July/August 2011, Vol 4, No 4

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THE PEER-REVIEWED FORUM FOR EVIDENCE IN BENEFIT DESIGN ™ JULY/AUGUST 2011

VOLUME 4, NUMBER 4

FOR PAYERS, PURCHASERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS

PERSPECTIVE

Moving Beyond Medicare’s ACOs to Accountable Care Murali Karamchedu, Sam Muppalla, and Robert Capobianco

BUSINESS

The Business Case for Payer Support of a Community-Based Health Information Exchange: A Humana Pilot Evaluating Its Effectiveness in Cost Control for Plan Members Seeking Emergency Department Care Albert Tzeel, MD, MHSA; Victor Lawnicki, PhD; Kim R. Pemble, MS ™

Stakeholder Perspective by Alberto M. Colombi, MD, MPH CLINICAL

Modeling Costs and Outcomes Associated with a Treatment Algorithm for Problem Bleeding Episodes in Patients with Severe Hemophilia A and High-Titer Inhibitors Patrick Bonnet, PharmD; Alessandro Gringeri, MD; Edward Gomperts, MD; Cindy Anne Leissinger, MD; Roseline d’Oiron, MD; Jerome Teitel, MD; Guy Young, MD; Meg Franklin, PharmD, PhD; Bruce Ewenstein, MD; Erik Berntorp, MD, PhD

Stakeholder Perspective by Hetty A. Lima, RPh, FASHP

Anticoagulation Bridging Therapy Patterns in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Total Knee Replacement in a US Health Plan: Real-World Observations and Implications Onur Baser, MS, PhD; Dylan Supina, PhD; Nishan Sengupta, PhD; Li Wang, MS, PhD

Stakeholder Perspective by Charles E. Collins, Jr., MS, MBA

Industry Trends

American Diabetes Association Highlights

HIGHLIGHT

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