THE PEER-REVIEWED FORUM FOR EVIDENCE IN BENEFIT DESIGN ™ SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 6
FOR PAYERS, PURCHASERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE STAKEHOLDERS
EDITORIAL
From Asheville to Hickory: transforming our “sick care” system into a true “health care” model Daniel G. Garrett, RPh, MS, FASHP
CLINICAL
The Hickory Project: controlling healthcare costs and improving outcomes for diabetes using the Asheville Project model ™
Barry A. Bunting, PharmD, DSNAP; Grover Lee, PharmD, BCMCM; Grant Knowles, PharmD; Christine Lee, PharmD, BCPS, CLS; Paul Allen, PhD, MBA
Stakeholder Perspective by Rick Miller BUSINESS
Health resource utilization and direct costs associated with angina for patients with coronary artery disease in a US managed care setting Judy Kempf, PhD; Erin Buysman, MS; Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD
Stakeholder Perspective by Michael F. Murphy, MD, PhD
Review of strategies to enhance outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes: payers’ perspective Rhonda Greenapple, MSPH
Stakeholder Perspective by Charles E. Collins, Jr, MS, MBA PERSPECTIVES
Adapting to market changes: beyond healthcare reform F. Randy Vogenberg, PhD, RPh
The era of personalized medicine in oncology: novel biomarkers ushering in new approaches to cancer therapy Steve Stricker, PharmD, MS, BCOP
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