Tori Socha

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Assessing New Medications Using Evidence-Based Value

11/19/2010

There is variability in the comprehensiveness and reliability of national compendia for options for treatment of conditions such as cancer.

There is variability in the...

11/19/2010

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Effect of Delaying Surgery on Outcomes in Adults with Acute Appendicitis

01/17/2011

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The most common emergent surgery performed worldwide is appendectomy; appendicitis accounts for approximately 1 million hospital stays each year. Recent advances in imaging and antibiosis have enabled improved preoperative assessment and...

The most common emergent surgery...

01/17/2011

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Treatment for Patients with Post-ACS Depression

09/19/2013

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Depression, becoming the leading cause of years living with disability worldwide, is particularly burdensome when comorbid with a chronic medical disorder. In the United States, 1.2 million patients survive an acute coronary syndrome (ACS)...

Depression, becoming the leading...

09/19/2013

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Predicting Overall Hospital Mortality Rates

09/19/2013

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One strategy for improving the quality of care in hospitals in the United States is public reporting of hospital performance.

One strategy for improving the...

09/19/2013

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Linaclotide for Treatment of IBS-C and Chronic Constipation

08/15/2013

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There are limited options available for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, but linaclotide has recently been approved.

There are limited options...

08/15/2013

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A Member-Directed Medication Adherence Intervention

05/17/2013

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San Diego—Engaging patients and improving medication adherence was the aim of a program implemented in a population of dual-eligible special needs Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. The program involved the cooperation of a MA plan...

San Diego—Engaging patients and...

05/17/2013

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Zoledronic Acid for Men with Osteoporosis

01/22/2013

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Osteoporosis is associated with morbidity and mortality in men; worldwide, among individuals >50 years of age, approximately 40% of all osteoporotic fractures occur in men, and mortality following osteoporotic fracture is higher in men...

Osteoporosis is associated with...

01/22/2013

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The Evolution of Pharmacy Benefit Management

11/26/2012

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Cincinnati—At a Managed Care Essentials session at the AMCP meeting, Robert Navarro, PharmD, clinical professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, outlined the components of benefit design...

Cincinnati—At a Managed Care...

11/26/2012

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30-Day Outcomes of Off-Pump and On-Pump CABG

07/23/2012

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For patients with extensive coronary artery disease, mortality can be reduced through coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG), a procedure generally performed using cardiopulmonary bypass (on-pump). Use of the on-pump approach results in...

For patients with extensive...

07/23/2012

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Adding Niacin to Statin Therapy for Patients with Low HDL-C Levels

01/24/2012

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Citing statistics that >18 million North Americans have coronary heart disease, researchers note that despite advances in pharmacologic as well as diet and lifestyle interventions, morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease remain...

Citing statistics that >18...

01/24/2012

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