期：2020-02-24 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：:Obesity is a chronic disease that poses serious health and societal burdens. Although guidelines exist for obesity management in primary care, evaluating the success of obesity treatment programs is hampered by lack of established, robust quality measures. This study aimed to develop, and test for feasibility, measure...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Ciemins E,Joshi V,Horn D,Nadglowski J,Ramasamy A,Cuddeback J

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, ineffective medical management of patients with mental illness compromises the health and well-being of individuals, and also impacts communities and our society. A variety of interrelated factors have impeded the health system's ability to treat patients with behavior health conditions adequately. A key co...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Carpenter G,Harbin HT,Smith RL,Hornberger J,Nash DB

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00