Effectiveness of health and wellness initiatives for seniors.

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 2010, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics adopted a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model. This study sought to examine the association between the organizational features related to adoption of PCMH and the level of adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) among patients with diabete...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Meo N,Wong E,Sun H,Curtis I,Batten A,Fihn SD,Nelson K

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:The primary objective was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of older adults concurrently using opioids and other central nervous system (CNS)-active medications, and the specialties of providers who ordered the medications. A secondary objective was to document medication-related adverse effects associat...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Musich S,Wang SS,Slindee LB,Ruiz J,Yeh CS

更新日期：2020-08-01 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 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：:A growing literature documents the substantial burden that a small proportion of high-cost, medically complex patients impose on health care systems. However, it is not clear whether high-cost patients remain costly over time. This study looks at the monthly distribution of billed charges for a cohort of high-cost, me...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Horn BP,Crandall CS,Binder DS,Sklar DP

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：: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：:Diabetes self-management education is an essential component of diabetes clinical management, and community-based programs are an effective intervention for improving glycemic control among adults living with diabetes. The National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support are designed to define qua...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： White N,Manning ML,Brawer R,Plumb J

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic illness that affects an estimated 210 million people worldwide, including 12 million people in the United States. National and international guidelines for treatment of COPD recommend use of certain medications, especially bronchodilators and corticoster...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Diette GB,Orr P,McCormack MC,Gandy W,Hamar B

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：: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：: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 change in prevalence and total Veterans Affairs (VA) spending were estimated for 16 chronic condition categories between 2000 and 2008. The drivers of changes in spending also were examined. Chronic conditions were identified through diagnoses in encounter records, and treatment costs per patient were estimated us...

journal_title：Population health management

authors： Yoon J,Scott JY,Phibbs CS,Wagner TH

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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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 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 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：: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：: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

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 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：: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：: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