This article describes American Reinvestment and Recovery Act comparative effectiveness research (CER) data infrastructure (DI) investments and identifies facilitators and barriers to implementation. We reviewed original project proposals, conducted an investigator survey, and interviewed...

Using Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) claims files for 1999 and 2001, the authors describe patterns of prescription drug use and expenditures among dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for all Medicaid full dually eligible beneficiaries and three important subgroups: the aged,...

The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Toolkit offers illustrative examples of D&I best practices and tactics, as well as resources to help operationalize D&I strategies and planning.

The Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Framework connects goals for these activities with evidence and best practices, as well as core components of D&I planning and execution.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) Framework and Toolkit focus on effective approaches to planning and conducting D&I activities. The D&I Framework describes the concepts and best practices that are central to effective D&I while the...

This chartbook presents highlights and key comparisons from the statistical compendium on Medicaid pharmacy benefit use and reimbursement in 2009 that Mathematica prepared for CMS. Mathematica has prepared similar compendiums and chartbooks for 1999 and for each year from 2001 to 2009. The 2009...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in the United States, affecting more than 5 million people at an expected cost of $34.8 billion in 2008. This article examines the association of medication adherence via the medication possession ratio with...