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Goodbyes, Hellos, and Changes
27 January 2012
Kenneth E. Schmader, Joseph T. Hanlon
The beginning of a new publishing year is an opportune time to reflect on the accomplishments we have enjoyed in 2011 and to look forward to changes in 2012 that will continue to support and ensure th...
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Design of a Medication Therapy Management Program for Medicare Beneficiaries: Qualitative Findings From Patients and Physicians
27 January 2012
Julie C. Lauffenburger, Maihan B. Vu, Jena Ivey Burkhart, Morris Weinberger, Mary T. Roth
Background: The quality of pharmacologic care provided to older adults is less than optimal. Medication therapy management (MTM) programs delivered to older adults in the ambulatory care setting may i...
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Complexity of Medication Use in Newly Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
27 January 2012
Caitlyn T. Solem, Todd A. Lee, Min J. Joo, Bruce L. Lambert, Surrey M. Walton, A. Simon Pickard
Background: To better understand how medications have been used and the complexity of regimens used to treat patients, we characterized patterns of medication use and the degree to which patients used...
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Challenge of Changing Nursing Home Prescribing Culture
24 January 2012
Jennifer Tjia, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Becky A. Briesacher
This article described a framework for improving prescribing in nursing homes (NH) by focusing on the whole facility as a system that has created a “prescribing culture.” We offered this paradigm as a...
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The Effect of Dementia on Medication Use and Adherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Chronic Heart Failure
24 January 2012
Gail B. Rattinger, Sarah K. Dutcher, Pankdeep T. Chhabra, Christine S. Franey, Linda Simoni-Wastila,, Stephen S. Gottlieb, Bruce Stuart, Ilene H. Zuckerman
Background: Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD) are prevalent in older adults, increase the costs of chronic heart failure (CHF) management, and may be associated with undertreatment of c...
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