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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Monday, January 27, 2020
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TODAY ON THE BLOG
ELSEWHERE @ HEALTH AFFAIRSHealth Affairs In 2019: Editor’s PicksBy Alan WeilAs Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief, I enjoy reading hundreds of articles each year on an incredibly wide range of health policy topics. My top ten goes beyond our “most-read” and
“most-shared” articles, which tend to focus on costs and spending. I hope you find these articles compelling, enjoy reading them, and learn something from them, just as I have. Read More >> HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYClosing The Health Disparity Gap For American Indians And Alaska Natives Through Health IT ModernizationBy Theresa Cullen, Matthew A. Demaree, and Shannon EfflerThe administration must take immediate steps to address unfulfilled trust and treaty obligations with tribal nations by implementing a strategy to end unacceptable health disparities and address urgent life-safety issues facing the American Indian/Alaska Native population. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL
PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
The Impact Of Decision Aids On Adults Considering Hip Or Knee Surgery
By Vanessa B. Hurley, Hector P. Rodriguez, Stephen Kearing, Yue Wang, Ming D.
Leung, and Stephen M. Shortell
Shared decision making is a collaborative process in which clinicians and patients discuss trade-offs and benefits of specific treatment options in light of patients’ values and preferences. Decision aids are paper, video, or web-based tools intended to help patients match personal preferences with available treatment options. Vanessa Hurley and coauthors analyzed data for 2012–15 about patients within the ten High Value Healthcare Collaborative member systems who were exposed to condition-specific decision aids in the context of consultations for hip and knee osteoarthritis. Read More >>
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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS– Save The Date
Affordable Care Act at 10 – March 10
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A CLOSER LOOK—Diabetes
Amid heavy criticism from policy makers and patients about the rising cost of insulin, Eli Lilly announced that it would start selling two of its insulin products at half their current US list prices. In a Health Affairs Blog post from January 2012, Michelle Katz and Lori Laffel share personal narratives of their struggles caring for children with diabetes.
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