Association of Changes in Medication Use and Adherence With Accountable Care Organization Exposure in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease or Diabetes | Zendy

J. Michael McWilliams | Zendy; Mehdi Najafzadeh | Zendy; William H. Shrank | Zendy; Jennifer M. Polinski | Zendy

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Association of Changes in Medication Use and Adherence With Accountable Care Organization Exposure in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease or Diabetes

Author(s) -

J. Michael McWilliams,

Mehdi Najafzadeh,

William H. Shrank,

Jennifer M. Polinski

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.108

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 2380-6591

pISSN - 2380-6583

DOI - 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.2172

Subject(s) - medicine , beneficiary , diabetes mellitus , medical prescription , disease , prescription drug , family medicine , cohort , environmental health , nursing , finance , economics , endocrinology

Many of the quality measures used to assess accountable care organization (ACO) performance in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) focus on disease control and medication use among patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. To date, the association between participation in the MSSP by provider organizations and medication use or adherence among their patients with cardiovascular disease or diabetes has not been described.

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