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Association of Combination Statin and Antihypertensive Therapy With Reduced Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Risk
Drugs already being used to treat high blood pressure and cholesterol could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to a new Schaeffer Center study of nearly 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
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The Potential Benefits of Deferred Payment
Hlavka and his colleagues used a hypothetical gene therapy for congestive heart failure to assess the impact of a new payment model on access and outcomes.
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Helping Consumers Understand the Real Costs of Credit Cards
If consumers are to make informed choices about credit cards and other financial products, they need to understand how much these products cost them over time.
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Rubber Meeting the Road: Access to Comprehensive Stroke Care in the Face of Traffic
The researchers analyzed how long it took Los Angeles County emergency medical services to transport patients to CSCs, and found that traffic conditions affect consistent access, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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National Trends in Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits by Children and Adults, 2009–2015
Utilization of emergency department services for mental health-related visits can be challenging for hospitals to manage. This study showed mental health-related visits grew by 56 percent for pediatric patients and by almost 41 percent for adults.
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Vascular Access-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts Among Hemodialysis Patients: Qualitative Development of the Hemodialysis Access-Related Quality of Life (HARQ) Instrument
The HARQ features VA-specific content not addressed in other HRQOL measures, making it ideal for comparisons of different VA types and new VA technologies. The psychometric properties of the HARQ will be evaluated in future research.
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Conflicts of Interest in Dialysis: A Barrier to Policy Reforms
What are the possible benefits and risks of nephrologist’s financial participation in dialysis facility joint venture (JV) arrangements and financial participation in End‐stage Kidney Disease Seamless Care Organizations (ESCOs)? Eugene Lin and co-authors examine possible mechanisms for disclosure and reporting of such arrangements as well as risk mitigation.
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Four Years Into MACRA: What Has Changed?
Changes to nephrology reimbursement present a unique opportunity to improve patient outcomes in a cost‐effective way. A multidisciplinary effort among policy makers, nephrology providers, and patient advocacy groups is critical to ensure these changes in care delivery safeguard and improve patient health.
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Outcome Measures for Oncology Alternative Payment Models: Practical Considerations and Recommendations
Oncology care will benefit from a more rigorous approach to quality assessment. The success of oncology alternative payment models will require a robust set of quality measures that are relevant to patients, providers, and payers.
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Does the Market Reward Quality?: Evidence from India
There are two salient facts about health care in low and middle-income countries; 1) the private sector plays an important role and 2) the care provided is often of poor quality.
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