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
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Industry Trends
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American Diabetes Association Highlights
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