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Organizing Care for Complex Patients in the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Rich, Eugene C.; Lipson, Debra; Libersky, Jenna; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

Drawing on a white paper and brief for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, this article summarizes strategies to help smaller primary care practices transform into medical homes that effectively serve patients with complex needs, particularly the frail elderly and working-age adults...

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Politics and Policy of Comparative Effectiveness: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.

Rich, Eugene C.; Docteur, Elizabeth - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

Interest in evaluating which health care interventions work best under what circumstances has surged in recent years as … health care spending has risen. This brief, the first from Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, looks at the … new comparative effectiveness research (CER) initiative passed as part of health care reform. The authors discuss the …

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Misdiagnosis: An Emerging Priority for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Rich, Eugene C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

This article discusses the implications of diagnostic errors for comparative effectiveness research (CER). It notes the potential role of CER studies for improving diagnosis and treatment decisions and the value of expanding the CER agenda to address misdiagnosis.

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Girls Shape the Future Study: Findings and Lessons Learned from an Effort to Assess the Effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won't PowerÂ® Program.

Zief, Susan Goerlich; Rangarajan, Anu; Pisciotta, Caterina - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

This report presents findings from the Girls Shape the Future study, which was designed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won’t PowerÂ® curriculum developed to reduce sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections...

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Commentary: Teaching Health Centers and the Path to Graduate Medical Education Reform.

Rich, Eugene C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

This commentary discusses the lessons and opportunities presented through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical …

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From Comparative Effectiveness Research to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Policy History and Future Directions.

D'Arcy, Laura P.; Rich, Eugene C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

This article explains the key role the federal government plays in defining the context and process of comparative effectiveness research as well as its funding. It also explores the mission, priorities, and research agenda of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

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Past as Prologue: How Comparative Effectiveness Research Became Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.

Rich, Eugene C. - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

-centered outcomes research in U.S. policy circles. It also addresses the real-world implications of this work for health care …

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Paying Wisely: Reforming Incentives to Promote Evidence-Based Decisions at the Point of Care.

Rich, Eugene C.; Lake, Tim; Valenzano, Christal Stone - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

This white paper describes how current financial incentives in the fee-for-service (FFS) system can lead to the over- and underuse of services at the point of care by physicians and other clinicians. It explores prominent payment reform models and concludes that no single approach consistently...

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Using Evidence to Inform Policy: Developing a Policy-relevant Research Agenda for the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Landon, Bruce E.; Gill, James M.; Antonelli, Richard C.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

implementation research, health systems and insurance, as well as policymakers to develop a research agenda. This paper summarizes …A national symposium on the patient-centered medical home brought together experts in primary care, health services and …

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Early Predictors of Girls' Adolescent Sexual Activity: Longitudinal Findings from the Girls Shape the Future Study.

Goesling, Brian; Rangarajan, Anu - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

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