Estefanía Toledo, MD, MPH, PhD; Jordi Salas-Salvadó, MD, PhD; Carolina Donat-Vargas, PharmD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1752-1760. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4838
Results of this secondary analysis of the PREDIMED trial suggest a beneficial effect of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil in the primary prevention of breast cancer.
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Can Diet Prevent Breast Cancer?
Mitchell H. Katz, MD
Annie LeBlanc, PhD; Jeph Herrin, PhD; Mark D. Williams, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1761-1770. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.5214
This cluster randomized trial studied the effectiveness of the Depression Medication Choice decision aid to help patients with moderate to severe depression and clinicians choose antidepressants together and found it improved the decision-making process and quality of care.
Kenneth E. Freedland, PhD; Robert M. Carney, PhD; Michael W. Rich, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1773-1782. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.5220
This randomized clinical trial aimed to determine if cognitive behavior therapy for depression and self-care in heart failure patients was effective and found that, relative to usual care, the intervention improved depression but not heart failure self-care.
Less Is More
James C. Robinson, PhD; Timothy T. Brown, PhD; Christopher Whaley, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1783-1789. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4588
This study investigated changes in colonoscopy-related spending and complications before and after institution of an insurer policy that forced cost sharing for use of higher-priced services.
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Reference Payment for Colonoscopy (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Christopher R. Polage, MD, MAS; Clare E. Gyorke, BS; Michael A. Kennedy, BS; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1792-1801. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4114
This cohort study of hospitalized adults with suspected Clostridium difficile infection compared complications and deaths among those with positive vs negative polymerase chain reaction and toxin immunoassay test results.
Health Care Reform
Michael L. Barnett, MD; John Hsu, MD, MBA, MSCE; J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1803-1812. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4660
This survey data–based study from the Health and Retirement Study and linked Medicare claims for participants who were hospitalized from 2009 to 2012 assessed the extent to which a comprehensive set of patient characteristics accounts for differences in hospital readmission rates.
Aaron L. Schwartz, PhD; Michael E. Chernew, PhD; Bruce E. Landon, MD, MBA, MSc; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1815-1825. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4525
This population-based study evaluates the effect of the Medicare Pioneer accountable care organization program on the use of what are considered to be low-value services.
Less Is More
Constance D. Lehman, MD, PhD; Robert D. Wellman, MS; Diana S. M. Buist, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1828-1837. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.5231
This study of data pooled from 5 mammography registries found that computer-aided detection (CAD) does not improve diagnostic accuracy of mammography, and these results suggest that insurers pay more for CAD with no established benefit to women.
Chien-Chang Lee, MD, ScD; Meng-tse Gabriel Lee, PhD; Yueh-Sheng Chen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(11):1839-1847. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.5389
This nested case-control analysis of database records found that use of fluoroquinolones was associated with an increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection.