Value-based Care
Viewpoint: Value-Based Pricing for Drugs
3 May, 2018 | 19:32h | UTCValue-Based Pricing for Drugs: Theme and Variations – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: How to Accelerate the Adoption of Digital Health Technology
3 May, 2018 | 18:47h | UTCHow to Accelerate the Adoption of Digital Health Technology – Harvard Business Review (a few articles per month are free)
Lecture: How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You
3 May, 2018 | 18:50h | UTCLecture: How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You (free Youtube video)
See also other CLUE Working Group Lecture Series (tweet with lecture links by @KariTikkinen)
“Editor-in-Chief of @JAMAInternalMed, professor Rita Redberg gave the 3rd CLUE Working Group lecture entitled “How Less Health Care Can (Sometimes) Be Better For You” at the Think Corner of the U of Helsinki” (via @KariTikkinen see Tweet)
Case–Crossover Study: Association Between Home Care Visits and Same-Day Emergency Department Use
3 May, 2018 | 18:44h | UTCCommentaries: Seniors more likely to visit the ER after nurse’s home care visit – McMaster University (free) AND Seniors visit ER’s more frequently after nurse’s home care visit – UPI (free)
Perspective: Time to Start Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Patient Engagement
3 May, 2018 | 18:38h | UTCTime to Start Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Patient Engagement – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Incorporating Medication Indications Into the Prescribing Process
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free)
Perspective: Improving Emergency Department Care for Low-Risk Chest Pain
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCImproving Emergency Department Care for Low-Risk Chest Pain – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Meta-Analysis: Case Managers Improve Outcomes for People with Dementia and Their Carers
27 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCCase managers improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: The effectiveness of community-based coordinating interventions in dementia care: a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of intervention components – BMC Health Services Research (free)
“The review suggests that nurses may be particularly well placed to act as case managers for people with dementia, perhaps because they have the skills to perform the broad range of tasks associated with the role.” (via @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Viewpoint: Adding Cost-effectiveness to Define Low-Value Care
25 Apr, 2018 | 12:42h | UTCViewpoint: Adding Cost-effectiveness to Define Low-Value Care – JAMA (free)
“The Choosing Wisely initiative focuses on “no-value” health services. Cost-effectiveness analyses that include the incremental value and incremental costs of providing a health service can help us separate “high-value” from “low-value.”” (via @anupam1623 see Tweet)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Home vs Hospital Treatment of COPD Exacerbation
24 Apr, 2018 | 18:01h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Research: Real-World Implementation of Video Outpatient Consultations
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:06h | UTC
Perspective: Time Out — Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:03h | UTCTime Out — Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Choosing Wisely: “Top 12” Recommendations That Are Reducing Overuse
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCThe “Top 12” Recommendations That Are Reducing Overuse – Choosing Wisely (free) (via @kennylinafp)
Learn more about the Choosing Wisely Initiative and see other lists of low-value practices in Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Multimorbidity: A Priority for Global Health Research
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCReport: Multimorbidity: a priority for global health research – The Academy of Medical Sciences (free) (via @equitylist)
News Release: Global burden of multiple serious illnesses must be urgently addressed (free)
Commentaries: Burden of patients with multiple diseases could sink health systems around the world, warn medical experts – Independent (free) AND People with multiple health conditions get raw deal, says report – OnMedica (free)
See also: related articles on the Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients (free reports, articles and commentaries)
Choosing Wisely Campaigns: A Work in Progress
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCChoosing Wisely Campaigns: A Work in Progress – JAMA (free for a limited period) (via @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet)
Research: Low-Dose Abiraterone With Food vs Standard Dose Abiraterone In Prostate Cancer
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCCommentaries: Taking a Standard Prostate Cancer Drug with Food Boosts Impact, Lowers Cost – University of Chicago Medical Center, via NewsWise (free) AND Low-Dose Prostate Drug Can Match Standard Dose, Cut Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Tackling the High Cost of Cancer Care (free commentaries issued when this paper was first presented at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting)
“Savings per patient could reach as high as $300,000” (from NewsWise)
Perspective: Three Steps Toward a More Sustainable Path for Targeted Cancer Drugs
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCThree Steps Toward a More Sustainable Path for Targeted Cancer Drugs – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: We Can’t Spend All Our Money on Health Care
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:52h | UTCWe Can’t Spend All Our Money on Health Care – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective: Improving Patient Involvement in Care
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:41h | UTCImproving Patient Involvement in Care – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Perspective: how to reduce spending with telehealth?
14 Apr, 2018 | 17:55h | UTCHow to reduce spending with telehealth: Is it ‘too convenient’? – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related: Telehealth Doctor Visits May Be Handy, But Aren’t Cheaper Overall – NPR Health News (free)
Perspective: clinicians dive into hospital design
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:55h | UTCClinicians dive into hospital design – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Perspective: five keys to leading transformational change in primary care
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:51h | UTCFive Keys to Leading Transformational Change in Primary Care – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Viewpoint: the risks to patient safety from health system expansions
13 Apr, 2018 | 00:48h | UTCViewpoint: The Risks to Patient Safety From Health System Expansions – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Perspective: some acutely ill patients are getting treated at home
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:49h | UTCHospitals are germy, noisy places. Some acutely ill patients are getting treated at home instead – The Washington Post (a few articles per month are free)
Source: STAT Newsletter
Perspective: time to sink the two-canoe argument
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:06h | UTCTime to Sink the Two-Canoe Argument – NEJM Catalyst (free)