Descriptive analysis of mail interventions with physicians and patients to improve adherence with antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications in a mixed-model managed care organization of commercial and medicare members

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 355-366

  Jing, Shu ^a   Naliboff, Arthur ^a   Kaufman, Michele B ^b   Choy, Mary ^c  

^a EmblemHealth   (United States)

^b NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR; AMYLIN ANALOG; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIGUANIDE; BILE SALT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; GANGLION BLOCKING AGENT; INCRETIN; INSULIN; LIPOTROPIC AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NICOTINIC ACID; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REMINDER SYSTEM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052542094     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2011.17.5.355     Document Type: Article

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