2014
A Marginal Benefit Approach for Vaccinating Influenza “Superspreaders”
Skene KJ, Paltiel AD, Shim E, Galvani AP. A Marginal Benefit Approach for Vaccinating Influenza “Superspreaders”. Medical Decision Making 2014, 34: 536-549. PMID: 24740238, PMCID: PMC4209160, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x14523502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHerd immunity thresholdSeasonal influenza epidemicsVaccination coverageSeasonal influenzaVaccination strategiesEpidemiological findingsImmunity thresholdHerd immunityInfluenza epidemicsVaccination changesPotential superspreadersSimplified transmission modelVaccinationTarget populationIntervention designEpidemicInfluenzaInterventionTransmission model
2013
Placing a Price on Medical Device Innovation: The Example of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Suter LG, Paltiel AD, Rome BN, Solomon DH, Thornhill TS, Abrams SK, Katz JN, Losina E. Placing a Price on Medical Device Innovation: The Example of Total Knee Arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e62709. PMID: 23671626, PMCID: PMC3646021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-modifying drugs for knee osteoarthritis: can they be cost-effective?
Losina E, Daigle ME, Suter LG, Hunter DJ, Solomon DH, Walensky RP, Jordan JM, Burbine SA, Paltiel AD, Katz JN. Disease-modifying drugs for knee osteoarthritis: can they be cost-effective? Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 2013, 21: 655-667. PMID: 23380251, PMCID: PMC3670115, DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsTotal knee replacementPain reliefMajor toxicityRevision total knee replacementCare sequenceConservative pain managementGuideline-concordant careKnee OA treatmentQuality-adjusted life expectancyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCost-effectiveness ratioCorticosteroid injectionKnee OAKnee osteoarthritisPain managementOsteoarthritis drugsKnee replacementDMOADsOA treatmentLife yearsProgressionLife expectancyRelief
2008
Modeling the Potential Impact of a Prescription Drug Copayment Increase on the Adult Asthmatic Medicaid Population
Bae SJ, Paltiel AD, Fuhlbrigge AL, Weiss ST, Kuntz KM. Modeling the Potential Impact of a Prescription Drug Copayment Increase on the Adult Asthmatic Medicaid Population. Value In Health 2008, 11: 110-118. PMID: 18237365, PMCID: PMC3476042, DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00219.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex HormonesAdultAge FactorsAnti-Asthmatic AgentsAsthmaCost SharingDrug PrescriptionsHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMassachusettsMedicaidModels, EconometricNebulizers and VaporizersOutcome Assessment, Health CareState Health PlansTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsFrequent acute exacerbationsAcute exacerbationCopayment increaseHealth outcomesPrescription drug copaymentsLikely health outcomesDrug nonadherenceCorticosteroid useAdult asthmaticsAcute eventDrug utilizationMedicaid populationDrug copaymentsMedicaid beneficiariesPrescription drugsCopaymentsReimbursement ratesFinancial burdenExacerbationTarget populationFirst yearNet savingsOutcomesPharmacyCommonwealth of Massachusetts
2006
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.
Gross CP, McAvay GJ, Krumholz HM, Paltiel AD, Bhasin D, Tinetti ME. The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 646-53. PMID: 17088577, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-9-200611070-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic illnessColorectal cancerChronic conditionsLife expectancyCancer stageEarly-stage colorectal cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesPatients 67 yearsRetrospective cohort studyStage I cancerAdministrative claims dataChronic condition groupsFinal study sampleYears of ageShort life expectancyCohort studyEffect of agePatient ageI cancerCancer RegistryCancer variesHealthy patientsIndividual patientsMedicare claimsAdministrative claims