Evidence-Based Guidelines to Determine Follow-up Intervals: A
WEBJan 10, 2014 · Evidence-based guidelines are needed to determine appropriate follow-up intervals for chronic medical conditions to maximize the quality of patient care and minimize unnecessary costs.
COVID-19 Surges and Hospital Outcomes in the United States
WEBNov 10, 2022 · The frequency of discharges to a different hospital appeared to have little change from 2019 to 2020 (1.7% to 1.6%). The percentage of patients who were discharged to an SNF decreased from 9.2% in ...
Tools to Improve Referrals From Primary Care to Specialty Care
WEBAug 6, 2019 · Conclusions: Well-designed referral templates may help improve the clarity and completeness of primary care—specialty care referrals. Existing templates may provide models that can be adapted in ...
Current Evidence and Controversies: Advanced Practice Providers …
WEBAug 15, 2019 · The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care.
Transitional Care Management Visits to Improve Coordination of …
WEBApr 12, 2021 · Overall Medicare spending is a contributing factor for high health care costs in the United States. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Medicare spending will increase from $518.5 ...
Patients' Perspectives of Care Management: A Qualitative Study
WEBNov 15, 2017 · ABSTRACTObjectives: Risk-stratified care management is a cornerstone of patient-centered medical home models, but studies on patients’ perspectives of care management are scarce. We explored ...
The JNC 8 Hypertension Guidelines: An In-Depth Guide - AJMC
WEBJan 21, 2014 · As in JNC 7, the JNC 8 guidelines also recommend lifestyle changes as an important component of therapy. Lifestyle interventions include use of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH ...
An Overview of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid and
WEBOct 15, 2020 · Medication and counseling treatment (MAT) is an evidence-based treatment approach to SUD that involves use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies to improve patient ...
Managing Cost of Care and Healthcare Utilization in Patients
WEBJun 28, 2019 · One analysis of 31,451 medical records estimated the cost of hospitalizations for CIDP between 2010 and 2012 at $2.1 billion. Each CIDP hospitalization cost an average of $68,231, which was higher ...
A Scoping Review of US Insurers’ Use of Patient-Reported …
WEBJun 17, 2022 · Takeaway Points. The 350 articles identified in this review covered a broad set of health conditions and purposes for which US health insurers use patient-reported outcomes (PROs) about health ...
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