American Journal of Managed Care Issues Nine Research Articles in March 2018 Edition

PLAINSBORO, New Jersey, April 3 -- The American Journal of Managed Care, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published nine research articles on the following topics in its March 2018 edition:

False-Positive Mammography and Its Association With Health Service Use. Coauthors: Christine M. Gunn; Barbara Bokhour; Tracy A. Battaglia; Rebecca A. Silliman; and Amresh Hanchate

Development and Implementation of an Academic Cancer Therapy Stewardship Program. Coauthors: Amir S. Steinberg; Anish B. Parikh; Sara Kim; Damaris Peralta-Hernandez; Talaat Aggour; and Luis Isola

Overuse and Insurance Plan Type in a Privately Insured Population. Coauthors: Meredith B. Rosenthal; Carrie H. Colla; Nancy E. Morden; Thomas D. Sequist; Alexander J. Mainor; Zhonghe Li; and Kevin H. Nguyen

Patients Discharged From the Emergency Department After Referral for Hospitalist Admission. Coauthors: Christopher A. Caulfield; John Stephens; Zarina Sharalaya; Jeffrey P. Laux; Carlton Moore; Daniel E. Jonas; and Edmund A. Liles Jr

Trends in Opioid and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Use and Adverse Events. Coauthors: Veronica Fassio; Sherrie L. Aspinall; Xinhua Zhao; Donald R. Miller; Jasvinder A. Singh; Chester B. Good; and Francesca E. Cunningham

Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Emergency Visits Among Patients With Medical Home Access. Coauthors: Dina Hafez; Laurence F. McMahon Jr; Linda Balogh; Floyd John Brinley III; John Crump; Mark Ealovega; Audrey Fan; Yeong Kwok; Kristen Krieger; Thomas O'Connor; Elisa Ostafin; Heidi Reichert; and Jennifer Meddings

Improving Quality of Care in Oncology Through Healthcare Payment Reform. Coauthors: Lonnie Wen; Christine Divers; Melissa Lingohr-Smith; Jay Lin; and Scott Ramsey

Assessing Medical Home Mechanisms: Certification, Asthma Education, and Outcomes. Coauthors: Nathan D. Shippee; Michael Finch; and Douglas R. Wholey

Patient-Reported Denials, Appeals, and Complaints: Associations With Overall Plan Ratings. Coauthors: Denise D. Quigley; Amelia M. Haviland; Jacob W. Dembosky; David J. Klein; and Marc N. Elliott

The March 2018 edition of the American Journal of Managed Care can be viewed at http://www.ajmc.com/journals/issue/2018/2018-vol24-n3