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Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Managed Diabetes Program in a Primary Care Setting Within an Integrated Health Care System

Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 2018
BACKGROUND: Pharmacists have important roles in managing the therapy of patients with type 2 diabetes and improving patient care. Pharmacists titrate medications; reinforce patient education; and address care gaps, such as medication adherence ...
Amanda W Benedict, Michele M. Spence, John Sie, H. Chin, Chi D Ngo, Jennifer F Salmingo, Andrew T Vidaurreta, N. Rashid   +7 more
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The exploration of medical resources utilization among inguinal hernia repair in Taiwan diagnosis-related groups

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background This study centered on differences in medical costs, using the Taiwan diagnosis-related groups (Tw-DRGs) on medical resource utilization in inguinal hernia repair (IHR) in hospitals with different ownership to provide suitable reference ...
Yu-Hua Yan, Chih-Ming Kung, Yi Chen
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Managing prior approval for site-of-service referrals: an algorithmic approach

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Objectives Many payers and health care providers are either currently using or considering use of prior authorization schemes to redirect patient care away from hospital outpatient departments toward free-standing ambulatory surgical centers owing to the
Maqbool Dada, Vishal Mundly, Chester G. Chambers, Mohammad Ali Alamdar Yazdi, Changhun Ha, Sonia E. Toporcer, Yi Zhou, Yunong Gan, Zhihua Xing, Mark Mooney, Ernest Smith, Edward Kumian, Kayode A. Williams   +12 more
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Traumatic spinal extradural arachnoid cyst—A case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts (SEACs) can be congenital or acquired and are assumed to result from dural defects. Communication between the cysts and the intradural subarachnoid space is reported in nearly all cases of SEACs.
Han-Lin Yen, MD, Shih-Chung Tsai, MD, Hsien-Tzung Cheng, MD   +2 more
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Predicting the number of article citations in the field of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the 100 top-cited articles since 2014: a bibliometric analysis

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2021
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder in children or early adolescents with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 7.2%.
Chien-Ho Lin, Tsair-Wei Chien, Yu-Hua Yan   +2 more
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Comparison of medical outcomes and health care costs at the end of life between dialysis patients with and without cancer: a national population-based study

BMC Nephrology, 2019
Background Palliative care has improved the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care and lowered the health care cost of cancer, and these benefits should be extended to patients with other serious illnesses including end-stage kidney disease.
Jui-Kun Chiang, Jean-Shi Chen, Yee-Hsin Kao   +2 more
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Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Patients in Swiss Managed Care Plans: Prevalence, Determinants and Association with Hospitalization

PLoS ONE, 2014
Objectives To describe the prevalence and determinants of potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and association with hospitalizations in an elderly managed care population in Switzerland.
O. Reich, T. Rosemann, R. Rapold, E. Blozik, O. Senn   +4 more
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Prevention of Viral Hepatitis and HIV Infection among People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Viruses
This study aimed to explore the current evidence on preventing blood-borne virus infections among people who inject drugs (PWID). We conducted a comprehensive search across three databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library) for relevant articles ...
Yen-Ju Chen, Yu-Chen Lin, Meng-Tien Wu, Jenn-Yuan Kuo, Chun-Hsiang Wang   +4 more
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Interventions to Treat Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Sexual Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Sexual dysfunction in men is common, and optimal treatment is complex. Although several systematic reviews concerning treatment approaches exist, a comprehensive overview without limitations concerning the population, interventions, or ...
Oana Ciocanel, MSc, Kevin Power, PhD, Ann Eriksen, MA (Hons)   +2 more
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Delusions in Patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies and the Associated Factors

Behavioural Neurology, 2018
Objective. Delusions are common neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The aim of this study was to investigate the associated factors of delusions in patients with DLB. Method.
Ray-Chang Tzeng, Ching-Fang Tsai, Ching-Tsu Wang, Tzu-Yuan Wang, Pai-Yi Chiu   +4 more
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