Resource Library

Generating new knowledge and insights is a crucial aspect of improving health care systems. Browse the Center’s library of research publications, posters, guides, and blogs to see how our work supports the path toward higher value health care.

Latest Publications and Presentations

Specialty Medical Homes for the Treatment of IBD - Impact and Potential for Scalability

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Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with Changes in Medication Adherence Around the 80% Threshold in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

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Medication use for patients with obesity: Trends and characteristics for US employees

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Adult Pharmacy Costs and Characteristics of Very High-Cost Prescription Drug Users in the United States, 2018–2022

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Rural Maternal Health Roadmap

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Scalability of the specialty medical home model to treat patients with inflammatory disease: qualitative interviews with patients and providers

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Adult Pharmacy Costs and Characteristics of Very High-Cost Prescription Drug Users in the United States

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Final Report

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Using a Learning Collaborative Model to Improve Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth

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When the Kids at School Look Like Me: Who Benefits and in What Ways?

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Integrated Care for Chronic Conditions: A Randomized Care Management Trial

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Both Low (TECH) and High (TEAM) Touch Interventions Improve Behavioral Health, IBD Symptoms, and Quality of Life: A Randomized Control Trial. The American Journal of Gastroenterology

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Impact of a Pharmacy Care Management Service on Cardiometabolic Medication Adherence and Resource Use for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

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Aligning Forces to Accelerate Healthcare Transformation: Insights from The UPMC Learning Community. Learn Health Systems

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Real-World Adherence to Erenumab, Rescue Medication Utilization, and Work Absenteeism for Patients with Migraine: Results from An Outcomes-Based Agreement

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Patient Reported Outcomes and the Real-World Use of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Medications in Migraine. Headache

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Association Between Statin Discontinuation After Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Inhibitor Initiation and Subsequent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events

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Trends In First-Line Glucose-Lowering Medication Use Among US Adults With Type 2 Diabetes from 2019 to 2023

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Changes In Healthcare Costs And Utilization For Medicaid Recipients Who Received Supportive Housing Through A Payer-Community-Based Housing Partnership

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Incorporating End-User Perspectives Into The Development Of A Machine Learning Algorithm For First Time Perinatal Depression Prediction

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Effect of a population health management intervention on healthcare utilization and costs in people with chronic kidney disease: post-hoc analysis of the Kidney CHAMP randomized trial

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Better Care, Same Cost - Reducing Unplanned Care for Multi-visit Patients: A Payer-Provider Model

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Design And Methods Of An Adaptive Trial To Test Comparative Effectiveness Of Readmission Reduction Approaches Following Infection And Sepsis Hospitalizations (ACCOMPLISH)

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Area deprivation index (ADI) impact on type 2 diabetes outcomes in a regional health plan

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Measuring prescription dispensed from urgent care through the VA Community Care Benefit

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Changes in blood pressure, medication adherence, and cardiovascular-related healthcare use associated with the 2018 angiotensin-receptor-II (ARB) recalls and subsequent drug shortages among patients with hypertension

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Optimizing biomedical health efficiency: unlocking the full potential of life science innovation through system design

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Assessing The Impact Of A Financial Incentive And Refill Reminder Program On Medication Adherence And Costs

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Perceptions and Experiences with the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Trends In Pediatric Attention Deficit Disorder Diagnoses and Prescription Utilization: 2016-2019

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Community Participation of Individuals with Mental Illnesses in Rural Areas: Stakeholder Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators

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Using a Learning Collaborative Model to Improve Youth Psychiatric Residential Treatment

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Leveraging Data to Support Health Equity in an Integrated Delivery and Finance System

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Disease-Modifying Drug Use In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Trends From 2016-2021

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Evaluating a Free, Common-Elements Curriculum for Childhood Disruptive Behaviors: Family Interaction Training

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Impact of a Pharmacy Care Management Service on Medically Complex Medicare Advantage Members

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Key Issues in the First Year of Transition for a Large Medicaid-Funded Children's Service

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Patient Characteristics Associated With GLP-1 Agonist Discontinuation

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All-Cause Mortality After the First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccination: An Application of Target Trial Emulation To Phase IV Medication Safety Evaluations

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Key Issues in the First Year of Transition for a Large Medicaid-Funded Children’s Service

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Disease-Modifying Medications in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the USA: Trends from 2016 to 2021

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Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries and Recommendations for Reform

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Access ad Safety-The FDA Drug Approval Conundrum

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GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Discontinuation Among Patients With Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes

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Evaluating Readmission Rates for a Statewide In-Home Ecosystemic Family-Based Treatment Program for Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance

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Better Care, Same Cost — Reducing Unplanned Care for Multi‑visit Patients: A Payer‑Provider Model

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Early Mortality After the First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccination: A Target Trial Emulation

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A telemedicine bridge clinic improves access and reduces cost for opioid use disorder care

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IBD Study Newsletter Summer 2024

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Real World Objectively Measured Productivity Losses of Employees with Migraines and the Use of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Inhibitors in United States Employees

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Capacity building to promote equitable implementation of evidence-based practices at UPMC

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A Telemedicine Bridge Clinic Improves Access an Reduces Cost for Opioid Use Disorder Care

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Medicare Fee-For-Service Spending for Fall Injury and Nonfall Events: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

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Access and Safety-The FDA Drug Approval Conundrum

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Organizational Mediators of Sustainability in a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Patient Reported Outcomes and the Real-World Use of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Medications in Migraine

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A Comparison of Delivery Modalities for Pregnancy Clinical Care Management: Telephonic Versus Video

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Area Deprivation Index Impact on Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes In A Regional Health Plan

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EPH277 Prevalence, Management, and Comorbid Condition Trends for Obesity Within US Self-Insured Employers

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EPH222 Real World Objectively Measured Productivity Losses of Employees with Migraines and the Use of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Inhibitors in United States Employees

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Patient-Reported Disability Progression Outcomes Among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: Results Of An Outcomes-Based Agreement

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Implementing Trauma-Informed Care Through a Learning Collaborative: A Theory-Driven Analysis of Sustainability Over Three Years.

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Real-World Impact of Empagliflozin on Total Cost of Care in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from An Outcomes-Based Agreement

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Comparison of Hospitalization Costs for The Same Adverse Reaction with Difference Medications

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Ethical Issues in Pediatric Psychedelics Research and Treatment

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Association Of Chantix Recall With US Prescribing Of Varenicline And Other Medications For Nicotine Dependence

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Association Of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Anticoagulation For Patients With Atril Fibrillation In The Veterans Health Administration: The REACH-AF Study

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Efficacy of A Digital Mental Health Intervention Embedded In Routine Care Compared With Treatment As Usual In Adolescents And Young Adults With Moderate Depressive Symptoms: Protocol For Randomised Controlled Trial

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Stakeholder-Engaged Co-Design And Implementation Of Web‐Based Tools To Enhance The Dissemination And Implementation Of AHRQ EPC Reports In Learning Health Systems Has The Following Publication Status

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Identifying Appropriate Comparison Groups for Health System Interventions in The COVID-19 Era

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Implementing a Trauma-Informed System of Care: An Analysis of Learning Collaborative Outcomes

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Human Services and Behavioral Health Integration: A Model for Whole Person Medicaid Managed Care

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Peer Support to Reduce Readmission in Medicaid-Enrolled Adults with Substance Use Disordersa

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IBD Study Newsletter Summer 2023

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Guidelines for Conducting Collaborative Research with the UPMC Insurance Services Division

UPMC Insurance Services Division Populations of Interest and Business Priorities

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Organizational Change Strategies to Support High-Quality Behavioral Health Care for LGBTQ Individuals

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Lived Experience-Led Research Agenda to Address Early Death in People With a Diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness

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A Payer-Provider Partnership for Endocrine Targeted Automatic eConsults (TACos): Implementation and Early Impact on Diabetes and Cost Outcomes

Evaluation of Training for Managed Care Organization Staff in Identifying and Responding to Suicide Risk

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Evaluating the Effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Enrollment on Health Care Utilization and Cost Outcomes for Pennsylvania Residents Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

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Changes in Care Associated With Integrating Medicare and Medicaid for Dual-Eligible Individuals

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Recommendations for Addressing the Tobacco and Nicotine Use Epidemic in U.S. Military Service Members and Veterans

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Association Between Weight Reduction and Employees' Healthcare Cost

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Association of PCSK9 Inhibitor Initiation on Statin Adherence and Discontinuation

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Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel for recurrent myocardial infarction: An outcomes-based agreement

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Pilot Study of a Motivational Interviewing Training on Practitioners' Skill Set for Patient Centered Communication

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The Effect of an Adapted Digital Mental Health Intervention for Sickle Cell Disease on Engagement: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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Bias-Corrected And Doubly Robust Inference For The Three-Level Longitudinal Cluster-Randomized Trials With Missing Continuous Outcomes And Small Number Of Clusters: Simulation Study And Application To A Study For Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses

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Trajectory Analysis of Healthcare Utilization Before and After Major Surgery

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A Novel Framework to Address the Complexities of Housing Insecurity and Its Associated Health Outcomes and Inequities: "Give, Partner, Invest"

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Association Between Weight Reduction and Employees’ Healthcare Cost

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Pilot Study of a Motivational Interviewing Training on Practitioners’ Skill Set for Patient Centered Communication

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Changes in Care and Spending Associated with the Integration of Medicare and Medicaid: Examination of a Fully-Integrated Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan

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IBD Study Newsletter Winter 2023

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A Step in the Right Direction: Embracing the Journey

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Twelve-Month Oral Contraceptive Pill Prescriptions: Role Of Policy Mandates On Utilization

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Care Management Intervention to Address Determinants of Health for Individuals with Multiple Behavioral Health Readmission

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on New Starts to Oral Oncology Medications in the US

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Exploring Behavioral Factors Affecting Nutritional Supplement Use Among Children In Honduras

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Comparison Of Oral Anticoagulation Use And Adherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled In Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) versus Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MA-PD)

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Testing a Community Developed Training Protocol for an Evidence-based Treatment

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Strengthening the Impact of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Interventions Through a Dual Intervention: Proficient Motivational Interviewing–Based Health Coaching Plus In-Application Techniques

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Trends in Utilization and Costs of Migraine Medications, 2017-2020

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Patient and Medication-Related Factors Associated with Opioid Use Disorder After Inpatient Opioid Administration

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Assessing the Impact of Adding Pharmacist Management Services to an Existing Discharge Planning Program on 30-Day Readmissions

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A Career Life-Cycle Perspective on Women's Health and Safety: Insights From the Defense Health Board Report on Military Women's Health

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Association of Race and Ethnicity and Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Dually Enrolled in Veterans Health Administration and Medicare: Effects of Medicare Part D on Prescribing Disparities

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Examination of Differences in Nonmedical Supplemental Benefit Coverage for Dual-Eligible Enrollees in Medicare Advantage Plans in 2021

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A Digital Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety Among Adolescents and Young Adults

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Peer Support to Reduce Readmission for Medicaid-Enrolled Adults with Substance Use Disorder

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Scaling a Behavioral Health Home Delivery Model to Special Populations

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Identifying Outcome Measures For Atrial Fibrillation Value-Based Contracting Using The Delphi Method

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Association Of Neighborhood Disadvantage And Anticoagulation Initiation For Patients With Incident Atrial Fibrillation In The Veterans Health Administration

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Lessons Learning Implementing a Trauma-Informed System of Care in Rural Communities

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A "Best Fit" Framework for Identifying High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Real-World Perspective

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Comparison Of Real-World Clinical And Economic Outcomes In Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulants: A Retrospective Claims Analysis

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Trends in Add-on Medications Following Metformin Monotherapy for Type 2 Diabetes

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Patient Safety Performance: Reversing Recent Declines through Shared Profession-Wide System-Level Solutions

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IBD Study Newsletter Winter 2022

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IBD Study Newsletter Summer 2022

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Real-World Use And Outcomes Of Oral Antiplatelets Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Addressing Implementation Challenges to Digital Care Delivery for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Stakeholder Feedback in a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Economic Assessment of Changes to an Existing Medication Therapy Management Program of a Large Regional Health Plan

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Fatalities Associated with Hyaluronic Acid Intra Articular Injections: A Review of Events Reported to the FDA

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Implementing a Learning Collaborative for Population-Based Physical and Behavioral Health Integration

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Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Opioid Utilization in Patients Diagnosed with Pain

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Stakeholder Impact on the Implementation of Integrated Care: Opportunities to Consider for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

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Healthcare Utilization and Costs Associated with Switching from Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors to Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists or Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors

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Medication Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Veterans with Cirrhosis and Active Opioid Use Disorders

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Psychometric Properties of the Weekly Assessment of Child Behavior–Positive Form

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A Decade of Increases in Medicare Part B Pharmaceutical Spending: What are the Drivers?

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Health Care Payers COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs

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Hybrid Implementation Effectiveness Trial: Home-Based Intensive Family Coaching to Improve Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Preschoolers

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Making Implementation Last: The Impact of Training Design on the Sustainability of an Evidence-based Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Promoting Collaborative Psychiatric Care Decision-making in Community Mental Health Centers: Insights from a Patient-centered Comparative Effectiveness Trial

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Ethical and Clinical Considerations during the Coronavirus Era

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Trends in the Use of Conventional and New Pharmaceuticals for Hemophilia Treatments Among Medicaid Enrollees, 2005-2020

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Healthcare Provider Perspectives on the Use of a Digital Behavioral Health App to Support Patients: Qualitative Study

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Disparities In Anticoagulation Therapy Initiation For Incident Atrial Fibrillation By Race/Ethnicity Among Patients In The Veterans Health Administration System, 2014-2018

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Payer-Provider Partnership to Identify Successful Retention Strategies for the Behavioral Health Workforce

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Examining the Impact of Treatment Fidelity on Client Outcomes in a Statewide Implementation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

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Changes in Type 2 Diabetes Medication Utilization and Costs in the United States, 2014-2019

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Predicting Unplanned Healthcare Utilization and Cost: Comparing PROMIS and Claims

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Professional Agency vs Consumer Directed Care Workers: Outcomes in Managed Care

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Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy on Retention in Medication for Addiction Treatment Within A Large Medicaid Population

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Concomitant Psychotropic Use in Medicaid-insured Youth Receiving Psychiatric Residential Treatment

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Increased Likelihood for Psychiatric Readmission with Medicaid Expansion versus Legacy Coverage

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It’s Not Just The Money: The Role Of Treatment Ideology In Publicly Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment.

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Identifying Outcome Measures for Atrial Fibrillation Value-Based Contracting Using the Delphi Method

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Decomposition of expenditures for insulins across the distribution chain: Insights into rising prices?

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Infection Incidence And Management Of Multiple Sclerosis Patients After Initiating Disease-Modifying Therapy

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Staff Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation of Behavioral Health Homes and Community Mental Health Provider Settings

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An Interrupted Time-Series Evaluation Of The Association Between State Laws Mandating Prescriber Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs And Discontinuation Of Chronic Opioid Therapy In U.S. Veterans

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Exploring Nutritional Supplement Use in Honduras to Better Understand Program Outcomes and Potential Limitations

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The Implementation of Opioid Prescribing Report Cards in Medicaid Managed Care: A Community Quality Collaborative

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Effect of Health Service Delivery Models Addressing Social Determinants of Health for Persons Living with Disabilities: A Scoping Review

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PCIT Across PA: Training outcomes - A Statewide Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Models for Implementing an Evidence-based Treatment

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IBD Study Newsletter Winter 2021

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IBD Study Newsletter Spring 2021

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Primary care provider payment models and adherence to anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation

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An Interrupted Time-series Evaluation of the Association Between State Laws Mandating Prescriber Use of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Discontinuation of Chronic Opioid Therapy in US Veterans

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Statewide School-Based Behavioral Health Program for Rural and Urban Elementary-Aged Students

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Health Care Hotspotting – A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Interpreting Covid-19 Test Results: A Bayesian Approach

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Examining Misaligned Incentives for Payors and Manufacturers in Value-Based Pharmaceutical Contracts

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Disclosure of Article Funding and Conflicts of Interest in High Impact Clinical Journals

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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Medical Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders within the VA Healthcare System Follow Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose

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Impact of Physician Referral to Health Coaching on Patient Engagement and Health Risks: An Observational Study of UPMC’s Prescription for Wellness

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Chapter 13: Comparative Effectiveness Research: Stakeholder Engagement for a Comprehensive Perspective

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The Practicalities of Conducting a Comparative Effectiveness Study to Understand How Behavioral Health Homes Improve Outcomes for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

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Challenges in Conducting a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Technology-Supported Approaches to Support Medication Treatment Decisions

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Mixed Method Study of Workforce Turnover and Evidence-Based Treatment Implementation in Community Behavioral Health Care Settings

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Workforce Turnover in Community Behavioral Health Agencies: A Systematic Review from an Implementation Science Perspective

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Community-Based Behavioral Health Administrator Perspectives on Sustainability of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Qualitative Evaluation

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The Core 4 Clinical Model: Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce through a Focus on Foundational Clinical Skills

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Trends in List Prices, Estimated Net Prices, and Discounts for Branded Prescription Drugs in the US, 2007-2018

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The Impact of Behavioral Health Homes on Cost and Utilization Outcomes

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Impact of Community Pharmacist-Led Interventions in Chronic Disease Management on Clinical, Utilization, and Economic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review

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IBD Study Newsletter Fall 2020

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IBD Study Newsletter May 2020

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Promoting collaborative psychiatric care decision-making in community mental health centers: Insights from a patient-centered comparative effectiveness trial (1)

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Integrated Care Study Patient Partner Work Group Forum Flier

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Integrated Care Study Clinical Care Cards

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Integrated Care Study Participant Newsletters, combined (English)

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Integrated Care Study Participant Newsletters, combined (Spanish)

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Integrated Care Study Tech Guide (Spanish)

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Integrated Care Study Tech Guide (English)

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Understanding the Effectiveness of the Cascading Model to Implement Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

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Medicine and the Mind: Letter to the Editor

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Characteristics of Biomedical Industry Payments to Teaching Hospitals

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Estimating Discounts for Top Spending Drugs in Medicare Part D

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Trends in List Prices, Net Prices, and Discounts of Self-Administered Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors

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Dissecting Drug Pricing in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Measuring Adherence to Key Teaching Techniques in an Evidence-Based Treatment: A Comparison of Caregiver, Therapist, and Behavior Observation Ratings

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Identifying Outcome Measures for Migraine Value-Based Contracting Using the Delphi Method

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Edaravone Surveillance Initiative in the Veterans Health Administration

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Prioritized Research for the Prevention, Treatment and Reversal of Chronic Disease: Recommendations from the Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit

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Integrated Care Academy Health 2020 Poster

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The Role Of Ideology In Publicly Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment

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The Role of Parental Capacity for Medical Decision-Making In Medical Ethics And The Care Of Psychiatrically Ill Youth: Case Report

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Treating Fentanyl Withdrawal

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Using the Delphi Method to Identify Meaningful and Feasible Outcomes for Pharmaceutical Value-Based Contracts

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Impact Of Carving In Pharmacy Benefits On Utilization And Cost Outcomes

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Value-Based Contracts: Value For Who? Value in Health

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Impact Of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment On Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Cirrhosis

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Impact Of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Drug The Super Bowl On Drug Utilization And Spending

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Identifying Sociodemographic Profiles of Veterans at Risk for High-Dose Opioid Prescribing Using Classification and Regression Tree

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Impact of Healthcare Delivery System Type on Clinical, Utilization, and Cost Outcomes of Patient-Centered Medical Homes: A Systematic Review

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Making Use Of What We Know: Medical Decision-Making And Antipsychotics

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Home Transitions Multidisciplinary Care Coordination Reduces Readmissions for Older Adults

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Changes in Drug Pricing After Drug Shortages in the U.S

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Payment Reform, Medication Use and Costs: Can we Afford to Leave Out Drugs?

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Treating Pain: The Cannabis Conundrum

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Deprescribing in Advanced Illness: Aligning Patient, Clinician and Health Plan Goals

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Adverse Drug Reactions in The Veterans Healthcare System: Reported Incidence, Severity and Causative Medications by Age Range

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Identifying Outcome Measures for Type 2 Diabetes Value-Based Contracting Using the Delphi Method

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Identifying Outcome Measures for Coronary Artery Disease Value-Based Contracting Using the Delphi Method

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Dual Receipt of Prescription Opioids from VA and Medicare Part D and Prescription Opioid Overdose Death among Veterans

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Savings from the EpiPen Authorized Generic: a Retrospective Analysis of Medicaid Data

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Trends in Medicaid Prices, Market Share And Spending On Long-Acting Insulins From 2006-2018: Impact Of A Biosimilar Approval

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Efficacy and Cost Savings with the Use of a Minimal Sedation / Anxiolysis Protocol for Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: a Retrospective Review of Prospectively Collected Data

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Trends In Prices And Spending Of Self-Administered Disease-Modifying Specialty Medications For The Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis

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Impact Of An Opioid Safety Initiative On Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty: A Time Series Analysis

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Use Of A Medication-Based Risk Adjustment Index To Predict Mortality Among Veterans Dually-Enrolled In VA And Medicare

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The Impact of Genetic Counseling on Patient Engagement in a Specialty Cancer Clinic

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An Evaluation of Lifestyle Health Coaching Programs Using Trained Health Coaches and Evidence-Based Curricula at 6 Months Over 6 Years

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Physician Satisfaction With Health Plans: Results From a National Survey

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Veteran Satisfaction with Early Experiences of Health Care through the Veterans Choice Program: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Study

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Number of Manufacturers And Trends In Generic Drug Pricing In 2005-2017

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Determination of Multiple Sclerosis Indicators for Value-Based Contracting using the Delphi Method

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A Comparison of Adherence, Outcomes, and Costs Among Opioid Use Disorder Medicaid Patients Treated with Buprenorphine and Methadone: A View from the Payer Perspective

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A Longitudinal Ambulatory Quality Improvement Curriculum that Aligns Resident Education with Patient Outcomes: A Three-Year Experience

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Optimizing the Role of Community Pharmacists in Managing the Health of Populations: Barriers, Facilitators, and Policy Recommendations

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Impact of Star Rating Medication Adherence Measures on Adherence for Targeted and Non-Targeted Medications

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Trends In Prices And Spending Of Self-Administered Disease-Modifying Specialty Medications For The Treatment Of Multiple Sclerosis in Medicare Part D

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Food and Drug Administration Drug Safety Communications And Varenicline Utilization In The Veterans Health Administration

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Review Of Unapproved Medication Purchases By The Veterans Health Administration

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Challenges for Biosimilars

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Use Of Targeted Therapies For Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma In The Veterans Health Administration

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Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes Among Patients with Cirrhosis

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World Health Organization Guidelines On Medicines For Diabetes Treatment Intensification

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Statins for Primary Prevention in Cardiovascular Disease

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Trends in List Prices, Net Prices, and Discounts for Originator Biologics Facing Biosimilar Competition

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Value-Based Contracts: Value For Whom? Value in Health

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Impact of Direct-To-Consumer Advertising Drug the Super Bowl on Drug Utilization and Spending (1)

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Training transfer: A review of the effect of inner setting factors

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Effect of Dual Use of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Part D Drug Benefits on Anti-Hypertensive Refill Adherence in a National Cohort of Veterans with Dementia.

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Government as Innovation Catalyst: Lessons From The Early Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Models

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A Payer-Guided Approach to Widespread Diffusion of Behavioral Health Homes in Real-world Settings

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Pricing of Monoclonal Antibody Therapies: Higher if Used for Cancer?

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Delivering on the Value Proposition of Precision Medicine: The View from Health Care Payers

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Dangers and Opportunities of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

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Advancing Value-Based Population Health Management Through Payer–Provider Partnerships: Improving Outcomes for Children with Complex Conditions

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Herpes Zoster Vaccine and Adverse Events

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How the Dual-Process Model of Human Cognition Can Inform Efforts to De-Implement Ineffective and Harmful Clinical Practices: A Preliminary Model of Unlearning and Substitution

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Impact of Dual Use of VA and Medicare Part D Drug Benefits on Potentially Unsafe Opioid Use

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Trends in Opioid and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Adverse Events with An Opioid Safety Initiative in The Veterans Health Administration

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Physicians’ Perceptions Regarding Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use with The Department of Veterans Affairs: A Multi-State Qualitative Study

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Industry Payments to Academic Physicians: A Comparison of Reporting to Two Government Agencies

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High Variability of Opioid Prescribing Within and Across Emergency Departments within the US Veterans Affairs Health Administration

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An Analysis of Expenditures on Primary Care Prescription Drugs in The United States Versus Ten Comparable Countries

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Should Metformin Be First Line Therapy for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

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Effective Consolidation: A Model for Reform through Payer-Provider Integration

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UPMC’s Blueprint for Building a High-Value Health Care System

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Reduced Unplanned Care and Improved Quality of Life and Disease Activity in an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medical Home

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Lowering the P Value Threshold

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Detection of Potential Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Errors Using VA Administrative Databases

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Impact of Community Pharmacist-Provided Preventive Services on Clinical, Utilization, and Economic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review

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Redistributing Investment in Health and Social Services – The Evolving Role of Managed Care

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Receipt of Overlapping Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Among Veterans Dually Enrolled in Medicare Part D and VA

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Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Experiences

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Characteristics Of Dual Drug Benefit Use Among Veterans With Dementia Enrolled In The Veterans Health Administration and Medicare Part D

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Characteristics of Opioid Prescriptions to Veterans with Cirrhosis

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Avoiding Rash Decisions about Zoster Vaccination: Insights from Cost Effectiveness Evidence

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Care Management Intervention to Decrease Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Readmissions in Medicaid-Enrolled Adults

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Association of Therapeutic Alliance with Outcomes over Two Years in Youth and Family Service

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Changes in the Prices of Incumbent TNF-alpha Inhibitors Following the Market Entry of Competitors

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Patterns of Opioid Prescriptions Received Prior to Unintentional Prescription Opioid Overdose Death Among Veterans

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Relationship Between Provider-Led Health Plans and Quality, Utilization, and Satisfaction

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A Successful Implementation Strategy to Support Adoption of Decision Making in Mental Health Services

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Trends in Antipsychotic Prescribing in Medicaid-Eligible Youth

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Challenges Encountered in the Conduct of Optimal Health: A Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Study of Optimal Health Interventions for Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Study Design and Implementation

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Better Evidence to Guide Payment Reforms: Recognizing the Importance of Perspective

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Synthesis of Research on Patient-Centered Medical Homes Brings Systematic Differences into Relief

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Primary Care Practice Transformation and the Rise of Consumerism

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Enhancing Clients’ Communication Regarding Goals for Using Psychiatric Medications

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Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care – Obtaining Evidence to Move Faster

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Mandating Coverage of Abuse Deterrent Opioids Would Be a Costly Distraction From More Effective Solutions

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Value of Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Behavioral Health Medicaid Managed Care System

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Constructing and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient-Centered Medical Home

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The Impact of a Retail Prescription Synchronization Program on Medication Adherence

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First-Person Perspectives on Prescriber-Service User Relationships in Community Mental Health Centers

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Professional Athletes and Back Surgery: A Teachable Moment on Overuse in Health Care?

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UPMC Prescription for Wellness: A Quality Improvement Case Study for Supporting Patient Engagement and Health Behavior Change

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PMC’s Population Health Management Strategy: A Roadmap to High-Value Health Care

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Payer-Provider Patient Registry Utilized in a Behavioral Health Home

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Effectiveness of a Brief Care Management Intervention for Reducing Psychiatric Hospitalization Readmissions

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Implementation of a Reverse Colocation Model: Lessons from Two Community Behavioral Health Agencies in Rural Pennsylvania

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Integrating health care and supported housing to improve the health and well-being of the homeless: A population health case report

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The Checklist Manifesto in Action: Integrating Depression Treatment into Routine Cardiac Care

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Review of the Revised 2014 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Code of Ethics

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Connected Care: Improving Outcomes for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

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Effectiveness of a Staff Promoted Wellness Program to Improve Health in Residents of a Mental Health Long-Term Care Facility

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Efficacy of Atomoxetine in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Patients with Common Comorbidities in Children, Adolescents and Adults: A Review

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Reducing Problematic Benzodiazepine Use Among Individuals Enrolled in Methadone Treatment Programs

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Quality of Diabetes Care Among Adult Medicaid Enrollees with Mental Disorders

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The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialty Medical Home: A New Model of Patient-centered Care

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School-Based Health Promotion Initiative Increases Children's Physical Activity

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Effectiveness of a Wellness Program for Individuals with Spina Bifida and Spinal Cord Injuries within an Integrated Delivery System

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In Managed Behavioral Health Care, A Seat At The Table Is Not Enough

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Education and Training Column: The Learning Collaborative

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Practice Guidance for Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders: Results of an Expert Panel Process

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Measurement of Metabolic Monitoring in Youth and Adult Medicaid Recipients Prescribed Antipsychotics

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An Insurer-Based Diabetes Educator–Community Partnership: Leveraging Education and Diabetes Support (LEADS)

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Using Decision Trees to Manage Hospital Readmission Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Pneumonia

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Atomoxetine is a Second-line Medication Treatment Option for ADHD

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UPMC MyHealth: Managing the Health and Costs of U.S. Healthcare Workers

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Psychometric Investigation of a Brief Measure of Outcomes in Children’s Mental Health

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Evaluation of an Implementation Initiative for Embedding Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Community Settings

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Psychotropic Prescribing for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Psychiatric Disorders

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Effect of Food Service Nutrition Improvements on Elementary School Cafeteria Lunch Purchase Patterns

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Measuring Client Perceptions of Motivational Interviewing: Factor Analysis of The Client Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing Scale

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Facilitators and Barriers Associated With Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Community Settings

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Use of a Computerized Medication Shared Decision Making Tool in Community Mental Health Settings: Impact on Psychotropic Medication Adherence

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Employer Health and Productivity Roadmap™ Strategy

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Integrating Personal Medicine into Service Delivery: Empowering People in Recovery

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Results From A Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot At UPMC Health Plan Hold Lessons For Broader Adoption Of The Model

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Ethics and Research with Vulnerable Children

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Enhancing Cross-System Collaboration for Caregivers at Risk for Depression

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Impact of a Private Health Insurance Mandate on Public Sector Autism Service Use in Pennsylvania

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Treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Patterns of Evolving Care During the First Treatment Episode

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The Impact of Buprenorphine on Treatment of Opioid Dependence in a Medicaid Population: Recent Service Utilization Trends in the Use of Buprenorphine and Methadone

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An Ergonomic Protocol for Patient Transfer That Can Be Successfully Taught Using Simulation Methods

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Concurrent Mental Health Therapy Among Medicaid-Enrolled Youths Starting Antipsychotic Medications

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A Geriatric Patient-Centered Medical Home: How to Obtain NCQA Certification

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Teamwork and Treatment Go Hand in Hand

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Effect of a Simulation Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude, and Patient Transfer Skills: From the Simulation Laboratory to the Clinical Setting

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Pharmacist Integration into the Medical Home: Qualitative Analysis

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Health Care Expenditures and Therapeutic Outcomes of a Pharmacist-Managed Anticoagulation Service versus Usual Medical Care

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Nurse Manager Leadership Development: Leveraging the Evidence and System-Level Support

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Through the Looking Glass: Instinctual and Cultural Influences on U.S. Workers' Views of Ethics and the Workplace

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Adapting Pediatric Obesity Treatment Delivery for Low-Income Families: A Public—Private Partnership

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Cost Comparison Between Watchful Waiting With Active Surveillance and Active Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

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Use of Outcomes Information in Child Mental Health Treatment: Results From a Pilot Study

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Predictors of Adequate Depression Treatment among Medicaid‐Enrolled Adults

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Substance Abuse Detoxification And Residential Treatment Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults: Rates And Duration Of Subsequent Treatment

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Understanding Community Mental Health Administrators' Perspectives on Dialectical Behavior Therapy Implementation

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Long-Term Health Outcomes of a Decision Aid: Data from a Randomized Trial of Adjuvant in Women with Localized Breast Cancer

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Views of Mental Health Care Consumers on Public Reporting of Information on Provider Performance

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Understanding Medication Compliance and Persistence from an Economics Perspective

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Predictors of Timely Follow-Up Care Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults After Psychiatric Hospitalization

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Copolymer for the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux 2

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Copolymer for the Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux 1

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Quality of Patient Referral Information for Open-Access Endoscopic Procedures

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Decreased Use of Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Decision Aid with Individualized Risk Information

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Depression and Occupational Injury: Results of a Pilot Investigation

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Integrated Care Study PCORI ARM 2020 Poster

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Integrated Care Study 2022 PCORI Annual Meeting Poster

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Integrated Care Study Pocket Cards

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Season 1, Episode 3: Better Jobs, Better Health

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ACCOMPLISH Study 2022 PCORI Annual Meeting Poster

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ACCOMPLISH_Introduction

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ACCOMPLISH_Eliciting Patient Experience & Feedback

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Integrated Care Academy Health 2020 Flier

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Brief Critical Time Intervention to Reduce Psychiatric Rehospitalization

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Request for Research Collaboration with the UPMC Insurance Services Division

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The Contribution of New Product Entry vs Existing Product Inflation in the Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs

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Emergency Physician Opioid Prescribing Patterns and The Risk Of Long-Term Use In Veterans: An Observational Analysis

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Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: Patient Needs and Preferences

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Specialty Medical Homes for the Management of Complex Chronic Conditions

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Trends in Atopic Dermatitis Medication Utilization and Pharmacy Costs in Pediatric Commercial and Medicaid Populations and Utilization of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for weight loss and diabetes

Adult Pharmacy Costs and Characteristics of Very High-Cost Prescription Drug Users in the United States (1)

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IBD Study Results Newsletter Summer 2025