Cross-Sectional Trends in Potentially Low-Value Services for Commercially Insured Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47178
Abstract: This cross-sectional study characterizes trends in services for commercially insured patients with chronic low back pain from 2011 to 2019. read more here.
Keywords: insured patients; patients chronic; chronic low; cross sectional ... See more keywords
Trends in Use of Robotic Surgery for Privately Insured Patients and Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15052
Abstract: This cohort study evaluates trends in the adoption of robotic surgery among Medicare beneficiaries and privately insured patients for common general surgical procedures. read more here.
Keywords: insured patients; use robotic; trends use; robotic surgery ... See more keywords
Healthcare expenditures for privately insured US patients with cystic fibrosis, 2010‐2016
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DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24178
Abstract: Published cost estimates for cystic fibrosis (CF) are based on older data and do not reflect increased use of specialty drugs in recent years. We assessed recent trends in healthcare expenditures for CF patients in… read more here.
Keywords: cystic fibrosis; expenditures privately; healthcare expenditures; privately insured ... See more keywords
The Inequity of Bariatric Surgery: Publicly Insured Patients Undergo Lower Rates of Bariatric Surgery with Worse Outcomes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-2784-5
Abstract: ObjectiveBariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective method of achieving weight loss and alleviating obesity-related comorbidities. Yet, it is not being used equitably. This study seeks to identify if there is a… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; bariatric surgery; surgery publicly; inequity bariatric ... See more keywords
Improving nonattendance rates among pediatric patients with Medicaid or private insurance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.018
Abstract: BACKGROUND Access to dermatologists is low among Medicaid-insured patients. Higher clinic nonattendance among Medicaid-insured patients might affect provider decisions to accept these patients. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of different scheduling policies on the attendance… read more here.
Keywords: policy; dermatology; medicaid insured; nonattendance ... See more keywords
Access to Urological Care for Medicaid-Insured Patients at Urology Practices Acquired by Private Equity Firms.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.01.055
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To characterize appointment access for Medicaid-insured patients seeking care at urology practices affiliated with private equity firms in light of the recent national trends in practice consolidation. METHODS We identified 214 urology offices affiliated… read more here.
Keywords: private equity; medicaid insured; access; insured patients ... See more keywords
Treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs in patients with acute myeloid leukemia in commercially insured and Medicare populations
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DOI: 10.1080/13696998.2018.1425209
Abstract: Abstract Objective: To describe the setting, duration, and costs of induction and consolidation chemotherapy for adults with newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), who are candidates for standard induction chemotherapy, in the US. Methods: Adults newly-diagnosed… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; duration; medicare beneficiaries; commercially insured ... See more keywords
Prevalence of Nonopioid and Opioid Prescriptions Among Commercially Insured Patients with Chronic Pain.
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DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny247
Abstract: Objective. The increased use of opioids to treat chronic pain in the past 20 years has led to a drastic increase in opioid prescribing in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's)… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence nonopioid; patients chronic; commercially insured; chronic pain ... See more keywords
Fewer Hospitals Provide Operative Fracture Care to Medicaid Patients Than Otherwise-Insured Patients in 4 Large States
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DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001439
Abstract: Objective: To determine whether Medicaid patients receive operative fracture care at an equal number of hospitals as otherwise-insured patients and to compare travel distances between Medicaid and otherwise-insured patients. Design: Retrospective, population-based cohort study of… read more here.
Keywords: care; medicaid patients; operative fracture; otherwise insured ... See more keywords
Head of US Mayo Clinic reconsiders comments that privately insured patients should have priority
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j1406
Abstract: The head of the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA, has tried to distance himself from his remarks that patients with private insurance should have priority over those with government cover, by reassuring the public… read more here.
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Factors influencing receipt of an antibiotic prescription among insured patients in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062147
Abstract: Objectives There are limited data on factors influencing antibiotic prescription among insured patients. We assessed for correlates of an antibiotic prescription among insured patients. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted at the… read more here.
Keywords: insured patients; antibiotic prescription; prescription; prescription among ... See more keywords