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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedYeung K, Basu A, Marcum ZA
Impact of a value-based formulary in three chronic disease cohorts.
This study assessed the impact of a value based formulary (VBF) on adherence and patient and health plan expenditures on 3 chronic disease states: diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The investigators measured medication expenditures from member, health plan, and member-plus-health plan (overall) perspectives and medication adherence as proportion of days covered. They conducted an exploratory analysis of medication utilization classifying medications according to whether co-payments moved up or down in the year following VBF implementation.
AHRQ-funded; HS022982.
Citation: Yeung K, Basu A, Marcum ZA .
Impact of a value-based formulary in three chronic disease cohorts.
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Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Health Insurance, Hypertension, Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Payment
Zhang M, Shubina M, Morrison F
Following the money: copy-paste of lifestyle counseling documentation and provider billing.
To find out whether copied documentation of lifestyle counseling was used to justify higher evaluation and management (E&M) charges, researchers investigated 12,527 patient encounters in which lifestyle counseling was documented. When time spent on counseling was recorded, copied lifestyle counseling was associated with a decrease of 70.5% in the odds of higher E&M charges.
AHRQ-funded; HS017030
Citation: Zhang M, Shubina M, Morrison F .
Following the money: copy-paste of lifestyle counseling documentation and provider billing.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Oct 2;13:377. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-377..
Keywords: Diabetes, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Insurance, Lifestyle Changes, Payment
