Generic drug prices increase when market competition decreases
1. The authors of this study found an association between market competition and generic drug prices. 2. Measuring market competition ...
Tag: healthcare costs
Price transparency in electronic health records not linked to changes in physician ordering: The PRICE trial
1. In this randomized controlled trial, electronic health record display of cost for laboratory studies was not linked to a ...
Patterns of low- and high-value care amongst uninsured/Medicaid patients and safety-net physicians
1. In this cross-sectional study of out-patient medical visits in the United States, patients without insurance or patients with Medicaid ...
Diabetes and ischemic heart disease account for highest personal health care spending in U.S.
1. Among 155 conditions, diabetes accounted for the highest health care spending in the U.S. in 2013, followed by ischemic heart ...
Curriculum for patient-centered counseling not linked to reduced low-value testing
1. A standardized patient (SP)-based curriculum in patient-centered techniques for addressing requests for low-value diagnostic tests was not associated with ...
Pioneer Accountable Care Organization associated with reduced costs on low-value medical services
1. Amongst healthcare organizations under the Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO), there was a modest reduction in the cost ...
Reference payments for colonoscopy may reduce cost without complication increase
1. Implementation of reference payments for colonoscopy was associated with a shift in patient choice towards lower-price colonoscopy facilities. 2. ...
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Improved hepatitis C drugs may increase healthcare costs
1. Simulation studies for the new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments sofosbuviir and ledispavir show gains in cost-effectiveness, but may ...
Standardized cost-effective model for diagnosing and treating febrile infants [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Following implementation of an evidence-based care process model for evaluation and treatment of febrile infants, children were ...
Transcutaneous bilirubinometry linked to decreased serum testing and costs [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. In a 2 year study period, researchers observed a significant decrease in the number of infants undergoing ...
