October 22/29, 2014, Vol 312, No. 16, Pages 1611-1708

In This Issue of JAMA

Highlights

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1611-1613. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.279795

Audio Editors' Summary: Price, Cost, and Competition in Health Care Theme Issue

Original Investigation

Association Between Hospital Conversions to For-Profit Status and Clinical and Economic Outcomes

Karen E. Joynt, MD, MPH; E. John Orav, PhD; Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1644-1652. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13336

This retrospective cohort study reports that hospital conversion to for-profit status was associated with improved financial margins but not with differences in quality or other measures.

Audio Author Interview: For-Profit Status and Clinical and Economic Outcomes

Editorial
Who Benefits From Health System Change?
David M. Cutler, PhD

Physician Practice Competition and Prices Paid by Private Insurers for Office Visits

Laurence C. Baker, PhD; M. Kate Bundorf, PhD, MBA, MPH; Anne B. Royalty, PhD; et al.

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1653-1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10921

This retrospective study reports that more competition among US physicians is related to lower prices paid by private preferred provider organizations for office visits.

Editorial
Who Benefits From Health System Change?
David M. Cutler, PhD

Total Expenditures per Patient in Hospital-Owned and Physician-Owned Physician Organizations in California

James C. Robinson, PhD, MPH; Kelly Miller, BA

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1663-1669. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14072

Robinson and Miller determine whether total expenditures per patient were higher in medical groups owned by local hospitals or multihospital systems compared with groups owned by participating physicians in California between 2009 and 2012.

Editorial
Who Benefits From Health System Change?
David M. Cutler, PhD

Association Between Availability of Health Service Prices and Payments for These Services

Christopher Whaley, BA; Jennifer Schneider Chafen, MD, MS; Sophie Pinkard, MBA; et al.

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1670-1676. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13373

This analysis of claims data from employer-insured patients found that those who accessed a pricing platform to check the cost of clinician visits, laboratory testing services, or imaging studies had lower total claims payments than those who did not check prices.

Editorial
Health Care Price Transparency and Economic Theory
Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD

Research Letter

Presence of Banned Drugs in Dietary Supplements Following FDA Recalls

Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Gregory Maller, BS; Renan DeSouza; et al.

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1691-1693. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10308

Viewpoint

Indication-Specific Pricing for Cancer Drugs

Peter B. Bach, MD, MAPP

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1629-1630. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13235

This Viewpoint addresses the benefits and challenges of adopting indication-specific pricing for cancer drugs.

Author Reading: Indication-Specific Pricing for Cancer Drugs

Providing Price Displays for Physicians: Which Price Is Right?

Kevin R. Riggs, MD, MPH; Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1631-1632. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.7105

This Viewpoint discusses ethical issues related to use of price displays for physicians to help contain US health care costs.

Structuring Payments to Patient-Centered Medical Homes

Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1633-1634. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.9529

This Viewpoint discusses the use of structured payments to patient-centered medical homes as a means of optimizing primary care reimbursement.

The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model: Improving Quality and Lowering Costs

Hoangmai H. Pham, MD, MPH; Melissa Cohen, JD, MPA; Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1635-1636. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13109

This Viewpoint discusses the evolution of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Pioneer accountable care organization model.

A Piece of My Mind

What Gets Measured Gets (Micro)managed

Sumant R. Ranji, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1637-1638. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11268

Editorial

Who Benefits From Health System Change?

David M. Cutler, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1639-1641. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13491

Health Care Price Transparency and Economic Theory

Uwe E. Reinhardt, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1642-1643. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14276

Review

Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in the Outpatient Setting: A Review

Larissa Grigoryan, MD, PhD; Barbara W. Trautner, MD, PhD; Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1677-1684. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.12842

This review describes the optimal approach for diagnosing and treating acute cystitis in the outpatient setting using immediate antimicrobial therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, nitrofurantoin, or fosfomycin.

From the JAMA Network

Treatment of Generalized War-Related Health Concerns: Placing TBI and PTSD in Context

Charles W. Hoge, MD; Carl A. Castro, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1685-1686. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.6670

JAMA Diagnostic Test Interpretation

Tests for Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home Residents

Manisha Juthani-Mehta, MD; Ann Datunashvili, MD; Mary Tinetti, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1687-1688. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13554

Medical News & Perspectives

Analysis Reveals Large Increase in Hospitalizations in Recent Years Among Older Patients Prescribed Opioids

Rita Rubin, MA

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1621-1623. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13249

CDC to Clinicians: Be Alert for Children With Poliolike Illness

Joan Stephenson, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1623. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14248

News From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Vaccine-Related Diseases Affect Young Immigrants

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1626. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13700

Can Coupons Help Curb Obesity?

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1626. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13734

Clinical Trials Update

Combined Therapy May Enhance Recovery Rates of Severe Depression

Anita Slomski

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1624. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13117

Rivaroxaban Viable as Alternative Anticoagulant for Cardioversion

Anita Slomski

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1624. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13119

Telephone Counseling May Sustain Safer Sex Practices in Teenaged Girls

Anita Slomski

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1624. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13121

Mepolizumab May Substantially Reduce Asthma Exacerbations

Anita Slomski

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1624. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13122

Health Agencies Update

Tweaking Proposed Food Safety Rules

Tracy Hampton, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1625. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13253

Report Predicts Fewer Uninsured but More Growth in Health Spending

Tracy Hampton, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1625. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14458

NIH Funds Creation of Database of Cellular Signatures

Tracy Hampton, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1625. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14460

Teens’ Use of Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Declines

Tracy Hampton, PhD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1625. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14462

The Art of JAMA

No Tomorrow Hath Nor Yesterday: Ina Meares

Jeanette M. Smith, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1618-1619. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.279797

Poetry and Medicine

Placebo

Judith Skillman

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1698. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.7500

JAMA Revisited

The Cost of Medical Care

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1699. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.279804

JAMA Patient Page

Crohn Disease

Adam Cheifetz, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1708. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.7962

Comment & Response

Insulin vs Sulfonylureas for Second-Line Diabetes Treatment

Ilker Tasci, MD; Umut Safer, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1693. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11114

Insulin vs Sulfonylureas for Second-Line Diabetes Treatment—Reply

Christianne L. Roumie, MD, MPH; Robert A. Greevy, PhD; Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1693-1694. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11120

Breast Cancer Screening With Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography—Reply

Sarah M. Friedewald, MD; Elizabeth A. Rafferty, MD; Emily F. Conant, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1694-1695. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11123

Insulin vs Sulfonylureas for Second-Line Diabetes Treatment

Christianne L. Roumie, MD, MPH; Robert A. Greevy, PhD; Marie R. Griffin, MD, MPH

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1694. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11126

Editorial
Comparative Effectiveness Research and Outcomes of Diabetes Treatment
Monika M. Safford, MD

Breast Cancer Screening With Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography

David Seidenwurm, MD; Robert Rosenberg, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1695. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11117

Insulin vs Sulfonylureas for Second-Line Diabetes Treatment—Reply

Monika M. Safford, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1695-1696. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.11129

Editorial
Comparative Effectiveness Research and Outcomes of Diabetes Treatment
Monika M. Safford, MD

Addressing the Trauma of Hospitalization

Dimitry S. Davydow, MD, MPH; Wayne J. Katon, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1696-1697. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10149

Addressing the Trauma of Hospitalization—Reply

Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD; Harlan M Krumholz, MD

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JAMA. 2014;312(16):1697. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10179

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