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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Intentional Weight Loss And Dose Reductions Of Anti-Diabtetic Medications: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Anita Ashok Kumar, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Scott Kahan, Rohit Joshua Samson, Nelson David Boddu, Lawrence Jay Cheskin
Intentional Weight Loss And Dose Reductions Of Anti-Diabtetic Medications: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Anita Ashok Kumar, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Scott Kahan, Rohit Joshua Samson, Nelson David Boddu, Lawrence Jay Cheskin
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Background and Aim
Intentional weight loss, primarily by improving insulin resistance, is known to decrease the need for anti-diabetic medications. In this study, we assess the magnitude of weight loss that resulted in dose reductions or discontinuation of anti-diabetic medications in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes (DM) undergoing weight loss treatment.
Methods
Case records of 50 overweight or obese patients with DM who successfully decreased dosage or discontinued diabetes medications after losing weight via attendance at two University-based, outpatient weight management centers were analyzed. Follow-up visits, weight reduction interventions, and decisions for dose reductions or discontinuation of …
Examining The Evidentiary Basis Of Congress's Commerce Clause Power To Address Individuals' Health Insurance Status, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Leighton C. Ku, Paula M. Lantz, Holly Mead, Michal Mcdowell
Examining The Evidentiary Basis Of Congress's Commerce Clause Power To Address Individuals' Health Insurance Status, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Leighton C. Ku, Paula M. Lantz, Holly Mead, Michal Mcdowell
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Chief among the issues that the United States Supreme Court considers in United States Department of Health and Human Services et al. v Florida et al. is the questionof whether Congress has the constitutional power to apply a “minimum essential coverage requirement” on most nonelderly Americans. Opponents of the provision (referred to under the Act as the “Individual Responsibility” requirement) argue that compelling individuals to buy affordable health insurance coverage exceeds Congressional powers. By contrast, the United States Department of Justice and supporters of the law assert that the minimum coverage requirement is consistent with a long line of Supreme …
Himmelfarb Headlines - February/March 2012, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Headlines - February/March 2012, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)
News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on emerging technologies/instructional support, Scopus, and profiles of Arnold Schwartz, MD, and Kathy Lyons.
Quality Incentives For Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics And Free Clinics: A Report To Congress, Leighton C. Ku, Merle Cunningham, Debora Goetz Goldberg, Julie S. Darnell, Martin Hiller, Peter Shin, Alice R. Levy, Kate Buchanan, Fraser Rothenberg Byrne
Quality Incentives For Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics And Free Clinics: A Report To Congress, Leighton C. Ku, Merle Cunningham, Debora Goetz Goldberg, Julie S. Darnell, Martin Hiller, Peter Shin, Alice R. Levy, Kate Buchanan, Fraser Rothenberg Byrne
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
This report to Congress is submitted pursuant to Section 13113(b) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (hereafter, the Recovery Act), under Title XIII, also known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the HITECH Act. The Section requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide a study that examines methods to create efficient reimbursement incentives for improving health care quality in federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and free clinics.
The report discusses current initiatives and incentives that apply to these categories of primary care clinics and the current …
Saving Money: The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation Medicaid Benefit: A Policy Paper, Leighton C. Ku, David Zauche, E. Ripley Forbes
Saving Money: The Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation Medicaid Benefit: A Policy Paper, Leighton C. Ku, David Zauche, E. Ripley Forbes
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In the United States, about 70% of smokers want to quit and 50% make a quit attempt each year. Unfortunately, only a small percent are successful, due in part to the lack of easy access to tobacco dependence treatments that have been proven effective. In light of the societal costs of tobacco-related illness, government must do everything it can to encourage and enable smokers to quit.
The tobacco use landscape in this country has changed in recent years -- people with lower income and education levels have a much higher probability of smoking. For instance, the smoking rate for those …
The Return On Investment Of A Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program In Massachusetts, Patrick Richard, Kristina West, Leighton Ku
The Return On Investment Of A Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program In Massachusetts, Patrick Richard, Kristina West, Leighton Ku
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Background and Objective
A high proportion of low-income people insured by the Medicaid program smoke. Earlier research concerning a comprehensive tobacco cessation program implemented by the state of Massachusetts indicated that it was successful in reducing smoking prevalence and those who received tobacco cessation benefits had lower rates of in-patient admissions for cardiovascular conditions, including acute myocardial infarction, coronary atherosclerosis and non-specific chest pain. This study estimates the costs of the tobacco cessation benefit and the short-term Medicaid savings attributable to the aversion of inpatient hospitalization for cardiovascular conditions.
Methods
A cost-benefit analysis approach was used to estimate the program's …
Himmelfarb Library Annual Report 2012, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Library Annual Report 2012, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Library Annual Report
No abstract provided.
Physician Wages In States With Expanded Aprn Scope Of Practice, Patricia Pittman, Benjamin Williams
Physician Wages In States With Expanded Aprn Scope Of Practice, Patricia Pittman, Benjamin Williams
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
In recent years, states have looked to reforms in advanced practice nursing scope of practice (SOP) barriers as a potential means to increase access to primary care while reducing costs. Currently, 16 states and the District of Columbia permit advanced practice registered nurses to practice independently of physicians, allowing them to perform functions such as diagnosing and prescribing under their own authority within the primary care setting. Given the resistance of many physician associations to these reforms, we asked whether the economic interests of primary care physicians might be affected by reforms. Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics data on …
Improving Patient Flow And Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide For Hospitals, Megan Mchugh, Kevin Vandyke, Mark Mcclelland, Dina Moss
Improving Patient Flow And Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide For Hospitals, Megan Mchugh, Kevin Vandyke, Mark Mcclelland, Dina Moss
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
A Survey Of Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools, Candice Chen, Eric Buch, Travis Wasserman, Seble Frehywot, Fitzhugh Mullan, Francis Omaswa, S. R. Greysen, Joseph C. Kolars, Delanyo Dovlo, Diaa El Gali Abu Bakr, Abraham Abraham Haileamlak, Abdel K. Koumare, Emiola O. Olapade-Olaopa
A Survey Of Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools, Candice Chen, Eric Buch, Travis Wasserman, Seble Frehywot, Fitzhugh Mullan, Francis Omaswa, S. R. Greysen, Joseph C. Kolars, Delanyo Dovlo, Diaa El Gali Abu Bakr, Abraham Abraham Haileamlak, Abdel K. Koumare, Emiola O. Olapade-Olaopa
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Background
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers a disproportionate share of the world's burden of disease while having some of the world's greatest health care workforce shortages. Doctors are an important component of any high functioning health care system. However, efforts to strengthen the doctor workforce in the region have been limited by a small number of medical schools with limited enrolments, international migration of graduates, poor geographic distribution of doctors, and insufficient data on medical schools. The goal of the Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools Study (SAMSS) is to increase the level of understanding and expand the baseline data on medical schools in …
Duration Of Patients’ Visits To The Hospital Emergency Department, Zeynal Karaca, Herbert S. Wong, Ryan L. Mutter
Duration Of Patients’ Visits To The Hospital Emergency Department, Zeynal Karaca, Herbert S. Wong, Ryan L. Mutter
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
Background
Length of stay is an important indicator of quality of care in Emergency Departments (ED). This study explores the duration of patients’ visits to the ED for which they are treated and released (T&R).
Methods
Retrospective data analysis and multivariate regression analysis were conducted to investigate the duration of T&R ED visits. Duration for each visit was computed by taking the difference between admission and discharge times. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) for 2008 were used in the analysis.
Results
The mean duration of T&R ED visit was 195.7 minutes. The average …
Building A Relationship Between Medicaid, The Exchange And The Individual Insurance Market, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Trish Riley
Building A Relationship Between Medicaid, The Exchange And The Individual Insurance Market, Sara J. Rosenbaum, Trish Riley
Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications
The alignment of Medicaid and State Health Insurance Exchange (Exchange) policy and practice is a basic tenet of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through both legislative provisions and implementing regulations, the ACA addresses this relationship. At the same time, the federal framework provides states with considerable discretion to flesh out the fuller dimensions of system interaction.