Publications by authors named "Paul Radensky"

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  • * An economic impact model shows that implementing this analysis in only 20% of procedures could save up to $18.2 million annually for payers and $0.4 million for providers, with 100% adoption potentially saving $90.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
  • * Overall, the analysis suggests that widespread use of this method not only benefits patient care but also results in significant cost savings for both healthcare payers and most providers.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established a new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to identify and address research priorities for comparative effectiveness research. Among its many responsibilities, the institute has been charged with setting priorities, developing methodological standards, and communicating research results to decision makers. In this paper we consider how the institute can support the different standards for acceptable evidence used by various government agencies, providers, patients, and other decision makers.

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